RE: A question for Anti-Theists
June 29, 2014 at 9:43 pm
(This post was last modified: June 29, 2014 at 9:47 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 27, 2014 at 9:58 pm)blackout94 Wrote: Personally I am not an anti theist, just an agnostic atheist, I do not have a problem with religion, mainly because in my case it has never affected me negatively nor has it prejudiced my life in any way. I live in a secular country where religious beliefs (or lack of them) are kept to oneself and do not influence public/political decisions. And b sides that, my girlfriend is a Christian so it would be pretty bad if I was an anti theist.The anti-theist might make the case that religion has affected you, that you probably wouldn't be able to find something in which religion isn't already deeply embedded (your public/political decisions...in your "secular" country). My wife is a christian, it's pretty good. Just as counterexamples from anti-theism..lol.
Quote:Regarding anti theism, sometimes I get in doubt because I really don't understand if anti theists are against religion (what seems to be the case) or if they are also against theism in general, against the simple act of believing in a deity (even if one doesn't follow any religion)? Are they against people such as deists or pantheists?We, as much as I can claim this, are against theistic belief.
Quote:I think the reason that thrives people to be anti theists is mainly because of the harm religion has brought into our world, and the fact there is no evidence to indicate any deity or religion is true. Other anti theists certainly have experienced bad moments with theists, this can also contribute. A lot of them also know the concept of god is man made. I don't know if this answers the problem since I'm not an anti theist, but I hope it helpsThe concept of a god is not only man-made, it is a wicked, corrupting concept. Even if it were true, I could not, in good moral conscience, bend the knee - or become complicit. -theres anti theism for you. I could berate our resident baha'i for his "morally disgusting religion", for example (and that's a rough one..cause those folks are really sweet, really decent). It's a very strong claim about a very specific thing.
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