Logic Not Included
Yet again, just because someone isn't what you are doesn't mean they fit in a counter-category.
Please explain how you gathered this from her post. She is right. Take Buddhists, who maintain beliefs about afterlife and ritual without believing in a deity. They are de facto atheists, regardless of spiritual beliefs.
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You can't use someone's claim for not being something as a means for being something.
Yes you can, in the instance that there are only two options. A whole integer is either even or odd. If it is not odd, then it must be even.
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"I'm not gay because I like the other gender." Using your logic - "A lot of gay people like the other gender."
This is an inapt analogy, thus it's not only not logical, it's offensive. Human sexuality does not resemble an abstract concept like faith in a deity.
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This is actually the first thing I found to make sense, but they way it's put is hard to follow.
I didn't think so. What made it difficult for you?
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True that atheists don't believe in nothing, but that's because it's illogical to believe in nothing. By existing, you are proof that there is something.
That would be the humanity she's talking about.
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That be a god, or aliens, or literally anything you want to believe, but EVERYONE believes in something.
Everybody does not, however, believe in a higher power of any sort, or things of that nature, like gods or aliens.
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Unless of course, you're one of the people who believe that us existing is proof we don't, but that's a circular logic rabbit hole you don't want to fall down.
She didn't even imply such a thing. Why are you bringing it up as though she did?
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I think you want to re-write this one. About midway through you just lost me.
It's a good description of agnostic atheism. What caused you to get "lost" and why should her manner of expression be rewritten to suit you personally?
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I have a problem with this one. Just because someone doesn't care about religion doesn't mean they are something they don't claim to be.
And what might that problem be? An apatheist who does not believe in gods is still an atheist, whether or not they claim to be.
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But, i'm not here to offend so i'll wrap this up.
You've already managed to offend, whatever your intent may have been. Just putting that out there.
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For all you TL;DR folks, you shouldn't place people into groups based on stereotype and bias.
Are you asserting that the OP is placing people into groups based on stereotypes and/or bias?
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If someone identifies as non-atheist you can't just say they are because they fit the bill.
If they do not believe in gods, they're atheists. An whole even integer cannot be odd. It does not work that way.
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Religious views are subjective, and as much as I appreciate that you want to help people find who they are, what they are may not be what you say they are.
While this is all acceptable, the notion that there is a middle-ground position is simply incorrect. If a person does not wish to identify as one or the other position, the fact remins that one or the other applies to them, even if they refuse to admit it.