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Atheism is (in a broad sense) a skeptic attitude towards the belief in deities. In a narrower sense, atheism rejects the existence of deities at all.

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Is atheism just another form of dogma?

I was raised Catholic, and part of my motivation for leaving Catholicism was my dislike of any kind of enforced structure. However, to my surprise, it seems like Atheism is also dogmatic. Is this intentional? Is atheism supposed to be only…
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Why should a theist care about what happens to the world after his/her death?

Consider someone who believes in any kind of reincarnation or perfect punishment after death, a theist. That is, all she/he does in this life is done in light of complying with her/his God(s) wishes. Is it possible for a person like this to be…
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Why did Voltaire think that deism would support an ethical social order better than atheism?

Voltaire advocated deism and vehemently opposed atheism. As far as I know, one of the most important reasons he gave was pragmatic, that the uneducated lower class must be kept believing in god, otherwise ethics and social order would collapse.…
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Questions on the strange philosophical positions of Richard Dawkins

If the alternative that's being offered to what physicists now talk about - a big bang, a spontaneous singularity which gave rise to the origin of the universe - if the alternative to that is a divine intelligence, a creator, which would have…
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Stephen Law's Evil God hypothesis

I was reading some of his work. I do get the idea he is trying to refute the idea of God but my problem is how can a non existent God be given the label of good or evil? Surely something must at the very least exist before you can make moral…
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Are atheists forced to believe that their imagination is "omnipotent"?

The primary argument of the atheist is A1: a belief without evidence is irrational from which it is deduced that religious beliefs are irrational. However, it is well-known that many atheists ("strong" atheists) also believe that deities do not…
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Are New Atheists hypocritical?

There are plenty of things wrong with plenty of religions. But the go-to argument of new atheists is you believe in A. You have no concrete evidence for A. Hence, you are irrational and stupid and blah blah blah. Is this not pure hypocrisy?…
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Can one assert a mysterious, naturalistic explanation to undercut all god arguments?

I had been pondering this for a while and was wondering if there is any literature on the idea of undercutting all possible god hypotheses through the following trick (instead of simply saying that there’s no good reason to believe in a…
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Dharmakirti's argument from immutibility for atheism

God is immutable.a immutable thing cannot be the cause of any new effect,as that would imply change in his nature. how valid is this argument?what if God's immutibility only refer to his substance or essence and not his actions?
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Are almost all atheists hypocrites?

By an atheist, I mean a person who stands behind the following two propositions. P1: It is irrational to believe without empirical evidence. Hence, it is irrational to believe in God. P2: Established scientific theories are well-tested and most…
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Theism and atheism as 'brute facts'?

Can we be presented with the absence of God as a brute fact, one with no need of explanation or analysis etc.? How does this compare with what theism alleges to report? This wasn't meant to be an implicit presentation of reasons for atheism. But it…
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Is it rational for an atheist to be certain that god does not exist?

An atheist is a person who lacks a belief in god, or more traditionally, denies god’s existence. Either way, let’s assume two things: a) that this god sends you to hell if you’re wrong and b) that most atheists are not 100% certain in god not…
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Does the argument from evil presuppose moral realism?

The Argument from Evil is a class of arguments which purport that the existence of evil is incompatible with the existence of God. But this presupposes what evil means. And usually, the proponents of the argument already have a definition for evil.…
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Why do people think infinite regress is possible?

There has to be a beginning, or there is nothing, if there is no origin of regression, there would be no nothing there now. and now I will tackle “why can’t the universe be uncaused?” Because we wouldn’t be here now, it would stay in that state for…
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