Define Atheist
Written by admin on August 16, 2009 – 6:17 pm -
A look at how atheists and atheism are being misrepresented through intellectually dishonest and bias definitions of ‘atheist’ and ‘atheism’ courtesy of well-known and supposedly reputable dictionaries and educational websites, as well as religious groups and others.
Duration : 0:9:14
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Posted in Atheist Definition | 25 Comments »
By arismucaO on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
A-theist = …
A-theist = non-theist = not a god(s) believer
By startasagn on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Majority of …
Majority of Humanity? That is a bold statement. And do you represent the majority? If you do, I am glad I am a Secular Humanist and not you.
Besides, while the majority of humanity believes in a God (some more than one) you are not in legue with all of them because not all of them believe what you do. What’s popular is not always right.
So using the arguement ‘majority of humanity’ is a joke since you don’t 100% agree with everyone in that statement, to you, they are as wrong as Atheists.
By coRnflEks on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Wow, rate this vid …
Wow, rate this vid ppl – this is very relevant stuff!
By JaredNomac on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Atheist comes from …
Atheist comes from literally the greek alpha the negative theos, not theist or theism. This literally translates to There is no god, epic fail, sorry patricianatheist
By wisard734 on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
i’m atheist also, …
i’m atheist also, but people complain to me and yell at me like it’s a bad thing.
By patricianatheist on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Thank you, sir.
Thank you, sir.
By ateap0tist on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
subscribed.You rock!
subscribed.You rock!
By patricianatheist on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Thank you, sir.
Thank you, sir.
By MeepullStewray on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Suscribed!
Suscribed!
By ArrogantAtheist on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Atheists FTW!!
Atheists FTW!!
By Avatra1 on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
ἀ- (a-), without) + …
ἀ- (a-), without) + θεός (theos), god).
By shadow7death on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Hey, I didn’t …
Hey, I didn’t realize that someone else had a video about the definition of Atheism similiar to the video I made! Very nice video!
By FenriX123 on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
dear JaredNomac, …
dear JaredNomac,back in the 50s being gay just ment being happy etc. alot of words has changed meaning over time, if you are gonna use 2000 year old definitons in any intellectual discussions today your gonna have some problems.
i do think patricianatheist is talking about how most atheist themselves choose to define thier atheism compared to how the dictionarys choose to define it. so in my eyes patricianatheist has not failed at all
By Ephemerance on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
I would disagree. …
I would disagree. Some Christians (such as VenomFangX) propose that other gods are just manifestations of Satan.
By Sight099 on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
everyone is an …
everyone is an atheist in someway or another.
By startasagn on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Perhaps I am wrong, …
Perhaps I am wrong, because a point you made, is that it is possible to be both Atheist and Christian since a Christian doesn’t believe in Zues.
ATHEIST (n): 1. one without a belief or faith, or one who lacks a belief or faith in one or more, or all gods, 2. a lack of belief or faith in anything supernatural or that of the spirtual realm
By startasagn on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
I disagree with you …
I disagree with you, on the basis that it doesn’t cover everything, and if you are looking for more accurate, then you need to be more accurate in your definition of Atheist, and not just appeal to that of the Religions that deal with God(s)
I may be wrong, but this is how I would define it:
ATHEIST(n): one without a belief or faith, or one who lacks a belief or faith in god(s), the supernatural, or spirtual realm.
You video on Secular Humanism helped me with that definition. Cool video
By spoddie on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
You are attempting …
You are attempting to redefine this word. And while that have merits claiming this definition which has been used for 2500 years is wrong is the height of arrogance and intellectual dishonesty.
By spoddie on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
The argument I am …
The argument I am addressing is the argument in your video.
You claim the wordnet (at el) definition is “epically wrong” when the wiki article clearly shows that is exactly the definition that has been used in Greek for 2500 years and in English for 1000 years. Your clumsy attempt at lexicography fails because atheist was imported into English before (your alleged root word) theist/theism using the wordnet definition and the Greeks were already using it that way for 1000 years.
By YoungMarsCreationist on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Hey dumb fucks, …
Hey dumb fucks, atheist shouldn’t even be a word. Why would you want representation of something you are not? This is an attack against the majority of what humanity believes in, that’s why the bias is there… duuruurhhh…. wow… idiot religious atheists
By richaldeano on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Awesome video. …
Awesome video. Great job! It’s good to know there are people who are actually aware of this nonsense and call out the bullshit!
By Dhorpatan on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
@patricianatheist
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@patricianatheist
You made many strong points in this
video. Good job!
By Ephemerance on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Haha, well, it …
Haha, well, it makes sense though. Christian’s believe in two major deities, namely Yahweh and Satan. So every god of any other religion can be attributed to one side or the other.
So in every way, these people would not be atheists.
By Sight099 on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
ah well satan, the …
ah well satan, the scapegoat for every other avenue of thought
By patricianatheist on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
Hmm, you removed …
Hmm, you removed the comment telling me to go kill myself. You are 64? I thought you were some stupid teenager with your foul mouth, immaturity and non-arguments. Instead, you are just an ill-tempered geriatric. You are a real Renaissance man too, eh? Who said being old meant being wise? You surely disprove that notion. And God has the same problem of first cause as the universe, you poor old sorry bastard. At least you will find out who is right about God soon enough. Provincial.