RE: Ex-theists are often like ex-smokers, sanctimonious and insufferable.
July 21, 2015 at 1:51 pm
(This post was last modified: July 21, 2015 at 1:54 pm by Dystopia.)
I think suffering at the hands of religion causes people to become revolted and they have a need to start conflicts with their former beliefs - It is a natural reaction. I was never a big believer and I never had bad experiences with religion, so I really don't give a fuck, but perhaps I'd think differently if I was indoctrinated since birth.
I'm interested in creating a more humane and critical-thinking society, whether that results in more atheism or not is really none of my concern. Being an atheist means you got one thing right, kinda like not smoking means you made the healthier choice - It doesn't make you special aside from the fact you don't believe and you are prone to the same groupthinking, dogmas and delusions as everyone else - We all are - People have need for dogmas and principles to guide their life and they end up replacing religion with something else that suits them, whether it's Richard Dawkins,a political ideology, a list of moral ideas or some philosophy you approve of.
I'm interested in creating a more humane and critical-thinking society, whether that results in more atheism or not is really none of my concern. Being an atheist means you got one thing right, kinda like not smoking means you made the healthier choice - It doesn't make you special aside from the fact you don't believe and you are prone to the same groupthinking, dogmas and delusions as everyone else - We all are - People have need for dogmas and principles to guide their life and they end up replacing religion with something else that suits them, whether it's Richard Dawkins,a political ideology, a list of moral ideas or some philosophy you approve of.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
