Poll: Are all babies atheist?

[Willamena]

I'd like to garner some idea of how many people believe what about the topic of babies being atheist.

The issue is in regard to 'atheism' being a response to 'theism', having some other relationship with 'theism', or having no relationship to 'theism'.

 

[ChristineES]

I believe that babies are born agnostic but not atheist.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Only babies that have been brainwashed by Richard Dawkins.

 

[Revoltingest]

I voted that they're all atheists.
But I'm not right...it's just a perspective.

 

[Aquitaine]

I'd like to garner some idea of how many people believe what about the topic of babies being atheist.

The issue is in regard to 'atheism' being a response to 'theism', having some other relationship with 'theism', or having no relationship to 'theism'.

Atheism is the denial of any God, so no I don't think babies are born Atheists, to me they are born Secular (religion-free).

This is why I agree with Richard Dawkins that we shouldn't seriously label kids "Christian" or "Muslim" for example, instead it should be "of Christian parents" etc.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Ask them.

 

[Titanic]

Ask them.

That was a pretty babyish reply.

 

[Me Myself]

Other: Babies are born animists

I believe that babies are born agnostic but not atheist.

Babies are born believing it is impossible to know if God exists? O_O thats one crazy stretch of the imagination o.o


I like it

 

[Valjean]

Atheism -- weak atheism, anyway -- is not a response to theism. It's simply a lack of belief.

You probably don't believe in the ravenous bug-bladder beast of Traal, but your lack of belief is not contingent on anyone actually holding such a belief.

Anyone or anything that does not believe in God is an atheist, by definition.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

That was a pretty babyish reply.

Or pretty insightful.

 

[Me Myself]

Are dogs atheists?

Adult dogs are smarter than babies.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Are dogs atheists?

Adult dogs are smarter than babies.

My dog's an atheist. Then again, he's smarter than most adult humans.

 

[ChristineES]

I believe that babies are born agnostic but not atheist.

I think I meant to day Ignostic. Babies neither believe or don't believe in God.

 

[Me Myself]

I think I meant to day Ignostic. Babies neither believe or don't believe in God.

It can be defined as encompassing two related views about the existence of God:

The view that a coherent definition of God must be presented before the question of the existence of God can be meaningfully discussed. Furthermore, if that definition is unfalsifiable, the ignostic takes the theological noncognitivist position that the question of the existence of God (for that definition) is meaningless. In this case, the concept of God is not considered meaningless; the term "God" is considered meaningless.

The second view is synonymous with theological noncognitivism, and skips the step of first asking "What is meant by 'God'?" before proclaiming the original question "Does God exist?" as meaningless.


O.O your babies only get smarter, dont they?

 

[George-ananda]

I would call them non-theists.

You have to first grasp a concept before you can not believe in the concept.

 

[Me Myself]

I would call them non-theists.

You have to first grasp a concept before you can not believe in the concept.

Thats just false.

Atheist = not holding a belief in god.

If you havent heard of a concept and havent thought of a concept, you definetely dont believe in it.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Thats just false.

Atheist = not holding a belief in god.

If you havent heard of a concept and havent thought of a concept, you definetely dont believe in it.

Yes, but babies aren't capable of holding any beliefs, so calling them atheists adds no useful information. It's no different than calling a grasshopper an atheist. It's stretching semantic literalism to such an absurd extent as to render language meaningless.

 

[Me Myself]

Yes, but babies aren't capable of holding any beliefs, so calling them atheists adds no useful information. It's no different than calling a grasshopper an atheist. It's stretching semantic literalism to such an absurd extent as to render language meaningless.

I didnt said they were atheists, I said his specific argument doesnt hold.

 

[idav]

Some are indeed atheist. One baby told me that seeing is believing while another said that their mom is god. I couldn't talk either one of them out of it they are very stubborn.

 

[Willamena]

O.O your babies only get smarter, dont they?

Haha