RE: Why religion was necessary; why it no longer is.
August 17, 2012 at 7:22 pm
(This post was last modified: August 17, 2012 at 7:23 pm by Simon Moon.)
(August 17, 2012 at 6:47 pm)Lion IRC Wrote: I always include an "easy one".
But if;
- atheism isnt a religion,
- and religion is a force for unity, cooperation, harmony, teamwork, family, etc, etc
- and atheism seeks to rid the world of religion
This is faulty logic.
Just because religion is a force for unity, does not mean it's the only force for unity. Or the best.
Quote:At a forum I used to visit, *sniff* :-(
a few of the atheist Mods accused me of being very "unxtian" (pretty sure they meant Un-Christian)
I asked them, isnt that what you guys WANT?
Being 'un-Christian' and being an atheist are 2 very different things.
Atheists would rather there be less theists in the world because important decisions made using logic, reason and evidence are usually better than those based on faith in ancient superstitions.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
