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Why Atheism?
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RE: Why Atheism?
1: Are we replacing gods with nature, though? We don't worship nature, though many of us admire it. I think, if you spend a little time looking around, the thing that'll strike you hardest is just how diverse our opinions and beliefs actually are. There's no atheist dogma, no strictures or organizational structure that one must be a part of; atheism is a single position on the existence of gods, nothing else.

2: Who's claiming objectivity? I obviously can't speak for all atheists (see point the first) but I'm not claiming certain knowledge or an objective standard; merely that religions of all stripes have not yet demonstrated their claims to be true according to the burden of proof that they have. "I don't know," is hardly a claim to objectivity, is it?

3: Once again, the stance isn't "nature came into being out of nothing," but "I don't know how the universe came into being, and so far no religion has demonstrated that they know either, though they profess otherwise." Atheism isn't an idea about creators it's an idea about gods, and more specifically, religions.

Besides, how do you know things don't come from nothing, on a universal scale? Do you know something we don't? Ever been to the big bang? Measured it? Do you have another universe with which you can run tests to prove this claim?

See, that's the fundamental thing, here; my atheism does exactly one thing for me. It gives me the perspective to stop myself from making blanket claims about things I cannot possibly know for sure.
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Why Atheism? - by bladevalant546 - April 25, 2013 at 7:29 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by rexbeccarox - April 25, 2013 at 7:39 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by Esquilax - April 25, 2013 at 7:50 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by bladevalant546 - April 25, 2013 at 7:57 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by Esquilax - April 25, 2013 at 8:29 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by The Grand Nudger - April 25, 2013 at 7:50 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by pocaracas - April 25, 2013 at 7:54 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by Zen Badger - April 25, 2013 at 7:54 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by bladevalant546 - April 25, 2013 at 8:59 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by The Grand Nudger - April 25, 2013 at 9:05 am
Re: RE: Why Atheism? - by frz - April 25, 2013 at 9:22 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by Cato - April 25, 2013 at 9:32 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by Darkstar - April 25, 2013 at 11:47 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by downbeatplumb - April 25, 2013 at 1:13 pm
RE: Why Atheism? - by Violet - April 25, 2013 at 1:24 pm
RE: Why Atheism? - by bladevalant546 - April 25, 2013 at 1:44 pm
RE: Why Atheism? - by Violet - April 25, 2013 at 1:58 pm
Re: RE: Why Atheism? - by frz - April 25, 2013 at 2:05 pm
RE: Why Atheism? - by Jackalope - April 25, 2013 at 2:21 pm
RE: Why Atheism? - by bladevalant546 - April 26, 2013 at 12:10 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by A_Nony_Mouse - April 26, 2013 at 1:47 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by paulpablo - April 26, 2013 at 3:34 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by bladevalant546 - April 26, 2013 at 5:17 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by paulpablo - April 26, 2013 at 5:23 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by Simon Moon - April 26, 2013 at 6:41 pm
RE: Why Atheism? - by Lord Privy Seal - April 26, 2013 at 4:57 pm
RE: Why Atheism? - by Ryantology - April 26, 2013 at 6:12 pm
RE: Why Atheism? - by bladevalant546 - April 27, 2013 at 3:06 am
RE: Why Atheism? - by Napoléon - April 27, 2013 at 8:21 am

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