(December 13, 2018 at 1:19 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: If a statement begins with "I don't believe..." then I doubt it could be called a belief system.
But it has evolved into a major belief system. As a whole, it's not just one thing, but rather many things. Churches, hymns, offerings, books, T-shirts, church offerings, religious protections, etc... If something is just an idea, it doesn't need all those things to stay afloat. If I say I don't believe in elves, that's all I would need to say. I wouldn't need to make a church for it to try and offer a counter belief. No need for anti-elf hymns and bake sales. If you don't believe in something, just don't believe. I don't believe in Bigfoot, but not chasing Bigfoot enthusiast around telling them they're wrong. That's one of the things I don't quite get about modern atheism. They say they don't believe in any God or gods, but they go out of their way to practice the same way that theists do. Sure, they still don't believe in any god, but they incorporate the things that are associated with theism into their collective.
