Is Atheism (et al) a Worldview?

[AppieB]

What someone calling themselves an atheists believes or does not believe does not define atheism. If you cannot or will not understand this, there is no point to our having this conversation.

So what is atheism?

 

[Whateverist]

So what is atheism?

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[SalixIncendium]

So what is atheism?

Nope. What's the guy's name on second.

 

[paarsurrey]

Is Atheism (et al) a Worldview?

What someone calling themselves an atheists believes or does not believe does not define atheism. If you cannot or will not understand this, there is no point to our having this conversation.

So what is atheism?

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One could rightly and or most certainly say that Atheist (et al) in the West are the persons who did not and could not believe the "Zombie"-Jesus as G-d, so in reaction they named themselves as Atheist (et al), yet culturally they remained Paulines aka Christians, in this sense they are the flip side of the same religion, then they generalized it to other great religion's of the East, but either they had no , or if it all, a very shallow knowledge of them (like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins from their four horsemen), right, please?

Regards

 

[AppieB]

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Not that it matters much. Whatever definition you are using, whether it is "the lack of belief in god or gods" or "the belief that god or gods don’t exist". Either way it is nonsensical to say that “atheism is a significant PART of a world view that is common among atheists (but not exclusive to them).”

Lets go with the first definition: Atheism is “the lack of belief in god or gods”
Atheists are defined as people who have a lack of belief in god or gods. If you don’t have lack of belief in god or gods, then you’re not an atheist. So all the people who have a worldview that includes “the lack of belief in god or gods” are “people who have a lack of belief in god or gods”.
To say that there are other people who have a lack of belief in god or gods (other than atheists), but don’t have lack of belief in god or gods is, by definition, nonsensical.

But, if memory serves me well, I remember PureX saying that he is a theist that doesn’t believe in a god. Oh well!

 

[rocala]

Elements of worldview according to this handy article:
What is a Worldview?

Thank you for such an informative post.