RE: Atheism is a religion.
July 18, 2014 at 11:30 am
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2014 at 11:35 am by Mister Agenda.)
(July 17, 2014 at 11:20 pm)Polaris Wrote:(July 17, 2014 at 10:56 pm)psychoslice Wrote: I don't think atheism is a religion, but I do feel it will one day become likened to a religion.
The way some atheists are going, I wouldn't be surprised if some of those few atheists (a small fraction of a very small fraction) they started imitating the worst fundemenatlsist in terms of their barbarism.
Being someday likened to a religion is today. What fundamental principles would they be following in their barbarism? Why do you distinguish yourself from the fundamentalists when they are theists just like you? Isn't it hypocritical to make distinctions among theists and not among atheists, especially considering most Western ones are humanists, who have a body count comparable to Quakers and Jains?
yrreg;10123641 Wrote:Not to promote atheism, but out of a misguided approach to counter what they see as the evil of religion (or as the 20th century proved, to consolidate power). It's always about power, no matter the side (first thing that is taught in political science).
You wouldn't be trying to conflate humanism and rational skepticism with communism in order to paint them all with the same brush, would you? I think you would.
(July 17, 2014 at 11:57 pm)Polaris Wrote: I'm basing it on what I saw from the 20th century throughout the world. Religion was seen by many nations as a threat to their own legitimacy. The religions they oppressed stood contrary to the own morals these leaders were promoting. Even though Christianity states for slaves to obey their masters and you would think it again would be referenced and used for nefarious purposes, it also stated for masters to take care of their slaves (something many of these leaders were against).
And you think secular democracies would do the same thing as totalitarian communist states, apparently. Not much difference between them to you, eh?
(July 18, 2014 at 10:02 am)Blackout Wrote: The president of the portuguese atheist association described atheism in a welcome video as a worldview. I think it's legit. It is in a certain way a position, a stand.
Can you name two different things for which all atheists stand? We can't even all agree on the proper definition of atheist.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
