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Atheism as faith

Might as well bring this up while Twitter is all abuzz with #nogod. This is a frequent argument I have with my friends, and one I can never get anyone to agree with me on.

I assert that Atheism is just as much faith as any religion.

To assume that you know with no amount of uncertainty how The Universe was created and what will happen after you die is foolhardy. There’s only one way to find out what the posthumous experience is for sure, and so far nobody has come back to share.

Understanding and accepting that we will never answer some questions with absolute fact is part of the respect that every faith and religion deserves.

I believe with absolute certainty that there is no God, but because I cannot base that belief in unrefutable fact it must be faith.

Posted on Tuesday, October 20 2009. Tagged with: nogod
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    Atheism ≠ religion. Atheism is irreligion. Religion = the belief in/worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a...
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    To jump into this little conversation, ericmortensen and spytap are correct. The only thing that makes you an atheist is...
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    when i left my husband and denounced all religion at the age of nineteen, his mother gave me a book called not enough...
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    Aye. Having to explain this over and over again gets incredibly tired.
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    i would say that most atheists would probably hate to have their non-believing beliefs called “faith”, if only because...
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    I’m curious to hear this “evidence for Theism.” That sounds fascinating. Not a general “god concept,” but Theism?! Let’s...
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    Julia says, “Atheism is a religion like NOT collecting stamps is a hobby…. I don’t believe in agnostics…” I love it.
  19. ericmortensen reblogged this from justinday and added:
    Faith does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. That’s what makes it faith. If you have evidence, you don’t...
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    I think there is a misasumption here - Not Believing In God and Believing There Is No God are not the same thing, though...
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    God botherers often accuse atheists of having “faith” that there is no god, demonstrating that they really don’t know...
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    This is why I choose to be agnostic. I highly doubt there is a God, but simply dismissing him as impossible would make...
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    Good stuff. Personally I’m agnostic. I’m not swayed by the arguments for or against the existence of God. I believe that...
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    I think the confusion here is that what Justin is arguing for is anti-theism, which does require a kind of belief....
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    I feel quite uninspired to debate as well, but I love the wit contributed by Spytap.
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    I just don’t have it in me to get into this debate today, so I’ll leave it with a pithy - yet accurate - comment:...
  42. justinalcon reblogged this from ericmortensen and added:
    http://atheism.about.com/od/atheismmyths/a/faith.htm sums this up nicely, Dawkins also has a nice treatment of this, I...
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    incorrect. There...difference between believing in no God and
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