RE: 300 years, yet atheism has not grown into a viable movement | Bart Campolo
October 16, 2016 at 7:01 pm
(October 16, 2016 at 3:56 pm)Whateverist Wrote: Yeah, cuz what everyone really wants is a solid movement to merge with.[/sarcasm]
(October 16, 2016 at 4:04 pm)Alex K Wrote: Atheism is about not believing in God, and that's about it - atheists need not have anything in common apart from that... movements are usually about something, why would we even expect that a real movement can be based on not believing one specific thing?
This.
Atheists tend to value their individualism, and atheism itself is merely a lack of belief. Combine the two, and what are people supposed to build a movement around?
For me, I'm not really into clubs, teams, groups, etc. Because after a while, they ask you to sacrifice something to them, and, nope, sorry, I don't want to.
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"