RE: What is Atheism to me
December 4, 2014 at 2:25 pm
(This post was last modified: December 4, 2014 at 2:26 pm by Simon Moon.)
(December 3, 2014 at 7:32 pm)Llamabagel Wrote: I am a Satanist, and as such I live as my own god. I live independently from a higher power because I don't feel the need for one. Atheism to me is about being your own savior, taking control of your live without such ideas as prayer or faith, and thanking the people you love for everything you have in your life, rather than thanking a being who may not exist.
There's probably no god, so you might as well not concern yourself with him. Even if there is, after I die, I'll be glad that I was able to be my own god for a while.
So, you are a LeVeyan style Satanist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaVeyan_Satanism
I have no real problems with this philosophy, although calling it Satanism is kind of (as KUSA said) childish.
It comes off as, "Hey look at me all you hung up Christians! I'm a Satanist! Aren't you all freaked out now?".
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
