Fundie Claims Atheism is Scientifically Impossible?

@biblestuff7 has taken it upon himself to make some pretty big claims about what atheism is and what it entails. The question is: can he back any of them up with actual evidence? Or will this be another overconfident retread of lies evangelicals tell?
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#atheism #rationalism #christianity #apologetics #evidence #logic #justification #science #reason #philosophy #epistemology

[cmack]

1. I am an atheist.
2a. I have no idea where the universe "came from".
2b. As a practical matter, I do not give a flying f where the universe "came from".
3. I am never going to rely on a front man speaking for a god. This god needs to step up itself.

[Captain-Cosmo]

Atheism is as much a world view as the OFF button is a TV channel.

[skyinou]

Another instance of "If I misrepresent a topic (here atheism) hard enough, I can confidently claim that it doesn't make sense." 😐

[TheSkyGuy]

7:40
That's what THEISTS believe. They believe the universe was magicked out of nothing by an eternally existing deity.

Atheism makes no claim that the universe was even "created".

A theist pointing out their own BS cliché 😂

[freddanfly]

That was flat earther level ignorance and stupidity from the bible stuff.

[giulianodenardi]

Oh yes, I love it when a Christian wants to teach an atheist what it's like to be an atheist, what a delightful experience.

[alfresco]

"Atheism is scientifically impossible" How the hell can you pack so much stupidity into just four words?

[Noname-wfe]

For me the fact that I think my world view is “scientifically correct” doesn’t follow from me being an atheist but rather it’s the other way around - I try hard to not be scientifically incorrect and this led to my atheism.

[mirandahotspring]

It always amuses me that these idiots cheerfully deny science wherever it challenges their beliefs, like evolution, age of the earth, the flood, etc. etc. but also are quite prepared to use the product of science, the internet, to spread their nonsense, and also make the preposterous claim that science actually validates their delusion. Hypocrisy really is the Vaseline of religious intercourse!

[MrWyzdum]

Just as we are not "descended" from apes, we ARE apes, life didn't come from chemistry, life IS chemistry.

[nagranoth_]

It's scientifically impossible for people to not believe something others do? Man, this is going to be stoopid...

[EliteTrainerKenway]

"Do you believe in bigfoot?"

"No"

"Impossible"

[JimmyRJump]

I consider myself an Atheist, for lack of a better word. But, this doesn't mean I rule-out the possibility of there being a god of some sorts. It simply means I don't accept the claims from different groups who claim there is a god. Nor do I accept the rest of the different claims built on their initial claim.
To me, Atheism isn't a "world view". It's the non-acceptance of a religious world view as claimed by different religious groups.

[Theo_Skeptomai]

Hello. I am an atheist. I define atheism as suspending any acknowledgment as to the reality of any particular god until sufficient credible evidence is presented. My position is that *_I currently have no good reason to acknowledge the reality of any god._*

And here is why I currently hold to such a position. Below are 11 facts I must consider when evaluating the claim made by certain theists that a particular god exists in reality. To be clear, these are not premises for any argument which _concludes_ there to be no gods. These are simply facts I must take into account when evaluating the verity of such a claim. If any of the following facts were to be contravened at a later time by evidence, experience, or sound argument, I would THEN have good reason to acknowledge such a reality.

1. I have never been presented with a functional definition of a god.
2. I personally have never observed a god.
3. I have never encountered any person who has claimed to have observed a god.
4. I know of no accounts of persons claiming to have observed a god that were willing or able to demonstrate or verify their observation for authenticity, accuracy, or validity.
5. I have never been presented with any _valid_ logical argument, which also introduced demonstrably true premises that lead deductively to an inevitable conclusion that a god(s) exists in reality.
6. Of the many logical syllogisms I have examined arguing for the reality of a god(s), I have found all to contain a formal or informal logical fallacy or a premise that can not be demonstrated to be true.
7. I have never observed a phenomenon in which the existence of a god was a necessary antecedent for the known or probable explanation for the causation of that phenomenon.
8. Several proposed (and generally accepted) explanations for observable phenomena that were previously based on the agency of a god(s), have subsequently been replaced with rational, natural explanations, each substantiated with evidence that excluded the agency of a god(s). I have never encountered _vice versa._
9. I have never knowingly experienced the presence of a god through intercession of angels, divine revelation, the miraculous act of divinity, or any occurrence of a supernatural event.
10. Every phenomenon that I have ever observed appears to have *_emerged_* from necessary and sufficient antecedents over time without exception. In other words, I have never observed a phenomenon (entity, process, object, event, process, substance, system, or being) that was created _ex nihilo_ - that is instantaneously came into existence by the solitary volition of a deity.
11. All claims of a supernatural or divine nature that I have been presented have either been refuted to my satisfaction or do not present as _falsifiable._

ALL of these facts lead me to the only rational conclusion that concurs with the realities I have been presented - and that is the fact that there is *_no good reason_* for me to acknowledge the reality of any particular god.

I have heard often that atheism is the denial of the Abrahamic god. But denial is the active rejection of a substantiated fact once credible evidence has been presented. Atheism is simply withholding such acknowledgment until sufficient credible evidence is introduced. *_It is natural, rational, and prudent to be skeptical of unsubstantiated claims, especially extraordinary ones._*

I welcome any cordial response. Peace.

[Ratciclefan]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but Atheism is *not* science
You can believe in science and a religion at the same time, it doesn't mean one proves the other, the same way you can believe no religion but also not believe in science

[XeriusFalconbridge]

Somewhat ironically, I became hard/strong Atheistic towards Christianity because I was convinced by Jewish Theologians that none of the "prophecies" about Jesus were prophecies to begin with. That was the main thing they needed me to accept to go down their voodoo rabbit hole, but it turns out it's dead on arrival anyway.

[BillGarrett]

I haven't placed a bet on this guy's racehorse. That doesn't mean I've bet against his horse. It doesn't mean I've bet on any other horse. If he thinks his horse is going to win, and wants my money, he needs to show me his horse's actual track record. He needs to show me the bet isn't just an elaborate con job a la "The Sting".

[marshallmkerr]

Can't remember the last time I actually heard anyone properly employ the phrase "begs the question." Hit the like button just to register my gratitude for confirmation the meaning has not yet been lost entirely.

[Sundaydish]

Your intro jingle makes me feel old. I would hear that in the Saturday morning cinema I went to as a kid.

[chrisose]

Apologetics: To lie your ass off because you have no evidence for your position.