Reflecting on Atheism.

[arvind13]

Atheism is a late bloom of a Christian passion for truth.

Atheism has been around for as long as the claim that gods exist has been. Long before Christianity.

"Among the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy, Samkhya, the oldest philosophical school of thought, does not accept God, and the early Mimamsa also rejected the notion of God.The thoroughly materialistic and anti-theistic philosophical Cārvāka (also called Nastika or Lokaiata) school that originated in India around the 6th century BCE is probably the most explicitly atheistic school of philosophy in India, similar to the Greek Cyrenaic school (435 BCE)."

thanks for the welcome Kayenneh and Minimalist. sorry for the late reply. life got in the way

thanks for engaging in the discussion, Simon Moon. You see, the 'fact' that that atheism is found all over the world, only makes sense if one assumes that religion is found all over the world i.e a cultural universal. Most (99.99999%) anthropologists agree that this is the case. But there is new research coming out challenging this assumption that religion is found in all (or most) societies.

Does India even have native religions? What is Hinduism anyways? Hindu philosophy? Because if India doesn't have religion, then rejection of 'God', 'gods', 'materialistic' philosophy makes no sense.

and please don't misunderstand my questions or the level of discussion I'm aiming at. I'm not trolling or trying to incite people.

I'm looking at this issue from a meta level. I'm questioning the whole paradigm and theoretical framework we use to look at 'religion', 'religions', and culture

I'm glad there is an Indian atheist on this forum too. It will make the discussion more interesting.