Religion
In reply to the discussion: Has religion solved anything? [View all]defacto7
(13,485 posts)You're going rather in circles, and for what reason? probably to prove... something. I guess you need to prove you're premise is correct although you never stated one.. I can't help you there. You seem to need to negate an atheist's view of themselves. That's absurd, but if it helps you deal, feel free.
You are over complicating for the effect. It's all very simple. Faith is either ON or OFF. Religion requires faith. Faith is choosing to believe something that cannot and must not be proven. Therefore faith deletes itself if there is an tangible definition of it's object; it is no longer faith but fact. These are incomparable concepts.
I have no faith. I have trust. Trust can change when the data changes and I am compelled to do so. Faith cannot or your choice of God was wrong. Gods and change are incompatible.
Therefore, this old cliché is still the best example if your are interested in reduction: "Atheism is a Religion like the OFF button on a TV is a channel."
Atheism is simply no deity. No more, no less, no strings. The choices are, Light is on or light is off. 1 or 0.
BTW, I don't need to say anything about a god, you do. I am obliging or engaging your issue. It's not mine.