I used to be an atheist, until I realized that it was stupid.
Princeton Wordnet defines Atheism as:
the doctrine or belief that there is no god or a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
Merriam Webster defines Atheism as:
A disbelief in the existence of [a] deity or the doctrine that there is no deity
(Note: These are 2 very reputable dictionaries, so if you're going to refute the definition of Atheism, you have to find a more reliable source.)
Now that the definitions are out of the way, I can finally get into why it's irrational.
Think about it: the belief that no God(s) exist whatsoever, and denying the possibility of any of them existing, makes no sense. What's ironic is that a lot of hardcore atheists talk condescendingly about people who have blind faith - like atheists are one-up on them. They really aren't.
There's no proof for god. And there's no proof against the existence of it/them. From this, we can draw 3 assumptions:
- We can assume that there is.
- We can assume that there isn't
- We can assume that we don't know
The most realistically correct assumption would be number 3. If we were to assume that there is no God, it would be bad judgment. If we were to assume that there is, it would be equally bad judgment. Since NO judgment is better than BAD judgment, it only makes sense to go with option 3.
I hope I haven't lost you, 'cause I still have to get into why most atheists aren't actually atheists! It's funny because when you ask people what they believe in, they smirk and say "I'm an atheist". Then I ask them why, and they respond by explaining all the reasons why they don't believe in god. What they're doing wrong is that they're not explaining all the reasons why there isn't a god.
So many self-proclaimed atheists aren't actually atheists - they're more likely to be non-theists, secularists, or agnostics.
Next time you run into one, let them know that they probably aren't. People who don't believe in god tend to be very rational people (no, I'm not saying that being spiritual means you aren't rational). Do them a favour and remind them that it might not be the best stance to take, if they truly are reasonable.
Lastly, remember that "The absence of evidence, is not the evidence of absence" - Dr. Karl Sagan
p.s. my tracker says that at least 70 people are peeping the blog on the regular...but most of you aren't commenting. Quit texting me, messaging me, and bbm-ing me when it's blog-relevant. I'm no longer answering questions/discussing unless it's in the comment section. That's what the damn comment box is for...
Peace,
- knowledge
