On Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:40:39 +0100, clipka wrote:

> Similarly, atheism /is/ a world view: The view that there is /no/
> supreme being; and this assumption /is/ frequently held as a dogma as
> well.

Not quite.

Atheisim is about probability to many (or even most) atheists.  The 
evidence doesn't support there being a deity (or anything "supernatural") 
in the universe.  So while the word derives from the Greek for "denying 
god," practically, it's a bit more nuanced for most.

Most atheists are probably more accurately self-labeled "rationalists," 
because they take the stand that if testable evidence arose for the 
supernatural or deities, they would change their position.  But 
extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, too - so it's not 
just "well, look at the Universe, it's just obvious that God created it."

Jim
-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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