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Atheists Don't Exist

Angel said:
More frustration and misunderstanding. Prove that atheists exist. Claiming to be an atheist and being an atheist are different and distinct epistemological categories.
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What epistemological categories does each fall into? Claiming that they do and that they actually do are two different epistemological categories.
 
devildavid said:
What epistemological categories does each fall into? Claiming that they do and that they actually do are two different epistemological categories.
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Whereof one knows not, thereof must one remain silent.
 
weaver2 said:
"With God all things are possible". Luke 8:27
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Can you show that Luke was right?? Or is that just one of these unsupported claims that keep on going around?
 
devildavid said:
What epistemological categories does each fall into?
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I've already answered this question in plain English:
Angel said:
Claiming to be an atheist and being an atheist are different and distinct epistemological categories.
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In philosophical language, one raises a semantic issue, the other an ontological issue.
 
Angel said:
I've already answered this question in plain English:

In philosophical language, one raises a semantic issue, the other an ontological issue.
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How am I not an atheist, except by your twisted semantics that doesn't allow atheists to exist, despite the fact that many claim to be atheists? We are all here but you have created a false premise that denies that we exist.
 
Lisa said:
How am I not an atheist, except by your twisted semantics that doesn't allow atheists to exist, despite the fact that many claim to be atheists? We are all here but you have created a false premise that denies that we exist.
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Lisa, do you know what a reductio ad absurdum is, what the phrase means and what end is served by a reductio?
And have you read the OP with understanding?

If the answer to both of these questions were Yes, then you wouldn't be posting as you do here.
Please do something about this.
Thank you.
 
Angel said:
Lisa, do you know what a reductio ad absurdum is, what the phrase means and what end is served by a reductio?
And have you read the OP with understanding?

If the answer to both of these questions were Yes, then you wouldn't be posting as you do here.
Please do something about this.
Thank you.
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How can you deny that atheists exist? Your attempts to create false premise arguments do not change the facts. Others are not required by your absurd rules that turn logic and reality on its head.
 
Lisa said:
How can you deny that atheists exist? Your attempts to create false premise arguments do not change the facts. Others are not required by your absurd rules that turn logic and reality on its head.
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Oy!
I repeat:
Angel said:
Lisa, do you know what a reductio ad absurdum is, what the phrase means and what end is served by a reductio?
And have you read the OP with understanding?

If the answer to both of these questions were Yes, then you wouldn't be posting as you do here.
Please do something about this.
Thank you.
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Are you familiar with Swift's "A Modest Proposal"?
I only ask because you appear to be at sizes and sevens as to the aim of this thread you persist in posting to.
 
Rarely have I ever witnessed such cavalier illogicality. It is quite entertaining however.


OM
 
Angel said:
Could you be more specific?
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A lot of intellectual gymnastics are being performed. It's rather entertaining, so I'll just take it for what it is.


OM
 
devildavid said:
To follow your logic you and Angel are not theists. Yet not one skeptic has ever said that or asked for proof from either you. I can play any word game you like, but all you and angel are doing is creating a straw man version of a skeptic. No skeptic is creating a straw man version of a theist. They are not saying theists can't exist. They are questioning the content of the belief. Since atheism is not a belief, it has no content to question. How can you be skeptical of something that isn't there? Skeptics question the validity of all beliefs for which there is no supporting evidence, not that people have beliefs in such things. What content of the lack of belief in gods do you want skeptics to question?
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It does not matter that not one skeptic ever said that or asked for proof from either one of us.

Since, not one of the skeptics were interested in that subject until Angel started this thread.

To follow our logic we could claim to be theists but we would be incapable of proving we are actually theists.

You would need to simply believe our claim to be theists is actually based on truth and we are not liars.

Roseann:)
 
devildavid said:
I see that you have not found your rutabaga yet. Enlightenment awaits you when you do.
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Since, I refused to help you prove your claim about the “rutabaga” a claim that you were incapable of proving.

I, now see a request being made for Angel to help prove your claim about the “rutabaga”. I also see, that you remain incapable of proving your claim.

Thanks for the enlightenment of your continuation to seek help from others to prove your claim.;)

Roseann:)
 
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