(December 17, 2015 at 2:26 pm)Reflex Wrote:(December 17, 2015 at 2:19 pm)Brian37 Wrote: "atheist" describes a position not a club. "Atheists" do form clubs and yes some call them churches, I don't think they should and I do think it is a bad idea.
Just like owning a gun doesn't mean you are automatically an NRA member.
I don't agree or disagree. But do not these "clubs" get together for the same reason persons of similar religious beliefs get together?
There is a difference between a club and a religion. People who form clubs may be active and even lobby, yes, but religion is not just simply a club. It is a much deeper tribalism than merely flocking to like minded people. And also why I don't like "Atheists" calling themselves churches. I know why they do it, because they want to compete to replace religion and they also have more of a sense of empathy right now. I don't like calling them Churches because while it may sound harmless now, the current crop of atheists alive now wont be around forever and we cannot guarantee that we wont repeat the same mistakes. Best thing for all humans to do is understand we are still the same species and subject to the same evolutionary behaviors good or bad, and that labels will not automatically make someone good or bad.
