Atheism is Justifiable

A video on what atheism means, why atheism is rationally justifiable, and where the burden of proof lies.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Dawkins
• Hitchens
• reason
• science
• evidence

[Floortjahh]

@TaylorX04  Good video :)

[TaylorX04]

@Floortjahh Thanks!

[havvyweponsman]

Strictly speaking, in philosophy, atheism really IS the belief that no gods exist (or disbelief in the existence of gods; the two wordings convey, at the very least, an extremely similar meaning). What you're defining in this video as "atheism" is more accurately "non-theism". It's a moot point in my opinion, but I think it's important to note this because the definition in this video is not widely accepted in scholarly philosophy (to my knowledge).

[TaylorX04]

@havvyweponsman A student of philosophy would know not to say something "really IS" anything without justifying his/her position with an actual argument. Consensus, even among philosophers, does not determine how we define or understand certain concepts. The majority of the world's population is still religious, so it's expected that philosophers who define atheism may likely have a religious bias, and in the history of philosophy, many concepts once thought solidly defined have changed.

[TaylorX04]

@CallMeMrNameless Speak for yourself. I'm getting laid a lot more than I'm making videos these days, lol. :-p

[TaylorX04]

@TheCrimsonification The only thing dumber and lamer than Slipknot would be ICP. You're 40 years old and you listen to shit that I grew out of after middle school, lol.

[sladedavis]

@TaylorX04 point taken

[TaylorX04]

@sladedavis Fuck that. I'll share my opinion when I want, since it is MY channel, not yours. However, I never said everyone has to agree with me. If you don't like my opinion on Slipknot, fine - get over it.

[sladedavis]

@TaylorX04 your opinion on slipknot is just that, so keep them to yourself, but by all means keep spreading facts, as long as you cite them.

[TheMrgoku1985]

@LordSauceness

No it is circular reasoning according to universal standers

and opinion to you.There for your "proof" for your personal god is based on opinion and circular reasoning not lab tested fact. All you are doing is arguing your opinion based on circular reasoning this fallacy also works for Islam, hinduism buddhism etc. You are not born again you are just a victim of Pascals wager most likely.

[LordSauceness]

@TheMrgoku1985 sigh...IF the bible can be proven to be the 'Word of God', then all it contains, comes from God. Then, if the Word says, (and it does) 'That I am the Lord, there is no other', that then becomes a fact.

It only becomes 'circular' for you, because YOU don't believe the bible is the word of god. It's not so for many millions of others.

Therefore, by ***THE CHRISTIAN APOLOGIST'S CRITERIA**** (not mine!), all other gods are false!

All I have done, is to reject their standard.

[TheMrgoku1985]

@LordSauceness

ROTFLMAO!

You fail.

Opinion is not fact

It is circular reasoning on a universal pov.

[LordSauceness]

@TheMrgoku1985 It's not circular if you are a Christian and believe the bible to be the inerrant word of god. You don't, so it's circular to you. It's neither for me, because I came to my own conclusions about the bible after years & years of asking hard questions and getting no answers. I doubt many have thought as deep or as long about all this as I have.

If the bible can be established to be true, then there is no 'circular' thinking, is there?....but thats a nutter agrument altogether.