School for Christianity

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Uh, that it's not a requirement? And therefore not a core part of what atheism is? Moreover, you're aware that those standards of non belief we atheists have vary from person to person too, right? Look around you, there are tons of atheists on this very forum that can attest to that.

This argument is so terrible: it'd be like if I held you accountable to some batshit crazy, violent fringe idea or some christian sect, not because you specifically hold that belief, but because some christians do. You'd rightly be annoyed that I did that, and you'd find it weak, as an argument, right?

You and every atheist on this site do just that, so stop your whining and I say again what's the difference. See CSJ comment above, you guys need to get on the same page.

The difference, GC, is that atheists don't have, say, a holy book, filled with what they believe to be inerrant and perfect words from the creator of the universe, that they believe are binding edicts to the whole of humanity. Because words in a book remain the same, and the words in your holy book are pretty fucking terrible on their own, and yet somehow all thirty thousand some odd denominations of your religion interpret them a little differently, yet still see their version as binding divine edicts over anyone else's.

You see? The difference is that the religious are compelled to act in certain ways. There's no rulebook for atheism, no same page to be on, aside from a singular belief. There is no atheist worldview, just atheists. Not so for christians; the only difference between a christian in one sect and a christian in another is how they've managed to distort the fables they follow, but it's the same source, the same page, so to speak.

Atheism is just one concept. Religion is an entire rulebook for existence.