tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post3808201053346040555..comments2024-02-06T03:23:37.329-08:00Comments on No Jesus, No Peas: "Atheist" vs. "Nontheist"James Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212877636980569324noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post-79089484445115981442009-07-20T08:33:59.528-07:002009-07-20T08:33:59.528-07:00I absolutely agree with you in "the abstract&...I absolutely agree with you in "the abstract". Parsing it literally, atheism just means without-theism, which is totally appropriate. You're exactly right that I was dealing in this post with colloquial connotations.<br /><br />And hey, thanks for commenting on an old post! I'm glad this crap is finally getting read by somebody other than my wife... :DJames Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212877636980569324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post-82059828546713599412009-07-18T16:45:41.664-07:002009-07-18T16:45:41.664-07:00Sorry for commenting on old posts, I just found yo...Sorry for commenting on old posts, I just found your blog :P On the definition of atheist, personally I don't see any technical difference between it and nontheist. I mean, people can say that atheism is a positive claim that there are no gods, but the word itself doesn't seem to support that claim. I mean, if I call an animal amoral, or even a human being amoral, I'm obviously not claiming that they believe that morality doesn't exist. Moral behavior or thought simply doesn't apply to them. Likewise, it would seem to me that atheist should, technically, have the same sort of connotations - merely that theistic belief does not apply to that individual. Of course, colloquial connotations are different, but I'm referring here to the abstract...Aaron Smtihnoreply@blogger.com