Assertion: atheism | /r/HasProperty | true
Facets:
value: very probably
type: DEGREE
value: obviously
type: DEGREE
value: towards the universe
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: like that of spinoza
type: OTHER
value: than knowledge
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Unfriendly atheism is the view that atheism is true and that no (sophisticated) theistic belief is justified.
text: "My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe, and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests.
text: Atheism is a false religion
text: The bottom line is that atheism is a false belief system composed of fools--it's not new--the Bible told us about atheism thousands of years ago.
text: And if the proposition in question is that neither theism nor atheism is known to be true, then the term “agnostic” can no longer serve as a label for those who are neither theists nor atheists since one can consistently believe that atheism (or theism) is true while denying that atheism (or theism) is known to be true.
text: And if the proposition in question is that neither theism nor atheism is known to be true, then the term “agnostic” can no longer serve as a label for those who are neither theists nor atheists since one can consistently believe that atheism (or theism) is true while denying that atheism (or theism) is known to be true.
text: One might object that it is not, strictly speaking, an argument for any sort of atheism since its conclusion is not that atheism is true but instead that there is good reason to believe that atheism is true.
text: One might object that it is not, strictly speaking, an argument for any sort of atheism since its conclusion is not that atheism is true but instead that there is good reason to believe that atheism is true.
text: If, however, theism is very probably false, then atheism must be very probably true and this implies (according to the defender of the argument) that atheistic belief is justified.
text: Atheism (understood here as the denial of omni-theism) is very probably true.
text: Atheism (understood here as the denial of omni-theism) is very probably true.
text: If atheism is very probably true, then atheistic belief is rationally permissible.
text: This leaves premise (2), the premise that, if atheism is very probably true, then atheistic belief is rationally permissible.
text: Schellenberg argues that the absence of strong evidence for theism implies that atheism is true.
text: Harris, who thinks that atheism is obviously true, does not dedicate much space to a discussion of arguments for or against theism.
text: This means that a theist is just someone who believes that theism is true, and an atheist is just someone who believes that atheism is true.
text: So, the theist is someone who believes that theism is true, but (according to v) the atheist isn’t someone who believes that atheism is true, rather they are someone who does not believe that theism is true.
text: 2) It is actually quite accurate to conclude that if atheism as God does not exist is true then anarchy is the accurate depiction of the world.
text: Not only are atheists not free thinkers, one could make a strong argument that atheists, if atheism is true, can’t be free thinkers.
text: If it is, and if atheism is true, then acts like lying, cheating, and stealing are not objectively wrong.
text: To put it differently, if atheism is true, there are no objective values whatsoever, no right or wrong above our own personal values.
text: If atheism is true, there’s neither.
text: Thus, atheism may be true and yet a person can be justified in believing that it is true that the theistic God exists.
text: Since psychological states are neither true nor false, defined as a psychological description, atheism is neither true nor false.
text: On the other hand, if the atheist wishes to claim that his atheism is true, then that must mean that atheism is a claim, and claims need to be defended, evidence provided and reasons given.
text: Modal arguments for atheism conclude that atheism is necessarily true on the basis of a mere possibility claim.
text: In other words, if atheism were true, it would be impossible to prove anything!
text: My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image to be servants of their human interests.
text: Rather than knowledge, atheism is a false religion.
text: The bottom line is that atheism is a false belief system composed of fools--it is not new--the Bible told us about atheism thousands of years ago.