RE: Is Atheism a Religion? Why or why not?
July 24, 2023 at 12:14 am
(This post was last modified: July 24, 2023 at 12:21 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Win what? Anarchy is, by definition, not a system of government. There's nothing to win or lose, it's just a description of the idea. Similarly, there's nothing to win or to lose in atheism. A person either does or does not believe in gods, and the term atheist describes the latter.
You shared with us, before, that the actual explanation for your own state of belief is that you've had personal experiences. Well, if this is good enough for you, then it would be just as good for me, right? I've never met your boyfriend.
As for atheism being a religion, no. I mean, I could get super long winded about this but that would be pointless, and I think you know that. You can't count on two atheists to share a worldview, we have no common rites or rituals, we have no places of worship, we do not have a liturgy, and, fundamentally, atheism says absolutely nothing about how the world should be, what a good life is, or what our responsibilities to ourselves or each other are.
You shared with us, before, that the actual explanation for your own state of belief is that you've had personal experiences. Well, if this is good enough for you, then it would be just as good for me, right? I've never met your boyfriend.
As for atheism being a religion, no. I mean, I could get super long winded about this but that would be pointless, and I think you know that. You can't count on two atheists to share a worldview, we have no common rites or rituals, we have no places of worship, we do not have a liturgy, and, fundamentally, atheism says absolutely nothing about how the world should be, what a good life is, or what our responsibilities to ourselves or each other are.
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