(January 5, 2012 at 9:02 am)amkerman Wrote: The fact that so many of you are offended at the statement, "atheism is a religion," shows just how much of a religion atheism is.
Stupidity is always offensive.
amkerman Wrote:All a religion is is a group of people who think the same way about God. That is exactly what atheism is.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/religion+
Notice how religion is defined as a set of beliefs. If you took the time to ask, you would realize that the only thing atheists have in common is not believing in god.
amkerman Wrote:It's high school psychology stuff folks. Really not that hard. THOSE PEOPLE... it's all racism by another name.
I think the word you're looking for is prejudice.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell