
English: 
Are babies atheists?
Well, it kind of depends on
how you want to define that word.
If you're saying atheist means
"someone who doesn't believe in God,"
then, okay, you're right,
babies are atheists.
But, you know what?
So are dogs,
and fetuses,
and every corpse that's on the ground right now,
because they don't believe in God either,
because they don't think about these things.
So, yeah, they don't believe in God.
I guess you're right, but
at that point it's
pretty much meaningless.
So, I don't-- I don't really give any credit to
people who say babies are atheists for that reason.
You might as well say something like,
"Babies don't like sports,"
because they don't. But it's because
they don't know what you're talking about.
My wife doesn't
like sports,
but it's because
she thinks they're boring.
The keywords there being:
"She thinks."
Babies aren't doing that. So, let's not
give a more credit than they deserve.
It's not like the head of any
atheist organization has ever said,

Spanish: 
¿Los bebés son ateos?
Depende de cómo quieras
definir la palabra.
Si dices que ateo significa
"alguien que no cree en Dios",
entonces tienes razón,
los bebés son ateos.
Pero, ¿sabes qué?
También los perros,
los fetos,
y todo cadáver enterrado,
porque tampoco creen en Dios,
porque no piensan en estas cosas.
Entonces, sí, ellos no creen en Dios.
Creo que tienes razón, pero
hasta ese punto
no tiene sentido.
No les doy crédito a los que dicen
que por eso los bebés son ateos.
También podrías decir:
"A los bebés no les gustan los deportes",
porque es cierto. Pero es porque
no saben de lo que estás hablando.
A mi esposa no le gustan
los deportes,
pero es porque piensa
que son aburridos.
Las palabras clave aquí son:
"Ella piensa".
Los bebés no están pensando. Entonces,
no les demos más crédito del que merecen.
Acaso el jefe de una organización
atea ha dicho alguna vez:

Spanish: 
"¿Acabas de tener un bebé? ¡Felicitaciones!"
Y "¡Parece que tenemos un nuevo integrante!"
Eso nunca ha pasado,
porque el "ateísmo" de un bebé
no significa nada.
Entonces, ¿cómo deberíamos definir "ateo",
al menos en este contexto?
En mi opinión, deberíamos
llamarlo incredulidad activa
-- alguien que ha
analizado el problema
y llegado a la conclusión
de que Dios no existe.
Creo que es la única
manera justa de hacerlo,
porque si no
lo has analizado,
tu ateísmo
no significa nada.
Darse el crédito de lo que otra
persona cree, pero que nunca ha analizado,
no es algo que los ateos
deberían hacer.
Los grupos religiosos
ya se encargan de eso
entre infancia, bautizos,
adoctrinamiento,
y gente diciéndote que eres religioso
porque naciste de padres religiosos.
No caigamos en esa trampa,
porque ya los criticamos por hacer eso.
No cometamos
el mismo error.
Así que, la próxima vez que alguien
te diga que los bebés son ateos,
cuestiona su definición.

English: 
"Oh, you just had a baby? Congratulations!"
And "It looks like we have a new member!"
That's never happened,
because a baby's "atheism"
means nothing.
So, how should we define atheist,
at least in this context?
In my opinion, I think we've got
to call it an active disbelief
-- someone who's thought
about the issue
and come to the conclusion
that God doesn't exist.
I think that's the only
fair way to do it,
because if you haven't
thought about it,
your atheism
means nothing.
Taking credit for what someone else believes
when they've never given any thought to it,
isn't something atheists
should be doing anyway.
Religious groups
do that enough
between childhood, baptisms,
and indoctrination classes,
and people saying you're religious because
you were born to religious parents.
Let's not fall into that trap, because we criticize
those people for doing those things already.
Let's not make
the same mistake ourselves.
So, the next time someone
says babies are atheists,
challenge their definition.

English: 
Even if they're
technically right,
it's pretty meaningless
to even put that label on them.
My name is Hemant Mehta and I write
at FriendlyAtheist.com
Please, leave a comment below
and we will be sure to check them out.

Spanish: 
Aunque técnicamente
están en lo correcto,
no siquiera tiene sentido
ponerles esa etiqueta.
Mi nombre es Hemant Mehta y escribo
en FriendlyAtheist.com
Por favor, deja un comentario aquí debajo,
y seguro lo veremos.
