RE: Lack of "Connection" to something higher - is this holding atheism back?
February 25, 2012 at 7:53 pm
@NoMoreFaith
The idea is not to create an “atheist organization,” the idea is to create an organization which atheists can join and gain purpose from. Subtle difference.
Let me give an example I have, so people can have an idea what I view as an alternative to religion:
An organization (doesn’t have to be formal, can just be a group of like-minded people) who join together weekly to discuss science, philosophy, politics (anything concerning humanity), listen to people give their thoughts on issues, and have a shared purpose in helping humanity in a certain way (be it in the realm of science, education, conservation, whatever) which they work on together.
Obviously that is just one example of what could be an alternative to religion. Could it be used for nefarious means? Sure, but so can every other organization. Is it an atheist organization? Yes, in the fact its members don’t believe in God, no, in the fact that belief is not central to the organization.
The idea is not to create an “atheist organization,” the idea is to create an organization which atheists can join and gain purpose from. Subtle difference.
Let me give an example I have, so people can have an idea what I view as an alternative to religion:
An organization (doesn’t have to be formal, can just be a group of like-minded people) who join together weekly to discuss science, philosophy, politics (anything concerning humanity), listen to people give their thoughts on issues, and have a shared purpose in helping humanity in a certain way (be it in the realm of science, education, conservation, whatever) which they work on together.
Obviously that is just one example of what could be an alternative to religion. Could it be used for nefarious means? Sure, but so can every other organization. Is it an atheist organization? Yes, in the fact its members don’t believe in God, no, in the fact that belief is not central to the organization.
