The BELIEF in atheist DOGMA is a MENTAL DISORDER (AKA INSANITY):

My opponent wrote: "I intend to show beyond any reasonable doubt that atheism is not a mental disorder." I never claimed it was. " To begin, I will define all terms to be used in the debate. I will then examine characteristics of atheism and atheists" There is no such thing as an atheist, actually. "reason and logic" Without God, nobody could make an objective distinction between reason and logic on the one hand, and irrationality and illogic on the other. "that atheism is not," I never made any claims about "atheism." "in fact, a mental disorder" Without God, nobody could make an objective distinction between mental health and mental disorders. "a disruption in normal thinking, feeling, mood, behavior, interpersonal interactions, or daily functioning" That is exactly what the belief in atheist Dogma entails. The definitions of atheism and atheist that you posted were incorrect. "being an atheist" I never made any claims about being an atheist, and in fact, there is no such thing as an atheist. "an atheist is effectively someone who does not believe in any god or gods" That definition is incorrect. . "So, the argument being made is that a lack of belief in any god or gods is a mental disorder." That is definitely not my argument -- that is your straw man logical fallacy. "atheism doesn't inherently have anything to do with medicine, physicians, or the practice of medicine." I never claimed it did, so that is another straw man logical fallacy on your part. "nothing about belief in a god or gods relates to medicine." I never claimed that either -- straw man. "Therefore, atheism fails to have the first basic characteristic of a mental disorder." I never made a claim about atheism, so that's another straw man on your part. The next characteristic of mental disorders to be extracted from the above definition is that it they are "marked primarily by sufficient disorganization of personality, mind, or emotions."" That is exactly what the belief in atheist Dogma entails. " Atheism, as defined above, has nothing to do with this property." I never claimed it did -- straw man. " The definition for atheist also lacks any reference to this property." I never claimed it did, so that is yet another straw man logical fallacy on your part and in fact, there is no such thing as an atheist. "Additionally, nothing about a lack of belief" The belief in atheist Dogma is a belief system, not a "lack of belief." "So, atheism fails to have the second characteristic of a mental disorder." I never claimed anything about atheism, so you committed straw man once again. "mental disorders impair "normal psychological functioning."" That is exactly what the belief in atheist Dogma does. "atheism or the definition of atheist" I never made any such claims about atheist or atheism, so that is another straw man logical fallacy on your part. Also, there is no such thing as an atheist. "Also, there is not reason to believe that a lack of belief" Belief in atheist Dogma is a belief system, not a "lack of belief." "Thus, atheism again fails to have a characteristic of a mental disorder." I never claimed it did, so that is another straw man logical fallacy on your part. "marked distress or disability."" That is exactly what the belief in atheist Dogma causes. Again, nothing in the definitions of atheism or atheist imply this"" I never claimed they did, so that is another straw man logical fallacy on your part. . Additionally, no scientific study has ever claimed that there is a relationship between atheism and "marked distress or disability."" I never claimed so, so that is another straw man logical fallacy on your part. " So, atheism fails once more to have a characteristic of a mental disorder." I never claimed so, so that is yet another straw man logical fallacy on your part. The final characteristic of mental disorders to be found in the above definition is that they are "typically associated with a disruption in normal thinking, feeling, mood, behavior, interpersonal interactions, or daily functioning."" That is exactly what the belief in atheist Dogma entails. "atheism or being an atheist" I made no claims about either one in my OP, so that is yet another straw man logical fallacy on your part. Also, there is no such thing as an atheist. "a relation between atheism and this characteristic. So, atheism fails to have yet another characteristic of mental disorders." OP does not make any claims about atheism at all, so that's another of your straw men. "atheism does not have any characteristics of mental disorders." I never claimed it did, so that is nothing but a straw man logical fallacy on your part. " Nothing about atheism inherently relates to any characteristics of mental disorders" I never claimed it did, so that is nothing but a straw man logical fallacy on your part. . "Therefore, atheism is not a mental disorder" I never claimed it was, so that is nothing but a straw man logical fallacy on your part. ". Atheism is not at all related to mental disorders in any way. I never claimed it was, so that is nothing but a straw man logical fallacy on your part. "calling atheists "demonic."" I never made that statement, so that is another straw man logical fallacy on your part. Also, there is no such thing as an atheist. "As per the definition of atheist, nothing is inherently demonic about all atheists." I never made that statement either, so that is another straw man logical fallacy on your part. Also, there is no such thing as an atheist. "My opponent then related the opinion of atheists" I never made that statement, so that is another straw man logical fallacy on your part. Also, there is no such thing as an atheist. " that no god or gods exist to claiming that the Statue of Liberty doesn't exist." I never made that statement, so that is another straw man logical fallacy on your part. "This is an inaccurate analogy." The analogy in your straw man may or may not be accurate, but it was not my analogy. My actual analogy, however, is 100% accurate. " There is no objective way to prove whether or not a god or gods exist." I never made such a claim, so that is another straw man logical fallacy on your part. "The existence of a deity isn't falsifiable; it can't be proved or disproved." Yes it can. " The existence of the Statue of Liberty, on the other hand, can be proved or disproved by simply going to New York and observing if it is there or not." God can also be proved by observation. In fact, millions of people have done this very thing before. Therefore, this analogy does indeed hold up. "My opponent then states that because atheists don't have any objective basis for morality, they end up committing "horrible activities." " I never made that statement, so that is another straw man logical fallacy on your part. Also, there is no such thing as an atheist. " There is no evidence that being an atheist leads to such behaviors." I never made that statement, so that is another straw man logical fallacy on your part. Also, there is no such thing as an atheist. ." So, this statement is illogical and unfounded." The statement in question is your straw man logical fallacy, not my actual statement, so it may well be unfounded. However, you have as yet failed to even address my actual argument. "in my research, I was unable to find such a definition for insanity." That statement of yours falls under the logical fallacy of argument from ignorance. The definitions that you provided were almost all invalid (except one), but all the definitions that I provided are valid. You lost this debate: Thanks for your time! =)