Strong atheism isn't just the rejection of a particular concept of god or handful of concepts, it is the absolute rejection of *any* god(s). It is the active belief that god(s), no matter how conceptualized, do(es) not exist.
I do not believe that this conception of "strong atheism" exists in practice.
Atheists are not dreaming up gods in which to disbelieve. There are only so many possible variations on the theme of "omnipotent and omniscient supernatural being." For someone to say, "I cannot believe in any omnipotent, omniscient supernatural being, no matter what claims you make about it," is *not* the same as making an assertion of belief.
No, the burden of proof for any assertion rests with the people who make that assertion, regardless as to whether it is the assertion of existence, or non-existence of a something.
So, no matter what wild claims i make, you're burdened with disproving them?
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Date: 2006-03-28 07:13 pm (UTC)I do not believe that this conception of "strong atheism" exists in practice.
Atheists are not dreaming up gods in which to disbelieve. There are only so many possible variations on the theme of "omnipotent and omniscient supernatural being." For someone to say, "I cannot believe in any omnipotent, omniscient supernatural being, no matter what claims you make about it," is *not* the same as making an assertion of belief.
No, the burden of proof for any assertion rests with the people who make that assertion, regardless as to whether it is the assertion of existence, or non-existence of a something.
So, no matter what wild claims i make, you're burdened with disproving them?