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wlcm · 07-21-2003, 01:37 AM

So if there was a person who never heard of god before, would that person be an atheist? I'm thinking the idea of god came after no ideas of god--which is not the same as ideas of no god.

Why is there a name for people who don't believe in god, as if they came after the people who do? A person could live his life ignorant of all the debates just fine, but he has to be asked first if there is a god or not before he can be given the lable of atheist?

I am not going to say i am an atheist because i don't believe in god. I'd rather say that i don't understand why others do believe in god.

Atheists aren't the attackers here, they are the defenders where people of all religions attack the atheist's set of beliefs--beliefs that happen to not include a god. In fact, it would seem that atheists are the only ones not attacking or engaging any other beliefs. Even so, they like all others, have to defend against all other belief systems.

So i guess all this concludes in what has already been said. It is up to the people who believe in god to prove god exists and not the other way around, because i live content with no thought of god either way.

Also as a last note, i belive that people of all religions should sort out which belief of god/the gods is true before they start disputing with the atheists. Since we are the ones without as the name implies, it would be hard for us to argue with the theists if they can't even get their story right.

07-21-2003, 01:37 AM	#80 (permalink)
wlcm Tilted Location: Austin, TX	So if there was a person who never heard of god before, would that person be an atheist? I'm thinking the idea of god came after no ideas of god--which is not the same as ideas of no god. Why is there a name for people who don't believe in god, as if they came after the people who do? A person could live his life ignorant of all the debates just fine, but he has to be asked first if there is a god or not before he can be given the lable of atheist? I am not going to say i am an atheist because i don't believe in god. I'd rather say that i don't understand why others do believe in god. Atheists aren't the attackers here, they are the defenders where people of all religions attack the atheist's set of beliefs--beliefs that happen to not include a god. In fact, it would seem that atheists are the only ones not attacking or engaging any other beliefs. Even so, they like all others, have to defend against all other belief systems. So i guess all this concludes in what has already been said. It is up to the people who believe in god to prove god exists and not the other way around, because i live content with no thought of god either way. Also as a last note, i belive that people of all religions should sort out which belief of god/the gods is true before they start disputing with the atheists. Since we are the ones without as the name implies, it would be hard for us to argue with the theists if they can't even get their story right.