Topic: The difference between an atheist and antitheist?
Anonymous A started this discussion 12 years ago #34,346
How do you know if somebody is an antitheist or an atheist?
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Atheism
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Atheism
squeegee joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 6 hours later[^] [v] #474,109
who cares? there are no gods, so... semantics is masturbation.
Dw ltd joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 minute later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #474,110
Dw ltd double-posted this 12 years ago, 39 seconds later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #474,111
that's a worthless fucking distinction shit thread 0/10 bud
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 28 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #474,114
Fäkē àñøñ !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 7 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #474,119
@previous (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
You're wrong.
@OP
Hitchens (pbuh) defined atheism as someone who does not think there is a God, but is not morally opposed to the idea. An antitheist would be someone who thought there is no God and was glad that was the case because wanting there to be a god would be wanting a "celestial dictatorship".
You're wrong.
@OP
Hitchens (pbuh) defined atheism as someone who does not think there is a God, but is not morally opposed to the idea. An antitheist would be someone who thought there is no God and was glad that was the case because wanting there to be a god would be wanting a "celestial dictatorship".
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 12 years ago, 2 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #474,120
@previous (Fäkē àñøñ !ZkUt8arUCU)
No I'm not. You are.
> because wanting there to be a god would be wanting a "celestial dictatorship".
I like that thinking, and agree with it myself. Because, in religions like Christianity, Judaism and Islam, god really is a dictator. "Behave how I say or you're going to hell". "Worship me or you're going to hell". Though I do consider it something of a moot point because I don't believe that a god exists in the first place, but I still appreciate the reasoning.
No I'm not. You are.
> because wanting there to be a god would be wanting a "celestial dictatorship".
I like that thinking, and agree with it myself. Because, in religions like Christianity, Judaism and Islam, god really is a dictator. "Behave how I say or you're going to hell". "Worship me or you're going to hell". Though I do consider it something of a moot point because I don't believe that a god exists in the first place, but I still appreciate the reasoning.
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The Captain !PundosRBSM joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 6 hours later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #474,192
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 3 hours later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #474,230
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Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 hour later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #474,250
@474,230 (A)Nope
Have you tried combining theists with anti-theists to see if they mutually annihilate? I think maybe atheists are sort of like neutrons in this equation. We could maybe regulate the theist anti-theist reaction with dilithium and feed it through the dilithium matrix... Could be a source of fuel on interstellar trips...
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postmortem !!Qe8ScDbX+ joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 day later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #474,451
Atheist is someone who simply does not believe in God, antitheist is someone who is against the idea of a God.
I actually think you could be a theist and an antitheist, believing that God exists, but opposing him.
I actually think you could be a theist and an antitheist, believing that God exists, but opposing him.
Meta replied with this 12 years ago, 20 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #474,453
@previous (postmortem !!Qe8ScDbX+)
You have a point: just cause god exists doesn't mean it's a good god.
You have a point: just cause god exists doesn't mean it's a good god.