or if suppression of theistic intuitions and questions somehow fails
I think we'll leave it here. You're not going to define what you mean or say anything concrete. Not getting anywhere.
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what Lindsay and his ilk get wrong is their naive presumption that atheism is true. And it's hidden, tucked into his claims.
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Its the null hypothesis. Can't treat the god claim as a serious proposition until there is some evidence for it.
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yeah that's the mistake. Neither theism nor atheism are actually null hypotheses. Atheism is not merely a claim about ontology.
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You're too vague. Can't have a discussion if you won't say what you mean. Gods might exist. No good reason to think so.
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That's my position. I don't know what you call it. But not endlessly arguing whether or not good exists. Moved on.
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*God. You seem to have a problem with 'atheism' but can't say what atheism is. James also has a problem with it but does.
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The claim that God does not exist.
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See, that's so simple. To you, an atheist is one who claims God does not exist. I am not an atheist then & neither is James.
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my point was to get it out into the open. Only then can the real discussion take place
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What out in the open? That ppl who don't believe in god write books on psychology of religion? Not a secret.
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No. That Lindsay's superficially plausible claims are sitting on dubious assumptions.
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You're still not saying anything. He has a premise which includes not believing in god? That's not a secret. Its in the open
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worse. His premise isn't argued for or supported. It's taken on faith.
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Its not a book about whether or not god exists. It doesn't claim to be. Not every book has to be.
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Why is this so important to you? Ppl write books based on the premise gods do exist & on the one that they don't.
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Not every book which touches on religion has to include arguments & evidence for or against the existence of gods.
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hard to on Twitter, sorry. This particular issue is less about information and more about perspective.
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Its really not. Why not write something & cite your sources? Or respond to James' book. He has much research in there.
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If you find it hard to define things & make clear consistent points on Twitter. My research on http://academia.edu
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