Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: July 24, 2025, 8:22 am

Thread Rating:
  • 1 Vote(s) - 5 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Why are atheists so obsessed with religion?
#43
RE: Why are atheists so obsessed with religion?
I'm quoting my Forum introduction post because it's the easiest way of replying to this topic.

Quote:I'm an atheist who is very interested in religion. Why have so many humans got it and what is it that's really going on? I think it's been firmly established that people have subjective religious experiences so I'm also interested in that branch of neuroscience which investigates what happens in the brains of people having these experiences. In 'The God Delusion', Richard Dawkins described having what he called a quasi mystical experience which indicates that a belief in deities isn't necessary for someone to have this kind of experience.

I'm also interested in The Golden Rule which has turned up everywhere. A number of scientists are looking into how it has a biologial basis so I follow what I can depending on how technical the articles/videos are.

Another area of personal curiosity is possible similarities between religions and ideologies such as the Khmer Rouge's Communist ideology.

Some atheists here might find me a little odd. I have the kind of brain which produces certain subjective experiences and I've learned how to switch over to them. I find this very useful because I can ask myself questions like "Is this what New Agers mean by Earth energies?" I also use Jungian psychology as a tool for exploring the symbolic imagery found in myth, dreams and religions etc. Why can such symbols have so much power over people? Is this related to those subjective religious experiences which neuroscience is investigating? Don't worry - I've been using Jungian psychology for this purpose for over 25 years and haven't been converted to a religion yet.
Badger Badger Badger Badger Where are the snake and mushroom smilies?
Reply



Messages In This Thread
RE: Why are atheists so obsessed with religion? - by Nine - March 11, 2013 at 11:28 am
RE: Why are atheists so obsessed with religion? - by Confused Ape - March 13, 2013 at 6:09 am
RE: Why are atheists so obsessed with religion? - by smax - March 18, 2013 at 4:51 am
RE: Why are atheists so obsessed with religion? - by smax - March 24, 2013 at 8:48 pm

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Are Atheists Afraid to Join Atheists? Asmodeus 10 1954 October 26, 2024 at 9:09 am
Last Post: Asmodeus
  Is Atheism a Religion? Why or why not? Nishant Xavier 91 10258 August 6, 2023 at 1:38 pm
Last Post: LinuxGal
  World War I, religion died in the 20th century, science triumphed in religion in the Interaktive 35 7207 December 24, 2019 at 10:50 am
Last Post: Interaktive
  I enjoy far right atheists more than lgbt marxist atheists Sopra 4 2765 February 28, 2018 at 9:09 pm
Last Post: Edwardo Piet
  Why atheism is important, and why religion is dangerous causal code 20 10319 October 17, 2017 at 4:42 pm
Last Post: pocaracas
  Shouldn't Atheists learn to accept religion? BlueGirl 185 27041 June 26, 2016 at 7:17 pm
Last Post: Esiar
  they're obsessed with us DramaQueen 2 988 February 10, 2015 at 10:19 pm
Last Post: dyresand
  Atheists who preach religion and theists who preach atheism Matt Gabe 8 4464 December 25, 2014 at 4:55 am
Last Post: Lucanus
  Atheists/Non-Religious What was your Craziest Belief while in your Religion? Eel_LahjicK 27 10735 August 17, 2014 at 12:24 pm
Last Post: The Grand Nudger
  Is no Religion a Religion. Artur Axmann 76 21268 June 14, 2014 at 4:51 pm
Last Post: Muslim Atheism



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)