RE: Anti-theism and anti-religion
July 20, 2014 at 2:39 pm
(This post was last modified: July 20, 2014 at 2:40 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
All in an effort to help someone label themselves for whatever ungodly reason they deign to do so...
I'm an anti-theist. It's not an issue of belief, my anti-theism doesn't arise from atheism (though I happen to be an atheist as well). Similarly, I take a stand against what most would describe as religion only as a consequence of it flowing from a god. When it comes to godless religions, it isn't my anti-theism that forces me to conclude that they're all a bunch of dolts. That's my "rational bias" at play.
If you aren't opposed to the very idea of a god, anti-theism probably isn't the proper label for you, though I suppose you could find wiggle room in deistic concepts (they don't escape my anti-theism, personally..if and when they manage to wiggle out of being personal or individually relevant gods they cease - to me- to be gods at all in any meaningful sense. Just the misuse of a word for fairly transparent reasons).
You might find that you have some things in common with me, but having some things in common with an anti-theist, or the anti-theist position does not make you an anti-theist.
I'm an anti-theist. It's not an issue of belief, my anti-theism doesn't arise from atheism (though I happen to be an atheist as well). Similarly, I take a stand against what most would describe as religion only as a consequence of it flowing from a god. When it comes to godless religions, it isn't my anti-theism that forces me to conclude that they're all a bunch of dolts. That's my "rational bias" at play.
If you aren't opposed to the very idea of a god, anti-theism probably isn't the proper label for you, though I suppose you could find wiggle room in deistic concepts (they don't escape my anti-theism, personally..if and when they manage to wiggle out of being personal or individually relevant gods they cease - to me- to be gods at all in any meaningful sense. Just the misuse of a word for fairly transparent reasons).
You might find that you have some things in common with me, but having some things in common with an anti-theist, or the anti-theist position does not make you an anti-theist.
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