RE: Atheists Against Advertising
August 4, 2011 at 7:40 pm
(This post was last modified: August 4, 2011 at 7:44 pm by The_Flying_Skeptic.)
(August 4, 2011 at 6:57 pm)paintpooper Wrote: Considering we are all born atheist, I think we should try to stop the spreading of religion, instead of spreading atheism, cause without religion, there is no need for atheism.
I also don't consider it as different points of view. Atheism is natural, religion man-made, they have the burden of proof.
If someone was born and was never told about Jesus and God would they go to heaven or hell?
(of course its neither, but to a theist what is the answer)
When there is a void, people usually fill it in with whatever. You have to give people an infrastructure to replace their old one and that can be any atheist philosophy that you believe in. I'm a metaphysical naturalist, so I would replace someone's theistic infrastructure with metaphysical naturalism.
(August 4, 2011 at 7:31 pm)bozo Wrote: I think advertising atheism would be a pretty difficult exercise. After all, due to the fact that the superstition of religion has such a worldwide grip, the concept of no faith is not considered attractive. Rather than advertising, I think the best we can do is to express our disdain for superstitious nonsense at every oportunity. It is not easy, but I take satisfaction when I can so do.
I should do that more often without coming out as an arrogant, jerk, or atheist.
