Just A Thought ~ GODISM

"The word 'atheist' is a thoroughly honest, unambiguous term. It means one who does not believe in God, and it means neither more nor less."

~ Robert Flint, British theologian ~

These days, many people claim to be atheists, though without ~ in many cases ~ understanding what the wordmeans. It depends upon what the word 'God' means ('Theo', in Greek, hence 'theist': believer in Theo; 'theology': the science of Theo, although it is not a science at all); disbelief implies belief, does it not? The two always go together, and we cannot have one without the other. We cannot disbelieve something if we don't believe it first.

So, what do we mean by the word 'God'? A word is not a thing. We know the word ~ everyone does ~ but what, if anything, does it represent? Before we can discuss the matter further, we must know the answer to this question without resorting to empty and worn-out cliches like, 'God is the Creator of the Universe', 'God is Love', etc. The onus of proving something rests upon those who believe in it, not upon those who don't, and they have never been able to prove it, because it’s a myth. They are quite welcome to believe it ~ believe whatever you want ~ as long as you don’t try to force your ideas upon others. So, no more witch-hunts or persecution of any kind, eh?