tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994576628270066986.post6240791597429899057..comments2024-01-30T21:13:50.569-07:00Comments on Fish in Space: What Does It Mean To Say I'm An Atheist?SpaceGhotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966275517866561166noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994576628270066986.post-4473090943779589342015-04-14T16:53:09.613-06:002015-04-14T16:53:09.613-06:00Granted. Everyone believes or doesn't believe ...Granted. Everyone believes or doesn't believe for their own reasons, so naturally the way they express this will differ. It's worth pointing out. But since many believers treat atheists as cookie-cutouts of whatever image they have in their head, I felt it appropriate to post this as a reference whenever someone makes a remark addressing the straw-atheist they've built in their heads.SpaceGhotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13966275517866561166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994576628270066986.post-91321277055881550992015-04-14T02:26:22.691-06:002015-04-14T02:26:22.691-06:00Your last paragraph is, of course, demonstrably tr...Your last paragraph is, of course, demonstrably true. However, I would add that it is just as true of theists. A belief in god(s) does not automatically make one a good person. In fact, religion has the capability to actively twist morals such that what is bad looks good and vice versa. So, knowing the label someone picks when asked "what is your religious belief" is really not a good Misanthropic Scotthttp://misanthropicscott.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com