Problems with atheism

[thesummerqueen]

You're not one of those guys who needs both hands and a map to navigate his way around, are you?

[Minimalist]

Atheism is indeed set on a course to defeat religion.

I agree to point,but am not holding my breath. Religions exists because it meets human needs.Once those needs are met in other ways,religion ceases.


I don't think it's coincidental that there is a high correlation between poverty,ignorance and religion,and affluence, education and secularism/ atheism.

One atheist says atheism is set on defeating religion, one atheist says it is not. Which is it?

For once you are correct, Waldork. Stupid people will always need fairy tales instead of reality. Religion isn't going away any time soon. You can relax.

[Epimethean]

You're not one of those guys who needs both hands and a map to navigate his way around, are you?

I've been known to use both hands while riding.

[Kayenneh]

Just out of curiosity, why would you not consider atheism at the very least a philosophy? It certainly behaves like one.

I can only answer for myself, but yes. I would concider atheism a philosophy, or perhaps more of a way of living.

If we take Christians as an example; there are many branches, but ultimately everyone is (supposed) to believe in the same god and most definetely in Jesus. The Bible is the foundation and in there are guidlines and law how to live one's life.
My way of seeing life is that I am the most important thing in my life, but I acknowledge the people around me and how important interaction between me and others are. Yes, I am important to me, but I still recognize that on the whole I'm quite unsignificant. In midst of this train of thought I found out that I in fact was an atheist. Is it philosophy? Would I have became an atheist in a different situation? I do not know, and frankly, I haven't thought about it too much.

The only thing I can say for sure is that all other atheists, like me, don't believe in any gods. How they percieve their atheism is all up to them.

[Cinjin]

y'all are not going to survive me.

please - keep it comin.

Where I come from, we'd honor you as the holy virgin.

Your "dirty" is so clean we could use at as a surface to eat off of around here.

[thesummerqueen]

Sweetheart, the trick is to make sin look like sugar. Then it's twice as tempting.

[Minimalist]

A typical Southern belle!

[Ace Otana]

For me, atheism is quite simply the complete lack of belief in any god or gods. Complete lack of any belief/faith that's related to any religion. That's it really.

I couldn't give a shit about religion or the religious. Just as long as they keep their delusions to themselves. That's all I want. I don't care if people have imaginary friends, I don't care if they pray, go to church and waste their time. It's their lives. The only time I'll have a problem with theists is when they can't keep their shit to themselves. Keep it away from me and if I have any kids, you best keep it away from them. I think children should have the freedom to think for themselves.

So yeah, atheism for me is simply being without any religious belief. Completely secular.

[Paul the Human]

Obvious troll is obvious... isn't he? Heheh! He is a pretty good troll, actually. He can usually draw a lot of people into his threads and really rile things up before someone figures it out.

I am a member of a free-thinkers/humanists group here in Michigan and there are plenty of young people.

Really? I live in Muskegon. You?

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[Cinjin]

Obvious troll is obvious... isn't he? Heheh! He is a pretty good troll, actually. He can usually draw a lot of people into his threads and really rile things up before someone figures it out.

I am a member of a free-thinkers/humanists group here in Michigan and there are plenty of young people.

Really? I live in Muskegon. You?

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Oops! This ended up in the wrong thread. :/

Grand Rapids.