God: A non existent supreme being created from the imagination of intelligent human beings who can read, write, and tell fantastic stories.

Update: The above was a typo, I swear! Thanks anyway for pointing it out.

Grace wrote:God: A non existent supreme being created from the imagination of intelligent human beings who can read, write, and tell fantastic stories.

Too strong, Grace-that is a level 7 definition. Prove omniscience however, and you're good to go.

Nu-uh! Something that doesn't exist can't be proved or disproved. An imaginary character has no real power of any kind, therefore omniscience isn't possible, it's absurd!

I knew this was going to be deep when I saw 'difinitions'

Atheist: "a person who does not believe in gods."period.

Stating "there is no god" is a positive claim which attracts the burden of proof just as much as claiming "god DOES exist". Lots of luck disproving the existence of god.

Creationists are praying something comes of this, and Atheists are thankful nothing will ever happen:


I think I'm a creationist too:

Grace wrote:Nu-uh! Something that doesn't exist can't be proved or disproved. An imaginary character has no real power of any kind, therefore omniscience isn't possible, it's absurd!

You have totally missed the point Grace. You claim god does not exist. That is a positive claim. Just like when a theist claims god exists. You have to back it up. To prove god does not exist you would have to have knowledge, complete knowledge of everywhere and everywhen, and at all scales from below quantum lengths to the scale of universes. Can't be done. Prove you are omniscient, and I will accept your claim. A bad atheist definition of god, hell a bad definition all round.

A small part of the infinite amount of nonsense one can know about nothing.

Apologist/Theologian : An expert in the unknowable.
God : Placeholder word for something we don't understand or know anything about.

This is the kind of over-thinking that scares away would-be Atheists. We have to remember newbies come here looking for support, comfort, or whatever. The idea of no God is not a complex concept, it's simple. Yes, there was a tremendous force that formed everything we know about the universe, but it's clear to me the force is not an imaginary God. Even a spineless, brainless jelly fish has more of a real presence than an imaginary God. You can see a jelly fish, taste it, feel it, hear it, smell it, understand it, and know it -- no such luck with an imaginary God.

Horrible thread.

An atheist cried out to the air:

"Strike me God, 'cause I know you're not there."

From the sky came a bolt,
To strike down the poor dolt,

Who lost Pascal's Wager right there.

Landrew wrote:An atheist cried out to the air:

"Strike me God, 'cause I know you're not there."

From the sky came a bolt,
To strike down the poor dolt,

Who lost Pascal's Wager right there.

And?

gleniedee wrote:I knew this was going to be deep when I saw 'difinitions'

Atheist: "a person who does not believe in gods."period.

Stating "there is no god" is a positive claim which attracts the burden of proof just as much as claiming "god DOES exist". Lots of luck disproving the existence of god.

This is a general mistake.
An atheist does not say there are no deities. It is a negative statement requiring evidence.
An atheist says he has not seen any evidence of the existance of a deity. A deity could exist but a theist has to provide the evidence of his existance. No the bibble will not do or the kooran or any fairy tale book.

Regina wrote:

Landrew wrote:An atheist cried out to the air:

"Strike me God, 'cause I know you're not there."

From the sky came a bolt,
To strike down the poor dolt,

Who lost Pascal's Wager right there.

And?

Just a little limerick posted for entertainment value,
which in no way represents the views of the author

Mick wrote:Horrible thread.

And the ones erected by supernaturalists are better in what way?

Mick wrote:Horrible thread.

I don't think you should dwell on it too much, seems like fun to me mostly.