RE: Atheism is a religion
December 29, 2011 at 6:33 pm
(This post was last modified: December 29, 2011 at 6:57 pm by Modular Moog V.)
(December 28, 2011 at 5:39 pm)houseofcantor Wrote: Atheism is a shared identity, like religion; and my experience is that the only overlap is the Left-Hand Path. Religion to some, but I'm hardcore atheist and Left-Hand. I see it as philosophy and "read-around" the witchcraft, just like I do with all religions I encounter.
My fellow atheist Rhythm speaks from simulation in mind - hogwash. They're all fairy tales. If atheism were a religion, this kinda division would cause sect, no? But it doesn't; I take Rhythm's criticism as a warning not to bring my naive philosophy to the greater identity of atheism without empirical evidence. So I'm an atheist and a naive philosopher with a positive faith in the non-existence of god.
In terms of the group identity, I am Setian-atheist rather than agnostic atheist; gives us something to argue about. In terms of causality, I consider atheism anti-religion; that if religion gets back in its cage, atheism won't be an issue.
House, you have to admit that the Temple of Set, is Anton Levy's Church of Satan in Egyptian drag. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Set
Set is the first born of Nuit/Nut, or night, the stars of space. Osiris, A-set/Isis etc were born on the extra 5 days won by
Thoth ( a God pre-existing Set, and obviously more powerful)
in a gamble with forces who resisted their birth.
But Set IS a God in the Egyptian pantheon!
How can you be a God believing atheist? If you wish to use the term "atheist", clearly a non belief in gods of any kind, aside from comedy, why use a term that is essentially saying "Egyptian God believing' atheist?
Just asking for clarity

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
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