(April 5, 2019 at 3:18 pm)yogamaster Wrote: Is atheism just as sectarian as some religions? There seems to be a few different camps out there from people who believe a more "pure" atheism, who do not believe in any "spirituality" to others who are "spiritual but not religious".
Are there different sects within atheism and do some people believe their version of atheism to be "true" while another version of atheism is "false"? Is there an attitude or principle that would help avoid the formation of sectarianism?
No, there are not different sects within in atheism.
Atheism is simply not being convinced that a god or gods exist. Yes, there are some atheists that make the claim that no gods exist, others disbelieve gods exist, and others lack belief that gods exist. But the thing they have in common is, none of them are convinced that gods exist.
Atheism has no: doctrine, dogma, holy texts, leaders, and it is not even a worldview.
Saying there are different sects of not being convinced that gods exist (atheism), is no different than saying, there are different sects of not being convinced that Bigfoot exists.
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.
