To the Atheist members of vgchartz

[Andrespetmonkey]

DanneSandin said:

Andrespetmonkey said:

DanneSandin said:

How can anybody be a DEVOUT atheist? that sounds pretty stupid... atheism is all but devoution

Well, to be fair it's very possible to be a devout atheist, in a sense.

Adjective

1. Having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment.
2. Totally committed to a cause or belief.

but the phrase "devout atheist" gets thrown around very liberally by some people. I've never encountered anyone IRL or otherwise that I would describe as a "devout atheist". I would describe hardly any religious people as "devout" in their religious beliefs either... it's a very strong word.

Yeah, come to think about it I guess Richard Dawkins and Cristopher Hitchen is/was devouted atheists...

Even those guys aren't. I know Dawkins for sure isn't, I remember listeting to him say every atheist should still be doubtful, and there's no certainty in atheism. I don't mean to keep contradicting you lol