Systematically Dismantling Atheism

[Brian37]

Well even atheists do not get a pass. I hate that the word is limited to god claims. It is possible for someone who hold's no god belief to have other woo or superstitions. I've run into atheists who think "all this" meaning the universe is a living thing. I have run into others who buy JFK conspiracies and others who think 9/11 was an inside job. I know others who claim Gene Roddenberry invented the modern cell phone.

"Atheist" merely means "off" on one claim. It says nothing about the individual's education level or critical thinking skills. It says nothing about other superstitions or woo they might hold. It says nothing about their political views or economic views.

I do hate that some atheists are starting "atheist churches". Sounds nice right now, how can a minority become abusive? Easy, think short term and forget that you are not a separate species, create a club, write down words as moral absolutes, POOF, what was a mere position suddenly becomes a dogma with political goals.

Even atheists have extremists sadly.. and the crazies.

Ditch that word "extremists". Ok, the atheist morality of compassion is still evolutionary, and I have the same evolution as say an atheist whom I think is immoral. I do not want to see even atheists fall for that dodge.

If you accept that our morality when we justify doing good or doing bad as evolutionary, then you can deal with conflict resolution much better.

We are still as individuals motivated by evolution to seek resources and a sense of control over our environments.

The loonies of all labels stem from our species paranoia when our egos and patterns we think work get challenged.

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My position on "extremism" is simple, a suggestion to humanity, not to get rid of labels or boarders, humans flock to like minded people, it is an imperfect part of evolution, but a priority shift to put those differences as less important than our common existence. Don't set up taboos to avoid being offended, but also be willing to know that inside your own label, that the morality is not caused by that label, but our species. See the individual first. See the human first because that is what everybody is born as. We are not born with labels we are born all the same species.