Any fallacies in this debate of mine?
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Here is my argument and I want to know if any fallacies can be seen:
Some time ago I created a discussion about how God is an Atheist. However, it turns out that not only is God an Atheist but he too is an Anti-Theist. And he is an Anti-Theist in the most militant fashion ever, especially when he is depicted in the way that he is in the religious scriptures. He would be completely against the idea of any other Theos; he is God and he must be obeyed at all times without question! The idea that there could actually be any other creator above him would be harmful to himself and the world he's created, and people with such ideas would most likely be punished.
An anticipated objection to this is that if he was an anti-theist he would be against himself. However, since a Theist is someone who does not believe in themselves but someone above himself this objection doesn't really hold much weight.
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2So God is defined as an "atheist", and an "anti-theist".
Judging by the commonly-accepted uses of these terms, "atheist" refers to a lack of belief in God or 'the gods'. The opposite is a "theist"; if you believe in at least one god, that label applies to you instead.
"Anti-theist" refers to opposition to the belief in the existence of God or 'the gods'.
Assuming God is real, it does not make sense to call him an anti-theist...since at least one god would exist, and God is included in the definition of...a 'god'. He would simply be against 'rival' gods. In this case, we could say he's competitive.
God couldn't be an atheist either since at least one god exists, therefore you couldn't say he 'doesn't believe' in them; only that he wouldn't want others to exist.
EDIT: As Dr Bo suggested, definist fallacy could fit here (since we're redefining terms).
The main problem is that you are redefining "theist" to make this argument work (see definist fallacy ). A theist is generally/universally understood as someone who believes one or more god(s) exists. Therefore, if God believes he exists, he is a theist. You can also try to define "god" as one who is above oneself, but this, too, is simply not how a god is defined. The closest you can get, perhaps, is a "god" being defined as a "higher power," but there is no stipulation that the power has to be higher than oneself, just "higher." In other words, "higher" is understood as "higher than humanity."
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If this is true, then the statement "Atheists are their own god" is also true, which makes Atheism a religion, where you believe in yourself (monotheism), the community or both (polytheism).