More than religion itself, I think the problem is dogma. Good things happen with and without religion. Shitty things happen with and without religion. And as theists are so fond of throwing out, there have been horrific things that have come out of atheistic regimes as well. In these cases, however, I think it is the dogmatic beliefs (so akin to those of religion) that are to blame. A select group of people are in charge; they know all; and to question their authority is to seek death. I don't hate religion. I hate much of what has come out of it, but I think the source is the dogmatic mindset and not the religion itself.
In this way, it would serve no purpose to create a 'new religion' of atheism because that is an entry into dogmatic beliefs. We have science. We have compassion. We have love. We don't need to bog that down with extra crap.
In this way, it would serve no purpose to create a 'new religion' of atheism because that is an entry into dogmatic beliefs. We have science. We have compassion. We have love. We don't need to bog that down with extra crap.
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