Is Atheism a religion?
November/08/2007 Filed in: From the
Internet | My Own
Thoughts
I just watched this totally ridiculous video on
YouTube. The gentlemen in
the video is using commonality to defend his
point.
Having the majority of people refer to something incorrectly does not change it's definition.
He says "Atheism is a belief plain and simple. It takes as much FAITH to believe a god does not exist as it does to believe that a god does exist."
This statement is completely false. If you're not an Atheist then you really don't understand how we think and he proves that he doesn't.
He continues the video as if his prior sentence is true. Since it's not there is no value to be had in the remainder of his comments.
You wouldn't trust a plumber with advice about how to fix your electrical. Why would you believe a theist knows how an atheist thinks? It's fair to say that you shouldn't.
I've been both. A theist and now an atheist. I work on both Macs and PCs and it's obvious to me when someone makes comments that are completely false about Macs.
This follows that same rule. When a PC user (who doesn't use a Mac) makes claims about Macs that are false he only proves his ignorance to people who use both.
The theist in the video does not understand both sides. But he does have the right to express his opinion, even when it displays his own ignorance.
You can't understand what it's like to be poor if you were born rich. I'm trying to make the point that you can't trust what he's saying because he doesn't understand both sides.
He only understand how the other side looks from his point of view.
My point of view differs in the fact that I'm very familiar with both sides and I understand them completely.
Having the majority of people refer to something incorrectly does not change it's definition.
He says "Atheism is a belief plain and simple. It takes as much FAITH to believe a god does not exist as it does to believe that a god does exist."
This statement is completely false. If you're not an Atheist then you really don't understand how we think and he proves that he doesn't.
He continues the video as if his prior sentence is true. Since it's not there is no value to be had in the remainder of his comments.
You wouldn't trust a plumber with advice about how to fix your electrical. Why would you believe a theist knows how an atheist thinks? It's fair to say that you shouldn't.
I've been both. A theist and now an atheist. I work on both Macs and PCs and it's obvious to me when someone makes comments that are completely false about Macs.
This follows that same rule. When a PC user (who doesn't use a Mac) makes claims about Macs that are false he only proves his ignorance to people who use both.
The theist in the video does not understand both sides. But he does have the right to express his opinion, even when it displays his own ignorance.
You can't understand what it's like to be poor if you were born rich. I'm trying to make the point that you can't trust what he's saying because he doesn't understand both sides.
He only understand how the other side looks from his point of view.
My point of view differs in the fact that I'm very familiar with both sides and I understand them completely.
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