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Originally Posted by McDuffie
Not necessarily. Atheism simply says 'I do not believe in gods'. It goes no farther than that. It certainly does not go so far as to say there are no gods, though some atheists (about half, according to a poll at www.iidb.org) do say that there are no gods. Atheism is not the denial or rejection of gods. It is the inabiltiy to believe in gods. |
I'm not going to argue the dictionary definition of the word with you.
I already said that atheism is a belief, and that in that belief there are no gods. I'm not even sure what the last two sentences are actually meant to mean. I dont mean to be rude, but the phrase "inability to believe in gods" sounds like bollocks to me, and possibly contradictory to the statement immediately prior to it.
About this poll though... I'm not sure which you're referring to, but I'm curious to know what the other half of the responders said... That they dont believe in gods, but there are some?