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Is atheism a myth?

Posted by Devolution on August 30, 2026, 7:08 am

Because I think it is.

Share the board, please don't keep posting on such similar topics.

Posted by Ken (Admin) on August 30, 2026, 1:08 pm, in reply to "Is atheism a myth?"
Board Administrator

Other people have other things they want to talk about.

No: it doesn't fit the definition.

Posted by 7:77 on August 30, 2026, 8:12 am, in reply to "Is atheism a myth?"

Atheism is just a simple belief statement: that there are no such things as (any) gods. As such, it cannot contain the definitive components of myth (supernatural entities, explanations for nature, sacred meaning...).

Official Definition of Myth

Posted by DFM on August 30, 2026, 2:30 pm, in reply to "No: it doesn't fit the definition."

A myth is a traditional story that explains the early history, cultural beliefs, or natural phenomena of a group, often involving gods or superhuman beings.

Atheism is just something to not take seriously

Posted by Devo on August 30, 2026, 8:53 am, in reply to "No: it doesn't fit the definition."

God is not a myth. Far from it.

The Judeo-Christian God is the precise definition of "mythical."

Posted by 7:77 on August 30, 2026, 10:45 am, in reply to "Atheism is just something to not take seriously "

That doesn't mean that said Being doesn't exist or that they mythos' descriptions of that Entity are false. Myths can be true ("mythical" CAN mean untrue or imaginary, but it doesn't HAVE to).

For me, atheism is the only conclusion I "take seriously," in that it's my belief, but matters which can only be decided (after a fashion) by faith should avoid dismissing alternative arguments out of hand. The proposition "God exists" is almost certainly unfalsifiable, at least for most extant definitions of "God."

God has never been mythical

Posted by Devo on August 30, 2026, 10:53 am, in reply to "The Judeo-Christian God is the precise definition of "mythical.""

Unfalsifiable? Lol no it is

Again: it's the literal definition of the term.

Posted by 7:77 on August 30, 2026, 11:08 am, in reply to "God has never been mythical "

Your ignorance of that definition doesn't change that. Do your homework.

Your made up definition is noted

Posted by Devo on August 30, 2026, 11:16 am, in reply to "Again: it's the literal definition of the term."

Thank you

We're done here.

Posted by 7:77 on August 30, 2026, 12:02 pm, in reply to "Your made up definition is noted"

I will NOT tolerate being accused (slanderously) of deliberate falsity. Especially when I'm using an easily-looked-up dictionary definition of a term).

Disingenuous trolls have no place on this board.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Posted by DFM on August 30, 2026, 5:29 pm, in reply to "We're done here."

Except I'm not stupid. Far from it.

Posted by Devo on August 31, 2026, 3:39 am, in reply to "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."

Yes.

then stop acting like it

Posted by trish on August 31, 2026, 5:11 am, in reply to "Except I'm not stupid. Far from it."

you know very well the defintions and what they mean.

you just argue for argument's sake and never make any headway because all you do is repeat yourself.

try learning outside that tiny box of yours

Time we started just ignoring this tiresome troll.

Posted by 7:77 on August 31, 2026, 8:48 am, in reply to "then stop acting like it"

I cut him a lot of slack because he actually posts on-topic (and not the thinly-disguised political stuff we see so much of), but no more. This is not an honest poster and should be treated as such.

Ignore him and he'll seek new victims.

Yes, done because of your made up stuff

Posted by Devolution on August 30, 2026, 12:22 pm, in reply to "We're done here."

Yep.

Quit being a dodo.

Posted by observer on August 30, 2026, 3:45 pm, in reply to "Yes, done because of your made up stuff "

A dodo cannot cease being a dodo.

Posted by DFM on August 31, 2026, 2:53 am, in reply to "Quit being a dodo."

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