Are atheists less imaginative about the unknown? (page 2)

VampireDCLXV

I think this is a broad generalization. Maybe the people you know specifically, but don't think all atheists can be painted with that brush so easily.

It depends on how hardcore they are...

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sabastious

Atheists do not say there is no god, they simply don't believe in one, they can be just as open to the idea of one as any theist & have the same capacity for leftfield thinking.

You are thinking of Agnosticism. Atheists say "there is no God" and Agnostics say "there is not enough evidence of a God for me."

There is debate over the definitions, but I think the above is a good rule of thumb to avoid confusing language or lables.

-Sab

Psychotic Parrot

Oh no no please don't tell me i have to explain this one to you.

Oh gosh, i can't be bothered, someone else do it. Someone please explain to the OP the difference between atheism & agnosticism & how the two are NOT NOT NOT mutually exclusive.

JEEEEZ. And YOU talk about brick walls, GAH!

sabastious

I will go out on a limb & wager that you know just as many unimaginitive theists, but simply don't notice them due to confirmation bias.

Your limb has snapped beneath you unfortunately. Most theists I have come across are more than willing to talk about the "unexplained". They will definitely give you their two cents as to what they think it is, but they are not put off usually.

-Sab

sabastious

Oh no no please don't tell me i have to explain this one to you.

Let me rephrase. Why do you think generalization should be avoided?

-Sab

Psychotic Parrot

Your 'good' rule of thumb is simply INCORRECT.

Atheists can be, & usually are, agnostic as well.

I will wager (again) that there are almost ZERO people on the planet who fall into the catagory of atheist which you describe.

And i'm not even going to answer your 'why' question, that's just dumbo dumbell dumberson.

NomadSoul

Sabastious,

I'm not laughing at you, it's just that It's very easy to make me laugh. Okay, it was your generalization that made me laugh.

So can ask you what are these ideals you are talking about?

Psychotic Parrot

Your limb has snapped beneath you unfortunately. Most theists I have come across are more than willing to talk about the "unexplained". They will definitely give you their two cents as to what they think it is, but they are not put off usually.

That is NOT the definition of imaginitive.

Also, have you considered this? Maybe the atheists you know (beginning to think you don't know more than 1 or 2) are unwilling to discuss the unexplained with you because they feel you are unqualified to due to your biased theistic leanings.

And well... they may have a point!

sabastious

I will wager (again) that there are almost ZERO people on the planet who fall into the catagory of atheist which you describe.

If you corner an atheist they will admit that they don't know because a negative cannot be proven. They won't be stuburn usually because they have chosen to believe in what they see. The can't disprove the existence of God definitively so all atheists could be considered agnostics.

That's the point of the "rule of thumb" I wrote, it tries to get away from dictionary definitions.

-Sab

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