I'm just curious how popular the 'nihilistic' version of atheism is that seems to be trendy on the net and in the media.
Basically the form of atheism I consider 'nihilistic' centers on the theme that 'existence is meaningless' or on the positive assumption that when you die 'this is all there is'. And usually argues against there being a god based on the claim that because there is 'suffering in the world', there can be no God.
I'm not big on this type of atheism, and I think it's the one most popular with angsty teens who're disillusioned with religion.
I'm also not big on agnosticism either - because my view is that even though there is not hard evidence of a god (let alone a specific god) - a person can still have an opinion whether one exists or not. Just like a person can have an opinion on anything (such as whether OJ Simpson was guilty or not) even without concrete evidence of it.
I think that either positive atheism (I believe there is no god because...) or diesm/theism is a less wishy washy position - however I'm not fond at all of the atheist argument that 'suffering in the world' disproves a god. Or simply resorting to the 'there's no evidence of a god' position to avoid giving a personal opinion on whether there's one or not. I'd like to hear other opinions on why there isn't a god. (Keep in mind again I'm not talking about a specific god like Jesus or Allah - I'm simply talking about "a god" in general). Love to get some feedback here.
Basically the form of atheism I consider 'nihilistic' centers on the theme that 'existence is meaningless' or on the positive assumption that when you die 'this is all there is'. And usually argues against there being a god based on the claim that because there is 'suffering in the world', there can be no God.
I'm not big on this type of atheism, and I think it's the one most popular with angsty teens who're disillusioned with religion.
I'm also not big on agnosticism either - because my view is that even though there is not hard evidence of a god (let alone a specific god) - a person can still have an opinion whether one exists or not. Just like a person can have an opinion on anything (such as whether OJ Simpson was guilty or not) even without concrete evidence of it.
I think that either positive atheism (I believe there is no god because...) or diesm/theism is a less wishy washy position - however I'm not fond at all of the atheist argument that 'suffering in the world' disproves a god. Or simply resorting to the 'there's no evidence of a god' position to avoid giving a personal opinion on whether there's one or not. I'd like to hear other opinions on why there isn't a god. (Keep in mind again I'm not talking about a specific god like Jesus or Allah - I'm simply talking about "a god" in general). Love to get some feedback here.