(January 15, 2018 at 11:38 pm)Kernel Sohcahtoa Wrote:(January 15, 2018 at 9:37 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: (1) I thought atheism was simply not having beliefs in any god, (2) if that's the case then why would one need a guide?
Regarding (1), IMO, it is a fair description of atheism. Regarding your inquiry in (2), IMO, it can be very useful to have a guide and/or support. For example, if an individual wants to go about expressing his or her individuality (views on theism, atheism, politics, philosophy, etc.) in a civil and rational manner to others, especially if the majority of these people disagree with this individual's thinking, then a guide/support could be a useful tool for accomplishing that goal: it can equip that individual with a better understanding of his or her positions and give him or her the confidence to speak up and remind others that people are different (provided that it is safe to do so), rather than staying silent due to ignorance of one's positions and/or a lack of experience in engaging conflicting views .
Well said!
The proviso (provided that it is safe to do so) is a serious issue that xtians need to understand. There are so many places on this earth where it isn't safe to do so, and not just for atheists.Where do you go for support, Huggy? You can get it anywhere, in a xtian majority society, right? And people wonder why there are so many "angry atheists"; when everywhere one of them turns, they get xtianity of many varying stripes shoved in their faces. SMH
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
