Common Misconceptions About Atheism

I'm agnostic. These are mindlessly repeated, and need addressed.

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[paramattic70]

The existence of God is not even a worthy argument. I was raised Christian. I became an Atheist when I actually read the Bible. I didn't have to spend all my energy defending it and justifying it's cruelty. I was able to read it without forcing myself to agree. There is no way of justifying, metaphorically or contextually smashing a baby against a rock(psalms 137). Arguing is a pure waste of time. Just the same I wouldn't argue with someone who thought the Moon was made of cheese.

[pegasusfreedom]

"Thou shall not kill other piranhas" lol....

[d007ization]

@joelarnda He's just refuting the concept of Hitler being an atheist, how good of a Catholic he was is, at least to a certain extent, irrelevant. DonExodus2 didn't say it was his sole reason for doing what he did.

[joelarnda]

@d007ization In my last post, "just so it fits the logic of the point your trying to make" I am not using *your* which should have been "you are" is meant to be a general *how to* and not directed at *you* specifically.

I like an honest debate and search for truth, but I fault theists and atheists the same when misresenting facts, history, science, and mischaracterizations.

There are miconceptions about atheism. But the misrepresentation of facts feed into the misconceptions

[joelarnda]

@d007ization I made my points and arguements by pointing out false claims made in the video. It is intellectual dishonesty to leave out important facts just so it fits the logic of the point your trying to make. Facts are facts- and should not be misrepresented with the intent of a confirmation bias thats not freethinking

It's been awhile since I've seen this and I am not going to take the time to watch it again. My previous posts and dialogue unless there is something new to comment on.

[d007ization]

@joelarnda Sorry, you just called him ignorant and fallacious without providing arguments for it. That kinda pissed me off.

One problem I have with this video is that he uses statistics to prove something; always problematic (he points this out himself: correlation~causation)

[joelarnda]

@d007ization My last post pretty much sums up everything.

"I agree that there are many misconceptions about atheism, but the video undermines itself by being dishonest in its presentation of events which is sad."

The video makes false claims and misrepresents facts which makes the any logic at that point false and a psuedo logic on a false foundation.

Can you provide an example of my swear words? I only called someone out as a troll is all I can see

[d007ization]

@joelarnda That goes without saying; different perspectives are always important.

[d007ization]

@joelarnda Jung's concept of god was different from that of a lot of people. Any feeling of a higher power was godlike to him.