RE: Atheist Dogma
April 19, 2020 at 8:04 pm
(This post was last modified: April 19, 2020 at 8:14 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
What beliefs did I maintain and hold when I was born that "supported" my atheism? How about when I was five? 10? 15? 25, 35.........
I have never needed any beliefs to support or maintain the fact that I don't believe. It's just a brute observation. You might have reasoned or believed your way into atheism, plenty of others do as well, I'm sure. So what? You're acting as if you've never heard something and just didn't believe it, full stop. No clue why, no clue as to whether or not your disbelief was even warranted. Or, to return to a previous comment of yours..whether it was "natural" - I can tell you from experience that you wonder those sorts of things in a predominantly god believing world. You just didn't believe it. Who knows, maybe you simply couldn't believe it.
For at least some people, gods are and have always been like that. You don't need to do any maintenance on something that you don't possess. No pillars are required for a bridge that doesn't exist.
I have never needed any beliefs to support or maintain the fact that I don't believe. It's just a brute observation. You might have reasoned or believed your way into atheism, plenty of others do as well, I'm sure. So what? You're acting as if you've never heard something and just didn't believe it, full stop. No clue why, no clue as to whether or not your disbelief was even warranted. Or, to return to a previous comment of yours..whether it was "natural" - I can tell you from experience that you wonder those sorts of things in a predominantly god believing world. You just didn't believe it. Who knows, maybe you simply couldn't believe it.
For at least some people, gods are and have always been like that. You don't need to do any maintenance on something that you don't possess. No pillars are required for a bridge that doesn't exist.
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