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Believers and unbelievers
surfflyer is mistaken on two points: (1) The word "atheism" was coined by the Greeks, and it was used to refer NOT to lack of belief in god(s), but to a belief that there were no gods. It is only in recent times that professed atheists, in order to make it unnecessary for them to have to prove their position, tried to adjust the meaning of the term so that it could refer to lack of belief. (2) If surfflyer were correct that atheism is a lack of belief, then it cannot also be "based on" anything. Only a belief can be based on something. Atheism can't be a "knowledge" because knowledge is an understanding of facts, and a lack of belief carries no facts. A lack means nothing is there. For example, if I said I lacked a belief in aliens on other planets, this would simply mean that I have never encountered any evidence to suggest that there were. I cannot say I have a knowledge that there are no aliens, because I may not even have studied the subject. On the other hand, if I said I believed that there were no aliens on other planets, this would suggest that I have seen evidence that no aliens exist. I therefore can say my belief is based on something. Therefore, if atheism is a lack of belief, then it is not a knowledge. If atheism is a belief that there are no gods, then it could be a knowledge. As for the Greeks, they used the term agnostic for someone who had no belief, and that is the term best used for it.— May 14, 2014 7:05 p.m.
Record-Release Roundup
The New Kinetics will be releasing their album CONTACT on September 27th, and they are holding a record release party on the 28th at Bar Pink. Opening the show will be Hotel St. George and The Schitzophonics. The album can be heard and pre-ordered at www.auralgravy.com/contactpreorder.htm. The video for their first single, "Riffle Raff," can be seen at http://vimeo.com/26550041.— September 4, 2011 10:11 a.m.
Best and Worst Gigs Ever: the New Kinetics
The exact address for the Riffle Raff video is http://vimeo.com/26550041, in case anyone can't find it.— August 17, 2011 10:34 p.m.