It has been suggested by a poster here that atheists must in fact think of themselves as God.
Why? Because the atheist usurps God, replacing God’s ultimate authority with her/his own.
Question 1: Does it follow that atheists must think of themselves as God because they are atheist?
Question 2:
How do you feel about using a simplified definition of God as “ultimate authority“?
or Would you prefer to use one of the “God” definitions from Merriam-Webster below?
Definitions of God: Merriam-Webster
1 God : the supreme or ultimate reality: such as
a : the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism as creator and ruler of the universe
b Christian Science : the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit : infinite Mind
2 or less commonly God : a being or object that is worshipped as having more than natural attributes and powers specifically : one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality…the Greek gods of love and war
3 : a person or thing of supreme value had photos of baseball’s gods pinned to his bedroom wall
4 : a powerful ruler Hollywood gods that control our movies’ fates
Question 4: Do please mention your god~notion preferences?
Approved ~ Primus Pilus
Verisimilitude
Article URL : https://today.uconn.edu/2017/08/think-atheists-likely-serial-killers/#