Challenge Acepted: Can you prove atheism is correct?

Can I prove God does not exist and that atheism is correct?

It's a challenge that several theists have posed to atheists. This video addresses this Word Game of a challenge, and points out that if we let a theist run with their supposed logical outcome of this challenge, they destroy any chance of proving that theirs is the one true religion.


This is a link to the wikipedia page where I got my quote from Bertrand Russell. If you are an academic, you know better than to site wikipedia, but for a quick quote, especially when it is long and you want to copy and paste it, this will definitely do. This isn't a term paper, afterall.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_Teapot

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[VickEqualsCheat]

Another religion definition

re·li·gion/riˈlijən/

(noun) Details of belief as taught or discussed.

Synonyms:

faith - belief - creed - denomination

Do you deny that atheism is a belief that is taught OR discussed? That means, it can be taught. OR, It can also be discussed. Atheism is a belief in science that is discussed.  If you deny these simple facts, you are too biased. It is plain obvious.

[AtheistExplains]

@VickEqualsCheat

It's not a belief system. If atheism is a religion because people 'believe it', than old wives tales should also be a religion, urban legends would be another religion, social studies would be another religion, the girl scouts would be a religion, traffic laws would be a religion. All of these require beliefs, the way you use the word.

You are using words to mean what they don't. Hence, I have nothing to say to you, despite your obvious goading.

[VickEqualsCheat]

Atheism is a religion.

[AtheistExplains]

@VickEqualsCheat

How?

religion (rɪˈlɪdʒən)

— n

1. belief in, worship of, or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or to have control of human destiny

2. any formal or institutionalized expression of such belief: the Christian religion

3. the attitude and feeling of one who believes in a transcendent controlling power or powers

[VickEqualsCheat]

@T0atsMcGoats Ok, have you seen another galaxy before with your eyes?

[T0atsMcGoats]

@VickEqualsCheat But if youre still completely convinced that we are a religion, fine. tell your friends we believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster and I pray everyday that he rains meatballs on my table. thats better than christians accusing me of being a baby eater.

[T0atsMcGoats]

@VickEqualsCheat no atheist "thinks" science as true. if that was the case, we should just believe whats written in a book. a lot of things in science are known to be true because its tested, experiented, and documented. Atheism is NOT a religion about science, we dont worship the all mighty Evolution fish. we just happen to support scientific claims more than we support any of the religious claims.

[VickEqualsCheat]

@T0atsMcGoats Well, a lot of things in science are true, I am not taking that away. But ask yourself this. They are true to you because science says, not because you can always see what they say, it is just 'thought as true'.

[T0atsMcGoats]

@VickEqualsCheat does anybody actually believe in science or do we just acknowledge the evidence as being truth? science is not something we have to believe in because theres confidence in the truth susceptible to proof.

[T0atsMcGoats]

@SacTappingUnicorn isn't this another word game of making Shiesha say the "highest power", which he/she doesn't believe in, is man therefore man is god?

[T0atsMcGoats]

@SacTappingUnicorn when in history did this happen? and doesn't that contradict itself? how can one stop believing in god and then turn around and believe themselves to BE god? Is this the reason you think atheism is a religion? because we dont believe in a god so ipso facto we believe to be god......

[agenerichuman]

i like the stolen candy bar analogy. good video.

[NophorSkinn]

Goog job! Faith is horseshit.

[VickEqualsCheat]

@AtheistExplains There is a difference between provoking, and using a definition that you provided, to support what I stated. Just because you don't view it as a religion or belief in a higher power, doesn't mean it doesn't fit into certain definitions of religion. As an atheist, do you deny believing in anything? If you claim you believe in nothing, then you do not acknowledge that your hand is real, etc? The fact that you are an athiest, and not a 'social studies follower' is interesting.