atheism is not a lack of belief yeah i know it sounded strange when i just said it so
imagine how strange it is when a theist says exactly that i know i was as confused as you
could potentially be so let's see if this theist knows what atheists believe
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flat earth or strange conspiracies but mostly the claim that a god is real and then explain
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so i put a link to that in the description now in this atheist response video pointless thorns a
youtuber with over 1 000 subscribers shares a tick tock video of him explaining why atheism is not a
lack of belief have i had it wrong all this time i know the original video isn't directed at me but
i'm going to answer as though it is is not being convinced of something actually a belief i guess
there's only one way to find out as always the link to the original video is in the description
uh-oh human listen i'm not going to allow you to be intellectually dishonest atheism is in fact a
world view because world view is how one views or interprets reality it is a collection of beliefs
uh-oh a fast talking one i can see this almost three-minute video having a lot to look into
atheism is not a world view people don't live their lives through atheistic eyes it's simply
being unconvinced that a god exists as someone who is unconvinced that there are gods i don't
do things because i'm an atheist i don't say today i'm getting a dog because i'm an atheist
or i'm convinced that there are any supernatural beings so today i'm buying myself a coffee
or because i don't believe in any bibles i'm going to burn down a library fyi i would never commit
arson which is also nothing to do with being an atheist and you would in fact need to know many
things in order to make the claim that god does not exist i think the majority of atheists would
be unconvinced of a theist's claim that there is a god that's not the same as saying there isn't
one i have five thousand dollars in my pocket now do you believe me if you don't believe me
that's not the same as you saying there isn't five thousand dollars in my back pocket also i wish i
had five thousand dollars in my pocket now you're making yourself look kind of ignorant right now
part this is kettle if your claim is that you're not convinced that god exists it would be because
you currently believe that god does not exist thanks for telling me what i think could you
also let me know what my stance on biblical slavery or misogyny are thanks oh by the way
that's completely wrong not believing in a doesn't automatically mean a doesn't exist in my world
it simply means that you have claimed that a is a thing and i would like you to demonstrate that a
is a thing before i accept it you don't believe that god exists because you believe something
else listen all worldviews seek to answer all the important questions what is the origin to
life what is the meaning to life who am i why am i here why is there something rather than nothing
and none of that has anything to do with being atheist theists claim to have answers to some
or all of those questions due to their beliefs for example why is this something rather than nothing
god did it or what is the meaning of life god knows but those answers need to be demonstrated
you have a worldview all people do but what does that have to do with atheism being a belief
my worldview isn't x equals x because i don't believe the claims there's a god but why does your
worldview better explain life and all of creation it's not really a worldview to accept what is
testable repeatable and demonstrated by science i merely accept the best current understanding of
life and creation though the word creation carries a lot of weight i'd rather it was came to be again
it has nothing to do with me not being convinced there's a god it's purely me accepting what
multiple sources suggest is the case after many many scientific tests though that could all change
tomorrow if better scientific methods came along demonstrating something even clearer than the
current understanding listen we're like detectives and we're both presenting our own case i shouldn't
need to present a case to say i don't accept the evidence on your case you present a case as you're
making a claim i'm not asserting the opposite i'm rejecting your claim and the evidence you have to
back it up as it doesn't convince me but you have the burden of proof for why you believe what you
believe just as i have the burden of proof for why i believe what i believe hang on are you reading a
script but i mean i can hardly talk carry on and many ignorant atheists they make the illogical
mistake of saying that atheism makes no claims but atheism makes no claims is itself a claim
that would need to be defended but it can't be defended because it's a claim yeah someone
really doesn't understand how positive assertions work this is really simple stuff basic claimant
101 the burden of proof is on the claim saying i don't believe what you're claiming as the evidence
doesn't convince me is not the same if your evidence doesn't convince me it's not my job to
get evidence for you to then convince me there's no burden of proof on someone saying that doesn't
convince me if you claim that atheism makes no claims well then you claim ignorance and so you
might as well be a blank canvas and if that's the case well then i'll paint a picture on you there
look at that that's you making claims just saying it fast doesn't make it the case i understand that
it must be difficult to have a burden of proof saying that there is a god comes with a big
