Atheists appeal to a number of different arguments to make the case that atheism can only be defined as “a lack of belief in a deity” but not the “belief there is no deity.” The arguments can be divided into two categories: those appealing to the meaning of the word and those appealing to a [...]
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The first item of business in determining which, if any, of the two suggested definitions of atheism is the correct one is to first determine what each of them is saying. We shall begin with a proposition g defined as follows: g: God exists. This is a statement of fact rather than belief and hence [...]
A common disagreement between theists and atheists is the proper definition of the term “atheist.” What exactly is an atheist? Theists prefer to define it as “the belief no deity exists” while atheists prefer “lack of belief in any deity.” The reasons for disagreement are obvious and related to a better positioning in the endless [...]
