The definition of theist and atheist are not dependent upon the number of gods believed.
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"Humans are born as atheists"
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That is what atheism means. How much more direct can one get?
What would make it a contradiction?
Strong atheism is conscious and active. Weak atheism may be entirely passive and unconscious and is in fact defined by a lack or absence.
The first is a particular case of the second.
As soon as someone declares himself a weak atheist that is no longer true, and you know that.
Which is why he is correct in his statement.
An atheist believes in no gods, therefore he is rejecting all gods.
People who reject most but not all gods are theists.
LOL many weak atheists have a voice.
LOL an atheist has an absence of belief in ALL gods. If he had a presence of belief in just one single god he would be a theist.
Come again?
To use the analogy made in the video clip, the strong atheist would be two people on the jury at the same time: one who has formed an opinion and one who hasn't.
A person conscious that they have rejected God or gods has a firm opinion about God or gods. I am arguing that having an informed opinion is not a particular case of having no opinion.
I'm sorry, I thought we were talking about the concept, not any particulars.
No, Artie, just in any gods. If he believes in any gods he is a theist.
You didn't even understand the analogy in the video clip... the strong atheist is the one who has formed an opinion the weak atheist the one who hasn't. Stop mixing up different analogies.
LOL yes if he believes in the existence of any single god. If he believes in just one god he's a theist.
Rejecting ALL gods is not what makes someone an atheist. Neither is rejecting most gods what makes someone a theist.
I didn't mix those up, Artie.
Just see the video in post 488 as many times you need to get it.
Rejecting most gods doesn't make a person a theist; accepting at least one god does.
My point from before was that even someone who accepts one or more gods will often reject the existence of many other gods.
That is what I said.
Rejecting most gods doesn't make a person a theist; accepting at least one god does.,
It was about as convincing as anything else I've seen or read.
Logic, reason and common sense is only convincing to those who also value logic, reason and common sense.
That someone made a video doesn't make a contradiction logical or reasonable.
No, it isn't.