RE: Anti-Theism
December 5, 2017 at 8:44 am
(This post was last modified: December 5, 2017 at 8:46 am by Mister Agenda.)
(December 4, 2017 at 6:30 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: The Quakers do not require one to believe in God to become a full member. One can be an atheist, no problem. I'm am not a Quaker, but I have been to a few meetings. It's basically an hour of meditation. Granted, they do have Christian roots, and most Quakers are Christians, but apparently one can be an atheist Quaker.
One can be an atheist UCC, too. The tolerance of those sects is one of the reasons I find them mostly unproblematic.
(December 5, 2017 at 6:42 am)Khemikal Wrote:(December 4, 2017 at 6:02 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Antitheism is opposition to theism. To oppose is to resist or dissent. I would think an antitheist would have to at least argue against theism, not just passively hold the opinion that 'of course it would be NICE if everyone was an atheist'.Is there any confusion over whether or not I oppose or can argue against theism, lol?
I think many atheists oppose religious dogma or less-than-benign practices; but don't necessarily oppose deism, mere theism, or the most benign (from a typical Western atheist's point of view) denominations like Quakers or UCC. The Quakers and UCC are on my side on most issues, I have trouble clutching my pearls over them believing in God.
Are you under some impression that I don't believe that you're an anti-theist?
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.