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i'm not saying any of that is true, just describing the belief system and what is actually presented in the bible and old jewish texts. Still pretty easy to be atheist, all you have to do is not believe in any kind of deity.
Yeah but it’s a little bit like putting your hands in front of your eyes and saying “nanana I can’t SEE you”.
Also, any idea or concept you pick up and elevate over everything else would by definition become your God, even if only temporarily. The only way to ensure you are actually atheist would be to turn completely chaotic and change your mind every five seconds.
God is the idea that a magic force is responsible for everything, atheism is rejection of this fantasy and the assumption that life is simply the result of natural processes existing without will.
What if that “magic force” is simply consciousness itself? Because that does seem to do pretty strange and inexplicable things if you leave it alone for long enough.
Also, does this mean true Atheism would require you to give up your self-will? How then can anyone choose to be an Atheist?
where are you coming from with these assertions? how would being atheist require you to give up self will?
Where did you get the idea that those are assertions? Did you miss the question marks or something?
That question was based on the previous commenter's assertion that "atheism is [...] the assumption that life is simply the result of natural processes existing without will."
I think you misunderstood the meaning of the comment you are referencing. natural process without will doesn't mean self will, it means that everything that's happened is happening without the will of a deity.