No, but atheism is a system of belief that claims that there is no God/creator. There is a difference between a spirit and God.Can you tell me a supernatural being that is neither a god or god-like (spirit )?
Yes, we are left only with nature but we need to define naturalism. If by naturalism you mean that nature behaves according to a set of laws, then no, there are other options.If there’s no supernatural reality, you are only left with nature, wich is naturalism.
What I was taught.What was the cause of your first thought ever?
That I agree.I’m not sure if the reality of free will can be directly proven logically or scientifically, but it’s a necessary precondition of moral responsibility.
What are the other options?If by naturalism you mean that nature behaves according to a set of laws, then no, there are other options.
The universe in which the free will is real. You can do against your nature in such a universe.What are the other options?
Atheism doesn’t only claim that there is no god/creator; it denies the existence of any deity or god-like being.atheism is a system of belief that claims that there is no God/creator.
What was the cause of the first thought of the first living being ever?What I was taught.
I’m afraid this is all too easy. Pixie, fairy, elf, genie, goblin, mermaid, nymph, etc etc.Can you tell me a supernatural being that is neither a god or god-like (spirit )?
Mythologocal creatures like nymphs are god-like. Mermaids and goblins, I think, can’t be defined as entirely supernatural, because there’s nothing inerently supernatural in them, and their existence is contingent in nature (even thought we have no evidence they actually exist ). Genies, elves, fairies and pixies could be defined as kind of spirits.Pixie, fairy, elf, genie, goblin, mermaid, nymph, etc etc.
They are none of them God, and yet it is possible to believe in them, so that step of your argument fails.Genies, elves, fairies and pixies could be defined as kind of spirits
I don’t think there’s any atheist who doesn’t believe in God but does believe in fairies, pixies and elves.They are none of them God, and yet it is possible to believe in them, so that step of your argument fails.
I know atheists who, unaccountably, believe in Fate.I don’t think there’s any atheist who doesn’t believe in God but does believe in fairies, pixies and elves
The experience.What was the cause of the first thought of the first living being ever?
Thought is a sort of experience. A kid develops skills to have thoughts from simple experience.So not every thought is caused by other thoughts.
What is a universe in which free-will is real? You can’t just assert that something is a possible option.The universe in which the free will is real.
Why not, you do it all the time.You can’t just assert that something is a possible option.
And you can’t just assert that somebody has done something. This is the philosophy section of this forum, not the “assert what i would like to be true forum.”Why not, you do it all the time.
Of course I can. In fact, I can’t help but do it, and neither can you. Unless you can prove definitively that something is true, then you can only assert that it’s true.And you can’t just assert that somebody has done something.
You’re the one making the claim and giving no demonstration of the asserted claim. It’s not my responsibility. I’m not fooled by those kinds of fallacious arguments any more. lol.Of course I can. In fact, I can’t help but do it, and neither can you. Unless you can prove definitively that something is true, then you can only assert that it’s true.
You may attempt to defend that assertion by some means, but it’s still none-the-less an assertion.
Can you prove for example that I can’t simply assert that something is true. Do you have some definitive reason for claiming that I can’t?