Andrespetmonkey said:
DanneSandin said:
Andrespetmonkey said:
DanneSandin said:
How can anybody be a DEVOUT atheist? that sounds pretty stupid... atheism is all but devoution
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Well, to be fair it's very possible to be a devout atheist, in a sense.
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Adjective
- Having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment.
- Totally committed to a cause or belief.
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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.
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Yeah, come to think about it I guess Richard Dawkins and Cristopher Hitchen is/was devouted atheists...
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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
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haha, no, you're probably right! But they do seem to come across as devout atheists, in the sense that they mean to spread knowledge about atheism, and encourage other atheists to step forward so that it won't be taboo anymore.
