Are atheists as dumb as rocks?

In this episode Trent examines controversy surrounding the definition of atheism and shows why it is insufficient to define atheism merely as “lack of belief in God.”

[VengefulPolititron]

"if the people were quiet, then the rocks would cry out." - Jesus.
Rocks are Theists.

[glof]

My thought on it is "if you lack a belief, get out of the conversation."

I lack a belief on what the top of the line water softener is in the industry as of today. I'm not a water softener salesman, installer, reviewer, manufacturer, etc. I quite literally lack a belief, which is why I'm not involved in those conversations.

Contrast this to an atheist, who supposedly "lacks a belief" but oftentimes has much fervor about this supposed "lack of belief" and gets in discussions and arguments surrounding this supposed "lack of belief."

It's disingenuous.

[JustUsCrazyBoyz]

"The fool says in his heart, there is no God!" Psalm 51

[Miguel-ezsh]

These are the video titles I need to wake up to in the morning

[TheSilvereagle]

You stated that the atheist position of lacking belief is "not interesting" . Honestly, that sounds like a you problem. I was unaware there was a requirement that a persons position must be interesting.

[muadek]

"Obviously Santa Claus exists" - Jonathan Pageau.

[lightbeforethetunnel]

I just lack belief that any particular non-theistic worldview is true. I'm not making a claim right now; I'm just not convinced.

[MyMy-tvfd]

'rocks are atheist' is not dumb or boring, it is irrelevant and puerile - it does not rise to level of 'boring' or 'dumb'

[deusimperator]

Theism is the lack of belief in the proposition that G-d does not exist... this is my answer to the dunces who claim that atheism is the lack of belief in G-d

[Justas]

If atheism is a lack of belief then its just a preference claim like your favorite color. No argument to be had nor does such a claim lead to further knowledge.

[WhatsTheTakeaway]

Graham Oppy seems like an atheist that a theist can actually have a conversation with and tease out the clash of worldviews.

These Reddit/Dunning-Kruger atheists, not so much.

[gussetma]

We used to have a name for them. That was "Village Atheists"

[l.m.]

A kinder way to say it is: Are atheists as smart as rocks?

[wingedlion]

I think deism or pantheism better explains the world. It explains the apparent fine tuning and mathematical order, but also explains evil and suffering because either God is not interfering or god is everything both good and evil. Ying and Yang are balanced.

[Gojira]

Hello, Trent. I love your videos. Very helpful for this Anglican Catholic on his way towards Rome.' About those who have professed a belief in the existence of fairies, a fascinating book from the beginning of the last century is The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries (1911) by Walter Evans-Wentz.

[Max_Doubt]

What we have here is carping from the cheap seats. But the point stands. Aron was wrong. The stupid Xian apologetic goes like this: you can't define atheism as a lack of belief in gods because that would make rocks, since they lack belief in gods, atheists. Nope. The definition of atheist always begins with: "A person who..." or "Someone who..." That precludes the inanimate. To appreciate the inanity of this apologetic we need just extend it further. Teetotalism is the lack of alcohol consumption. So rocks are teetotalers! Vegetarianism is the lack of meat consumption. So rocks are vegetarians! Rocks lack the ability to see colors. So it makes sense to call them colorblind! Sorry, that don't fly. And remember: you can rebuke and denounce Xianity all day long and still be a nonbeliever in gods just as you can rip the claim that Klingons exist but still be a neutral nonbeliever about intelligent E-Ts.

[zrenkov]

I don't get why lack if belief would be a bad understanding of what an atheist is. Im an atheist. I lack a belief in god. I can elaborate on that and say something like: I do not have enough evidence, therefore I lack a belief in god.
I find agnostic atheist to be way more precise than agnostic. I can't say "there is no god", because i dont know that, yet i can lack a belief in god, and therefore live my life as if god doesnt exist.

[everlong]

Atheist: "It's not that i dont believe in God, its that i lack a belief in God! Atheism doesnt assert anything. Christians are the ones that assert things."
Christian: "Why dont you believe in God?"
A: "I think his existence is improbable"
C: "There, you believe that God's existence is improbable. Let's discuss that"

[S.D.]

It's simple the following people have a burden of proof:
A person who claims that God exists
A person who claims they can prove God doesn't exist
If someone isn't in either of those categories they don't have a burden of proof

[JohnR]

Is there an incoming Friday episode regarding Santa Claus now, on the other channel?