RE: Atheism is a religion.
July 18, 2014 at 10:31 am
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2014 at 11:36 am by Jenny A.)
(July 18, 2014 at 10:16 am)ManMachine Wrote: You are quite right, science and a belief in human progress does not flow from a lack of belief in a god, nor am I suggesting they do. I am putting forward the idea that they both serve the same human needs as their religious counterparts.
MM
Religion can provide: a philosophy of life; a moral framework (not necessarily a good one); a method of explaining the world; a sense of personal importance or meaning; a sense of the importance of humanity; a sense of belonging; a sense of being looking after by something greater than oneself.
For some people science and belief in human progress do provide a method of explaining the world and perhaps a sense of personal or at least human importance. But so many things like political ideology do some of that, that labeling them religion just muddies the waters.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.