Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: January 22, 2025, 10:09 pm
Atheist Forums › Community › Atheism v
Does forming an atheist community pose a risk to becoming a religion?

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Thread Modes
Does forming an atheist community pose a risk to becoming a religion?
HappySkeptic Online
Member
***
Religious Views: What god?
Posts: 1669
Threads: 5
Joined: September 26, 2018
Reputation: 12
#25
RE: Does forming an atheist community pose a risk to becoming a religion?
June 10, 2019 at 6:09 pm
(April 5, 2019 at 3:04 pm)yogamaster Wrote: I am an atheist, however, I have not attended formal meetings with other atheists / non-theists to have a discussion about atheism. Would holding formal gatherings to discuss atheist ideas create something "religious" in character (such as weekly church attendance) if these meetings were focused around discussing the disbelief in god(s)? 

I personally have been a little reluctant towards formalized meetings to discuss "atheism", however I would be interested to hear what other peoples thoughts are.

If you want an "atheism club", go for it.

If you want "something like a church community, but they don't believe in a god", try a service club. 

Myself, I'm a Unitarian Universalist.  At least half are atheists, but we don't promote "atheism" or any particular dogma.  Instead, we discuss our perspective on values, meaning, and community.
Find
Reply


Atheist Forums › Community › Atheism v
Does forming an atheist community pose a risk to becoming a religion?

Messages In This Thread
RE: Does forming an atheist community pose a risk to becoming a religion? - by HappySkeptic - June 10, 2019 at 6:09 pm

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  World War I, religion died in the 20th century, science triumphed in religion in the Interaktive 35 5898 December 24, 2019 at 10:50 am
Last Post: Interaktive
  Iceland is becoming atheist. Jehanne 13 3122 February 8, 2018 at 12:08 am
Last Post: haig
  Does religion expose the shortcomings of empathy based moral systems henryp 19 3112 December 2, 2017 at 7:54 pm
Last Post: henryp
  does the "Israel becoming a nation again prophecy" have any value snerie 48 15532 April 1, 2017 at 2:17 am
Last Post: Amarok
  Does the World Need Religion? phoenix31 85 13010 February 7, 2017 at 4:12 pm
Last Post: The Grand Nudger
  Do atheists like Atheist Roo have anything useful to offer the Atheist community? IanHulett 21 7996 January 1, 2016 at 10:33 am
Last Post: TheRocketSurgeon
  FYI "Atheist" does not mean lawless mob rule. Brian37 19 4992 December 25, 2015 at 9:39 am
Last Post: Cyberman
  Why so many "anti-feminists" in the atheist community? ketameankitty 887 207723 December 4, 2015 at 11:45 am
Last Post: Cyberman
  I think my mother may be becoming an atheist, advice? IanHulett 22 6381 October 17, 2015 at 5:09 pm
Last Post: abaris
  What human purpose does religion fill? kramazeek 23 7069 September 9, 2015 at 10:22 pm
Last Post: kramazeek



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)