RE: Need a hand
January 1, 2011 at 7:56 pm
(This post was last modified: January 1, 2011 at 7:57 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:Why can't atheists be "about" something? Judaism is about something, Catholism is about something..., why can't atheism be about something?
It is. Atheism is 'about' a lack of belief in gods,period. However,it is not a world view,religion,philosophy or ideology. That you seem to think so,is is your right. However,I have no interest in meeting your personal expectations.
Quote:Surely the lack of anything bad can be seen as a good thing Confused
Yes,but we're talking about religion. I'm also underwhelmed by Hitchens' polemics, which can be quite shrill. I've seen no evidence that the world would be noticeably better without religion..Human beings as species would remain unchanged; self interested, greedy and stupid. There are worse things than than religion.Eg totalitarianism, with its personality cults to replace religion.
