RE: The Sects of Atheism
November 2, 2021 at 12:05 pm
(This post was last modified: November 2, 2021 at 12:19 pm by Mister Agenda.)
(November 2, 2021 at 11:00 am)GaryAnderson Wrote: You seem to be under the impression that Atheism is a loosely defined word and so far I’ve discovered 3 sects here which I will explain in the end with some more sects that made the news in an official church.
There aren't even different sects of theism. Add whatever religion you like, theism doesn't change. Anyone who believes at least one God or god is really real is a theist, and whether you're a modern Christian or a 13th Century Aztec priest, you're the same kind of theist. Sects are divisions within the same religion, or more broadly, a philosophical or political group. Theism is just one opinion on one topic. Atheism is the other opinion.
(November 2, 2021 at 11:00 am)GaryAnderson Wrote: Do you guys even know what you stand for and what you oppose?
As atheists, nothing. One opinion isn't enough to unite us, just like you don't have that much in common with the Aztec priest I mentioned above, who was just as much a theist as you are.
(November 2, 2021 at 11:00 am)GaryAnderson Wrote:(November 2, 2021 at 10:53 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: Just as a note: an atheist CAN believe in souls and/or an afterlife, it's unusual among Western atheists, but I have met Buddhists who don't believe in any gods but do believe in reincarnation. I've met atheists who believe in ghosts as well. There just as much an atheist as I am, since they don't believe any deific beings are actually real.If an “atheist” believes this than they’re not atheists.
Atheist: a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.
Doesn't say anything about not believing in afterlives, ghosts, reincarnation, or souls; just gods.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.