This is interesting. Plus it is such a loaded term for most people, some of whom connect it with being immoral and not having ANY values. It is like when people ask for your "sign." I never answer such an invitation to get put in a freak'n box.
---In [email protected], <turquoiseb@...> wrote : I have so few doubts about the non-existence of god that I couldn't make it through this guy's rap. :-) On the other hand, like him I would never say, "I am an atheist," simply because I know that in doing so I would be talking to people who would interpret my statement by pigeonholing me as ONLY an atheist. I am SO much more than that. But once you've had a label affixed to your lapel, it's difficult to have people ever approach you again with an open mind. Most stop at the label, and never look any further. From: "curtisdeltablues@... [FairfieldLife]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 5:59 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: To my atheist friends on FFL That was interesting, thanks for posting it. He may be defining atheism differently than I do. For me, I do know that I am an atheist because I don't hold any version of god belief. I am not saying that I know that there is no god, I don't believe I can know this. But I am certainly clear about my own mind and what beliefs I hold. So he may be defining atheism as a believe which he puts on a level with a belief in god so it is ridiculous to show overconfidence because a thoughtful person should always be aware of the alternatives to his position on anything. But atheism as I define it is not a positive belief so it s not intellectually presumptuous to say that: I know my beliefs and there aren't any versions of a god belief among them. Or maybe I just didn't understand the guy very well. ( I did listen twice and gave it a shot.) Any thoughts? ---In [email protected], <[email protected]> wrote : Why do you say, - I rightly pass for an atheist - instead of just saying 'I AM an atheist'? (to Derrida) I think his answer is great. Jacques Derrida On Atheism and Belief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcl00tc-WHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcl00tc-WHc Jacques Derrida On Atheism and Belief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcl00tc-WHc Mirrored video with Creative Commons Attribution license to enabled Embedding. View on www.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcl00tc-WHc Preview by Yahoo
