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I don't know, but it wasn't God... I'm actually better at these if they're multiple choice !Before the theory of evolution and big bang was made, what did athiests believe in?
I mean I am 85 !Why only atheists?JurassicTerrorist wrote:Before the theory of evolution and big bang was made, what did athiests believe in?
True, but before those theories were made theists believed God created the universe, Atheists didn't, and if they did they wouldn't be athiests.RickD wrote:Why only atheists?JurassicTerrorist wrote:Before the theory of evolution and big bang was made, what did athiests believe in?
Some theists believe in evolution and the Big Bang.
As an Skeptic/Atheist, I have to agree with ES; whatever they believed, it didn't include God.JurassicTerrorist wrote:Before the theory of evolution and big bang was made, what did athiests believe in?
What's the difference between the modern atheist who believes only that which is observable and verifiable by science is real, vs the pre 17th century atheist who believes only that which can be experienced via our 5 seances are real? Am I missing something here?PaulSacramento wrote:The modern atheist is someone that believes this is all there is and there is nothing else.
That only what is observable or verifiable by science is "real".
That type of atheist didn't exist till about the 19th century,perhaps 17th.
Before that they were agnostic or simply the atheist type that believed that only what we can see with our 5 senses was real.
I'd say you're missing something. A seance is an attempt to communicate with spirits. So, the difference is that a modern atheist who believes only that which is observable and verifiable by science, and an atheist who conducts seances, is pretty obvious.Kenny wrote:What's the difference between the modern atheist who believes only that which is observable and verifiable by science is real, vs the pre 17th century atheist who believes only that which can be experienced via our 5 seances are real? Am I missing something here?PaulSacramento wrote:The modern atheist is someone that believes this is all there is and there is nothing else.
That only what is observable or verifiable by science is "real".
That type of atheist didn't exist till about the 19th century,perhaps 17th.
Before that they were agnostic or simply the atheist type that believed that only what we can see with our 5 senses was real.
Ken
My brother ... you are absolutely the King of low hanging fruit !So, the difference is that a modern atheist who believes only that which is observable and verifiable by science, and an atheist who conducts seances, is pretty obvious.
Being vertically challenged, I can only reach the low hanging fruit.EssentialSacrifice wrote:My brother ... you are absolutely the King of low hanging fruit !So, the difference is that a modern atheist who believes only that which is observable and verifiable by science, and an atheist who conducts seances, is pretty obvious.
Most probably, they considered Aristotle as foundational to their thinking.JurassicTerrorist wrote:Before the theory of evolution and big bang was made, what did athiests believe in?
They believed in many things per personal preference such as:JurassicTerrorist wrote:Before the theory of evolution and big bang was made, what did athiests believe in?
According to my understanding, prior to the Big Bang theory, they had the "Steady State theory" which says the Universe had no beginning nor end.JurassicTerrorist wrote:Before the theory of evolution and big bang was made, what did athiests believe in?
Makes sense, however what about earth? Did earth always exist according to that theory? Were humans created, or did they just always exist?Kenny wrote:According to my understanding, prior to the Big Bang theory, they had the "Steady State theory" which says the Universe had no beginning nor end.JurassicTerrorist wrote:Before the theory of evolution and big bang was made, what did athiests believe in?
Ken
The Steady State Theory was first formulated by Sir James Jeans around 1920 and revised in 1948 by Hermann Bondi, Thomas Gold, and Fred Hoyle. It has been discredited. Before 1920's there was a wide array of reasons and motivational causes of those reasons.Kenny wrote:According to my understanding, prior to the Big Bang theory, they had the "Steady State theory" which says the Universe had no beginning nor end.JurassicTerrorist wrote:Before the theory of evolution and big bang was made, what did athiests believe in?
Ken