Thread: Theist vs. Theist?

I get into it with both rigid-thinking atheists and rigid-thinking theists all the time. My stand on theism is provisional polytheism, but whoever I'm debating generally assumes I'm what they perceive as the opposite of their own view (i.e. theists see an atheist, atheists see a theist), what with the rigid thinking, so I probably don't count

Originally Posted by Taosaur

I get into it with both rigid-thinking atheists and rigid-thinking theists all the time. My stand on theism is provisional polytheism, but whoever I'm debating generally assumes I'm what they perceive as the opposite of their own view (i.e. theists see an atheist, atheists see a theist), what with the rigid thinking, so I probably don't count

I only see the whole theist/atheist thing as a position on a single question, "Does God(s) exist?". But even then, how one answers defines their position, so it is never clear-cut. In the end, it is better to define your position rather than to label, because just as theists are not all the same, neither are atheists. Also, let us not forget all the other ideologies, like Deism, etc.

The picture is never black & white.

Originally Posted by Taosaur

I get into it with both rigid-thinking atheists and rigid-thinking theists all the time. My stand on theism is provisional polytheism, but whoever I'm debating generally assumes I'm what they perceive as the opposite of their own view (i.e. theists see an atheist, atheists see a theist), what with the rigid thinking, so I probably don't count

With all this talk of rigidity and theist on theist action, I'm beginning to wonder if you guys are even talking about religion at all...