(March 10, 2013 at 2:06 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: The following logic is used:
Atheism implies one doesn't believe in God(s).
Not believing in God(s) implies not believing in a theocracy.
Not believing in a theocracy implies a political stance.
Therefore Atheism implies a political stance.
Your argument fails on two levels. An atheist may still believe in theocracy - understood not as rule of god, but as rule of religion - if he believes that religious morals are what are best for the society.
Secondly, not supporting something does not make it a political stance. People who are apolitical never support any political ideals and they are not accused of taking a political stance. What is required for it is either actively opposing a theocratic political stance or taking up an alternate one - both of which not all atheists do. So, no, atheism is not a political stance by itself.
