A participant on this site recently told many atheists that they, the atheists, "believe in lack of belief".
I don't know what that means... someone explain.
2007-10-17 13:03:26 · 10 answers · asked by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It means you lack the belief to believe others lack the belief to believe, even if it means the suspension of disbelief to believe it anyway. Believe me when I just say believe me.
2007-10-17 13:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't really mean anything. You can't believe in something you don't believe in.. you might find yourself mighty confused trying to navigate such a conundrum..
Disbelief is disbelief, and belief is belief.. You can't believe in disbelief.. You can live a life of disbelief, but it's called skepticism.. not "belief in a lack of belief" which doesn't quite make sense. For some unfathomable reason believers tend to try and somehow prove that non-believers "secretly" or "unconciously" believe in SOMETHING... thus justifying their own unconditional belief as universal and "inherent". Non-believers can be described as skeptics much more accurately.. in which case it's not about belief at all, it's about not accepting ANYTHING blindly, it's about questioning and critical thought before "acceptance" not belief. Atheism implies skepticism of the "unconditional belief" inherent in theism. Theists cannot comprehend an atheists disbelief just as atheists cannot comprehend a theists unquestioning belief.... So the principle difference between both parties is this mighty division between "unquestioning belief" and "questioning belief"... Atheists pose questions designed to make theists "question" their belief to prove that there is reason to disbelieve, and theists pose questions designed to prove that there is no question, everyone believes "secretly".
That's the real hidden meaning behind such a statement as, "belief in a lack of belief".....
2007-10-17 18:17:47 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a lack of belief in the same sense as being wealthy is a lack of impoverishment. A lack is not always a bad thing, however semantically difficult to grasp that may be, for those whom are intellectually challenged.
2016-05-23 05:52:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither do I. That guy was a crack-pot. He was just nit-picking at all of our answers and not making a valid point. Besides, the words "belief" and "faith" mean two completely different things, and are used in different contexts - and I think he was getting the two terms confused.
2007-10-17 13:07:38 · answer #4 · answered by Uliju 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means that they believe in a nothing. They believe in a lack of belief. They belive in no religion.
2007-10-17 13:08:42 · answer #5 · answered by Dawgity Dawg Dawg 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's supposed to mean that "God doesn't exist" is a belief just like "God exists" is a belief.
2007-10-17 13:09:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
That is plain English. No one has time to spoonfeed a grown atheist.
2007-10-17 13:13:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think anybody can fully explain what most of the dumb stuff idiots here say.
2007-10-17 13:07:43 · answer #8 · answered by YouCannotKnowUnlessUAsk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i don't know. probably some theist desperately trying to show that not believing in gods is just like believing in gods.
2007-10-17 13:18:03 · answer #9 · answered by vorenhutz 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pay it no mind... It's just one of the overwhelming number of ways there are to misunderstand or miscommunicate a basic concept. (Some people are a little on the thick side.)
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2007-10-17 13:43:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