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Obviously that’s true, but when we use the term “nothing” in everyday speech we exclude the properties you mentioned. Also, I hope you realize I’m not...

I don’t understand this. I’m not making any claims about the rest of reality. There’s only two options: a box with at least one God in it, or a box wi...

What is the difference between emptiness and nothingness?

I view it as a lack of belief as well. If Theists believe that a God exists, “God” is the object that their belief refers to. If Atheists believe that...

Perhaps, but I’m not just talking about a belief in this particular instance. I mean belief in general; all beliefs. I want to know if the statement “...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negation If a belief in this circumstance equates to a blind guess “belief” remains undefined in general. Hence my que...

That is impossible. How about this: if X=nothing, then what does -X=? BTW, I stated why I thought you were incorrect and explained why.

Saying that a belief is a blind guess doesn’t answer the question. If X=object, then what does -X=? What part of your previous post did I sidestep?

My position is that you are wrong about what a belief is, if, that is, you don’t think they require objects. My assumption is that when people say thi...

Awesome. Under this logic I get to define what physics, biology, law, chemistry, race, ethnicity, sex, gender, etc. is as they all are applied to me. ...

If I’m not an Atheist it wouldn’t matter if I thought it was reasonable or not, why would it? Anyway, my question still stands as to who gets to defin...

Yes, but only because their belief has an object; God. I’m debating that without an object there is no belief.

Perhaps. But don’t Atheists have the right to define Atheism however they choose? If not, then who gets to define it? That’s how categories work. If y...

How does confidence equate to belief? As an example, an Atheist could say the following. “Theists have been unable to convince me that at least one Go...

If I say that I do not believe that any God exists, that isn’t a false statement. There’s no pretending. Conversely, couldn’t it be said that the issu...

Agreed.

I would say that I don’t believe that there is a stegosaurus in my room.

Just a quick search turned up these: https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/29/health/science-of-fear/index.html https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/si...

The problem I see with this line of thinking is that you’re essentially saying that instinct is not needed, which isn’t true. In order to make rationa...

Not if there is a tiger behind you, then it is perfectly rational. What are you suggesting is evil? It seems that the “it” in your statement is referr...

Good point. How then would you determine who to vote for, while maintaining a clean conscious?

99% of everything comes down to our ego, for better and worse. It is bad to have an exaggerated self worth, and also to get your sense of self worth f...

I’m sure it’s both. Probably more accurate to say that religious belief and education are inversely correlated.

Obviously we aren’t smarter than this. Look at the insults that are thrown around even in this thread, and I’m not pointing fingers at anyone in parti...

Being told you need to repent for sins; that lust, greed, avarice, etc. are bad; that an afterlife exists; that God exists, etc.,etc. would all be con...

This is very dependent on the particular persons upbringing. For example, if someone was raised as a Christian, but later became an Atheist, it is ver...

What would help with the anger of Atheists is Christians refraining from making sweeping judgements about Atheists (and the reverse of this also appli...

Purely speculative, but I always viewed laughter as a socially acceptable way to express pleasure that would otherwise be viewed as unacceptable. This...

I would venture to say that the sort of thinking that views “the other” in black and white terms and makes blanket generalizations about them is wrong...

I feel somewhat similarly, although admit that Pfhorrest’s logic is solid. I think the issue may be whether or not you bring your emotions with you to...

Seemed like the polite thing to do.

This is easy enough to accept, but at least sometimes what is good for yourself is at odds with what is good for your country, etc. Then how do you de...

And, what exactly makes doing this irresponsible?

Then what does irresponsible voting look like?

So you’re suggesting that the most responsible way to vote is to put the good of the country or local community ahead of your own personal values, ide...