(December 6, 2017 at 3:47 pm)ƵenKlassen Wrote:(December 6, 2017 at 3:43 pm)Joods Wrote: If I got paid a dollar for every time I had to explain to people what atheists actually are, I'd be rich.
Atheists aren't religious. They simply do not subscribe to a god or any gods. What you belong to, kiddo, seems to be a cult. NOT atheism.
Exactly, I know... I don't believe in any god(s), but atheists can be religious too, not just theists... I mean, look at LaVeyan Satanism or Buddhism, both of
those religions are full of atheists, so yeah...
No they can't. I don't see how you fail miserably to see this. Atheists aren't a "group" of people. They are individuals who happen to share a singular commonality: Lack of a belief in a god or gods. That's it. There is not a single group of atheists who subscribe to the same principles, values or set of morals that are "worshiped" or regarded as holy or worthy of praise. We have atheists here who support Trump, while other's don't. We have atheists here who are okay with abortion while other atheists are strictly pro-life. There is no "group". This is what you don't understand.
Buddhism and Satanism are not parts of atheism. Period. Can you be an atheist who happens to agree with some of the concepts of any of those? I suppose so, but that belief alone doesn't make you an atheist. The simple lack of belief in a god or gods, does.
If you draw your morality, values or your virtues from a specific set of principles that guides a specific group of individuals, that makes you part of THAT group. It doesn't make you stand out or make you an atheist.
Disclaimer: I am only responsible for what I say, not what you choose to understand.
