Antitheism
June 17, 2011 at 8:21 am
(This post was last modified: June 17, 2011 at 8:25 am by Darth.)
Opposition to belief in a god or religion. Often I see atheism and antitheism go hand in hand, though it's not always the case. As I see it there are a number of types. Anti-belief/superstitions, anti-religion and anti-Deity.
It is possible for believers to be in some ways antitheistic. They can be dystheists/misotheists/misotheists, and believe that the god is evil, or they can believe that belief should be an entirely personal affair and organised religion has a negative impact on people/society, or they could believe that yes there is a god, but people need to let go of it and start doing things for themselves without a safety net or the promise of reward/punishment in the afterlife to make sure that they work on improving the current world. I'm just saying its possible.
My question is this: are you antitheistic, if so in what ways, and for what reasons?
It is possible for believers to be in some ways antitheistic. They can be dystheists/misotheists/misotheists, and believe that the god is evil, or they can believe that belief should be an entirely personal affair and organised religion has a negative impact on people/society, or they could believe that yes there is a god, but people need to let go of it and start doing things for themselves without a safety net or the promise of reward/punishment in the afterlife to make sure that they work on improving the current world. I'm just saying its possible.
My question is this: are you antitheistic, if so in what ways, and for what reasons?
