No. Not inherently. It drives me crazy when people say "we atheists" or any other phrase that implies or outright states that atheists have anything in common.
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Edited by Quasar: 2/20/2016 4:04:20 PMUh... atheists do have something in common... atheists...
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Yeah, just like people who don't believe in unicorns have something in common.
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[quote]anything[/quote]
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Edited by tjustie: 2/20/2016 4:18:00 PMCounting a negative (disbelieving in something) as a positive (common trait) is silly.
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Disbelief in God being a negative trait is your opinion, and you should treat it as one.
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I don't think you know what I mean by negative. It is not an opinion. Negative does not mean bad in this case.
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Then what do you mean?
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[quote]neg·a·tive adjective consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features.[/quote] Like when people say "Prove God doesn't exist" and a common response is "You can't prove a negative".
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[quote]Ah. Makes sense.[/quote]
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He's been pretty clear, maybe reread the posts?
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Ah. Makes sense.