responsibility we could look at it another way i would imagine that because you believe in a
god you don't believe in many other gods is that the same as saying those other gods don't exist
if no then you get where i stand if you say yes then maybe tell me how you reached that conclusion
as it seems to be a method convincing enough to you that works anyway yes i would say that when
it comes to god belief i'm a blank canvas paint a picture that convinces me that there is one
atheist make claims whether you like it or not because every proposition that affirms something
denies something else by logical implication because truth is absolute and exclusive no no
no no no it's actually embarrassing how much you don't get this there's always a third position
i don't know do unicorns exist yes no or i don't know if you say yes or no that's an assertion and
you'd have to prove that either is true i don't know opens up more questioning why don't i know
i haven't been convinced but not knowing doesn't mean i should live my life as though unicorns
do exist replace unicorn with god and you get the position of most atheists your belief that
god does not exist is within your worldview which is a collection of beliefs but who said
god doesn't exist you only denied god because you affirmed something else so what is that something
else that you believe what i believe has nothing to do with whether there is or isn't a unicorn
i mean god because if god is true your world view will crumble i know because it happened
to me when i had been an atheist well then this is perfect if you were once an atheist but now
you're convinced there's a god you can make this a heck of a lot easier on everyone by explaining
what convinced you you're doing this whole burden of proof shifting but it's likely that you have
the ultimate in supernatural evidence that was enough to stop you being convinced that god
claims weren't compelling to then become convinced there actually is a floaty man in the sky why not
do that as a video and finally atheism is not a lack of belief otherwise you wouldn't even
have any beliefs atheism is the lack of belief in theistic claims how can you not get that if folks
watching this video or anything like me there's a chance they're sitting with their head in their
hands despairing right now i'm going to show you an example look you don't merely have a lack of
belief that this is red no you possess a belief that this is green you know how belief works right
you're demonstrating that there is in fact a green pen if you were to hold a god in your hands and
say this is a god i may accept it however if you were saying this pen is actually red i wouldn't
accept it until you demonstrated it which you absolutely could do because you have the pen in
your hand and could show what color it is in fact this whole scenario isn't analogous to a god since
pens demonstrably exist and their colours can also be demonstrated likewise you do not possess
a mere lack of belief that god exists rather you possess a belief that god doesn't exist please
stop telling me what i'm thinking especially when you're wrong i don't think a god doesn't exist and
i feel like most people can say this with me i'm not convinced that god does exist and your
belief that god doesn't exist stems directly from your world view which is a collection of beliefs
this is irrelevant though because i'm not claiming a god doesn't exist that would be silly
all beliefs determine unbeliefs all unbelief stem directly from beliefs hold on a second this can't
be real have i fallen for a trolling what on earth is this guy talking about now listen you present
your case i present my case and then may the one that is most reasonable be believed okay then
here's my case i don't accept the claim that there is a god is that more unreasonable than
there's a god you can't see it hear it touch it feel it know it or experience it but it's there
i mean unless you have evidence to the contrary see how you have the burden of proof but don't
tell me that this is not red tell me what it is i'm not claiming it's red i just don't believe
it is red until you demonstrate it is which it may well be or not to spend your entire life
going out of your way to tell people you don't believe god exists it's absolutely ridiculous
you look foolish more foolish than someone who claims that a green pen is red or more foolish
than someone making a supernatural claim that hasn't presented evidence that has convinced
me you need to get busy you need to present your case show people why you believe what you believe
don't be a coward say what it is you believe and then defend what you believe i'll do the same
exactly please please please listen to your own advice here's what i believe christianity is the
most reasonable of all beliefs could a hindu say the same about hinduism or a muslim about islam
how do we determine who's the most reasonable jesus is the truth and the only way to lie
please don't tell me we got to this point in the video just for that claim to be the evidence you
do realize that you need to demonstrate all that you just said in that last second about jesus
well he has a whole website dedicated to demonstrating that last claim which i haven't
seen yet but i'm excited to go through and see if there is evidence to back up that claim but this
entire video was a misunderstanding on what many atheists say about the claims of god
so our skeptic atheism as still being a lack of belief we're fine phew do you agree is atheism
not a lack of belief was that pen actually read let me know in the section below don't
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