RE: Religion had good intentions, but nature has better
November 25, 2014 at 5:46 pm
(This post was last modified: November 25, 2014 at 5:48 pm by Confused Ape.)
(November 25, 2014 at 5:32 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: I don't see how that's an "atheist" ideology, that's some bizarre supremacy complex and a violently anti-theistic viewpoint. They can say "atheists should do this and not that" all they like, but there is no atheist 'doctrine' to which they can appeal. If they're trying to form a clubhouse of maniacal douchebags that happen to be atheist, fine, but its the 'maniacal douchebag' part that is driving their actions.
It's attaching beliefs about atheism onto atheism and turning those beliefs into an ideology. You're right about there being no atheist doctrine at the moment but if maniacal douchebag atheists got into power they'd invent an atheist doctrine and use it to control the population with.
Religion in itself is neutral. It can bring comfort and strength to people or be taken over by maniacal douchebag's who invent doctrines to control people.
Was Hitler an atheist or religious? The way I see it, the question is irrelevant because, either way, he'd have been the same maniacal douchebag. The same for Stalin, Pol Pot and other monsters of history.
Where are the snake and mushroom smilies?