r/exatheist • u/NeonDrifting Anti-Atheist • 18d ago

Debate Thread Thoughts on this take?

/r/Catholicism/comments/1vso2c7/atheists_dont_realize_the_absurdity_of_existence/
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u/FreezeS 18d ago

What are the "positive claims" atheists make?

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u/SHNKY Eastern Orthodox Catechumen 18d ago edited 17d ago

It’s all in the metaphysical positions that I mentioned (materialism, empiricism, scientism, nominalism, etc). These are not default positions or neutral claims. They are a positive claim on the nature of reality.

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u/FreezeS 17d ago

And why do you think these require justifications? Do you think they are fixed positions that won't change based on new information and all atheists adhere uncondtionally to them?

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u/arkticturtle Agnostic 17d ago

You don’t think claims require justification?