Trying to shepherd cats.
"Atheists" are such a broad ranging group with differing philosophies it's very difficult to get them into any organised status. As soon as there is one group going, with its manifesto and logo, another one starts.
About the only thing we agree on is that there is little probability for the existance of a god or gods. And then only just, coz strong atheists will say there is definitely and demonstrably no god, while others put it in terms of likelyhood.
I like it best when informal support groups spontaneously pop up, do their job and evolve.
Although it can be argued that a formal atheist lobby group is required to protect the interests of secularism, there is always the danger that it will label atheism as a religion after all, and I suspect, in-fighting and human politics and rivalry will always cause SNAFU
The problems that theism and teocracies pose on society differ from country to country.
"Atheists" are such a broad ranging group with differing philosophies it's very difficult to get them into any organised status. As soon as there is one group going, with its manifesto and logo, another one starts.
About the only thing we agree on is that there is little probability for the existance of a god or gods. And then only just, coz strong atheists will say there is definitely and demonstrably no god, while others put it in terms of likelyhood.
I like it best when informal support groups spontaneously pop up, do their job and evolve.
Although it can be argued that a formal atheist lobby group is required to protect the interests of secularism, there is always the danger that it will label atheism as a religion after all, and I suspect, in-fighting and human politics and rivalry will always cause SNAFU
The problems that theism and teocracies pose on society differ from country to country.
'How can you say, "We are wise, for we have the law of the LORD," when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely? Jer 8:8
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five. Groucho Marx
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five. Groucho Marx
