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There is nothing absent from the universe. Everything in the universe is here, even licorice elephants and circle-squares.
outhouse
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False. YOU don't get to define the definition. Provide sources or admit you make this up as you go.
No I am factually not.
I was, but I was an atheist who had belief before I had knowledge that removed belief.
False. Stop making thing sup as you go. You don't have the credibility or knowledge to be the final say here.
I said and I quote: "A strong atheist says "I believe gods don't exist". You said that was false.
"Strong atheism is the belief that there is no god."
Apologia Atheos: Definition of strong/weak atheism and agnosticism
"2.) A person who believes that no god or gods exist."
Urban Dictionary: Atheist
"Some atheists go beyond a mere absence of belief in gods: they actively believe that particular gods, or all gods, do not exist. Just lacking belief in Gods is often referred to as the "weak atheist" position; whereas believing that gods do not (or cannot) exist is known as "strong atheism."
Atheism: An Introduction to Atheism
LOL.
outhouse
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Wow you can cherry pick vague definitions how wonderful.
Atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities
Implicit and explicit atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"explicit atheism" is "the absence of theistic belief due to a conscious rejection of it".
Explicit atheism is strong atheism. It states nothing about a belief, only the rejection of belief.
Negative and positive atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Positive atheism, also called strong atheism and hard atheism, is the form of atheism that asserts that no deities exist;
Maybe you do not understand an assertion is not belief?
outhouse
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Next time try CREDIBLE sources
Anyone can quote mine baseless opinions
"assert
əˈsəːt/
verb
- state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully."
You sure making some desperate attempts to save the little credibility you have left...
outhouse
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You sure making some desperate attempts to save the little credibility you have left...
My information is sourced with credible sources, and have shown your error to require atheism as a belief, when it is ONLY a lack of belief in general terms.
I also stated atheism can have belief as well, your the one who is trying to narrow down the definition to meet your personal opinion
No that would be "strong atheism" not just "atheism". (Weak) atheism only has absence of belief. "Strong atheism" has belief.
outhouse
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Not what the credible definition says.
Negative and positive atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Positive atheism, also called strong atheism and hard atheism, is the form of atheism that asserts that no deities exist;
Maybe you do not understand an assertion is not belief?
outhouse
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Implicit and explicit atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"explicit atheism" is "the absence of theistic belief due to a conscious rejection of it".
Rejecting a belief does not require one to hold a belief
"explicit atheism" is "the absence of theistic belief due to a conscious rejection of it".
Rejecting a belief does not require one to hold a belief
Maybe you do not understand that you assert a belief?
outhouse
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You can quote mine with the best of them.
Assert | Definition of assert by Merriam-Webster
: to state (something) in a strong and definite way
: to demand that other people accept or respect (something)
The word belief is not in the definition
outhouse
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Assert | Define Assert at Dictionary.com
verb (used with object)
1.
to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver:
He asserted his innocence of the crime.
2.
to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).
3.
to state as having existence; affirm; postulate:
to assert a first cause as necessary.
The word belief is not in the definition
verb (used with object)
1.
to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver:
He asserted his innocence of the crime.
2.
to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).
3.
to state as having existence; affirm; postulate:
to assert a first cause as necessary.
The word belief is not in the definition
They don't. You just think they do because they explain the same in a different way using different words. In order to sort out your confusion we would have to maybe take just one sentence and one concept at a time.
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