That would seem paradoxical, yes. So an atheist is defined by anger towards god or the idea of god?
-
-
ah I see. The lack of belief misdefinition. Doesn't fit with what we know today. Common myth on the internet though.
-
Ah! So ppl who just don't have a belief are not what you call atheists? See, this is why I asked you to define it.
-
of course. I don't think you simply don't have any beliefs on God. That's a linguistic misdescription, common to the internet.
-
I have a complex relationship with religion. Much psychology there. My husband tho? My friends? Who just don't think abt it?
-
implicitly I think they do. Belief measures are not salience measures.
-
Why do you think this? Are you sure its not your bias from having been raised in a religious culture? Seems normal to you?
-
I've been raised in both. Very religiously conservative and very secular liberal cultures. My family is an odd mix. Tried both
-
And yet you can't conceive of ppl simply not engaging with the God idea? Even tho you've lived in places where ppl don't?
- 4 more replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.