David John Wellman | Atheism as a Lack of Belief (Response to Pointless Thorns) @DavidJohnWellman | Uploaded November 2021 | Updated October 2024, 14 minutes ago.
In this corner, a robust philosophical position with thousands of years of history behind it. And in this corner . . . an apologist with a green pen. This cannot end well.
Look, I get it. Having the burden of proof is frustrating, and Christians would feel better if atheists assumed a burden as well. And sometimes we will. But that's not what atheism is all about, and all the name-calling in the universe won't change that.
POSTSCRIPT: A few days after posting this video, Thorns posted a new video (not a response to mine) entitled "Atheism is Intellectually Dishonest." Therefore, please disregard the portion of my video between 0:42 and 1:05. I don't think I'll be using the principle of charity rule again. Worth a try, though.
"Atheism Is Not A Lack Of Belief" by Pointless Thorns
youtube.com/watch?v=ndAgHrq_tSs
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0:00 Introduction
0:38 Strong and Weak Atheism
2:58 Worldviews and Explanations
4:25 I Hate These Word Crimes
7:01 The Pen Is Not Mightier
9:04 A Weird Way to Convince Us
10:05 Wrapping Up
In this corner, a robust philosophical position with thousands of years of history behind it. And in this corner . . . an apologist with a green pen. This cannot end well.
Look, I get it. Having the burden of proof is frustrating, and Christians would feel better if atheists assumed a burden as well. And sometimes we will. But that's not what atheism is all about, and all the name-calling in the universe won't change that.
POSTSCRIPT: A few days after posting this video, Thorns posted a new video (not a response to mine) entitled "Atheism is Intellectually Dishonest." Therefore, please disregard the portion of my video between 0:42 and 1:05. I don't think I'll be using the principle of charity rule again. Worth a try, though.
"Atheism Is Not A Lack Of Belief" by Pointless Thorns
youtube.com/watch?v=ndAgHrq_tSs
Strawman icon by SkepticalScience, made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Artwork by DJW
0:00 Introduction
0:38 Strong and Weak Atheism
2:58 Worldviews and Explanations
4:25 I Hate These Word Crimes
7:01 The Pen Is Not Mightier
9:04 A Weird Way to Convince Us
10:05 Wrapping Up
