Atheism denies the existence of God. And theism affirms the existence of God, who is being. By denying the existence of God, atheism must deny the God who is itself being and the only universal cause of being. The denial of being and the universal cause of being infers the quasi denial of the existence of all things that exist, for only God as being can cause the being of creatures. But for the atheist to deny the existence of all things, whilst the atheist exists to perform the act of denial is to act as though the only thing that is real is the singular atheist. The atheist is then acting very similar to the solopsist who deny's the reality of all things other than himself, or perhaps other than his own thoughts.
And because the atheist does not have any proof for the non-existence of the God, who is being, the atheist must only be an atheist by belief. Yet such belief is comparable to the polytheism of Hinduism which affirms that reality is an illusion. For the atheist denies the only cause of the existence of all things, but in some manner also affirms the existence of all things. Such a denial and affirmation of things existing is very similar to the Hindu gods who convince men that reality is an illusion. For an illusion seems real but does not have any causes for the existence of anything. The atheist belief is likened to Hinduism which must affirm and deny reality, for atheism denys reality and the universal cause of reality, but must live in reality. At the same time, the atheists convince each other of atheism and the consequent illusion of reality, as likened to the polytheistic gods of Hinduism who act to deceive men.
As atheism is very similar to solopsism and Hinduism, the atheist is likened to a solopsist Hindu, whereby the atheist is real to himself, and all other things are only like an illusion that cannot be explained.
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