Atheism is a religion, since a typical atheist believes without proof.
In fact it has ritual like all other religious -
a. Theist bashing
b. Trying to "save" people by converting them to Atheism.
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Can't convert someone to no belief. You will find, if you actually talk to an atheist, that they usually made up their own minds to abandon belief in a god or gods.
And we only bash theists when they bring it up first.
"Atheism is a religion, since a typical atheist believes without proof."
Atheism is a lack of religious beliefs, there is no burden of proof upon atheists as there is upon theists.
Atheism is an idea, not a religion.
- No prophets or saints
- No rules or prohibitions
- No rituals or sacrifices
- No tithe
- No holy places
To be fair, deconversion is like conversion to Atheism, also atheists believe in nothingness after death with no proof, merely because afterlife is illogical.
Really? I have not tried to convince my agnostic neighbour and indeed my catholic neighbour to be like me. Everyone finds about it atheism at their own pace. I can only help if they ask.
We have just as rich as a logical base as your faith.
Atheism is a religion, since a typical atheist believes without proof.
I saw this written by someone else here on FSTDT ( I forget who, so sorry no credit. )
Atheism isn't a religion. It's a personal relationship with reality.
That's funny, I'm an atheist every day, and yet I don't feel religious. In fact, probably the most religious thing I've done in years was to go to a screening of Mommie Dearest where the audience called out "No... wire... hangers... EVER!" and "Because I am NOT one of your FANS!" in unison. Except it was fun.
Only those two?
And what about:
1) sacrificing babies and virgins to satan
2) dancing naked around the fire on fool moons
3) eating aborted babies
4) selling and enjoyin drugs, alcohol and fornication without consequences
5) persecuting Christians but hanging up with their source Muslims (whose sect they are)
etc...
I mean, that's what fundies usually think about them.
Erm, no, but thanks for playing.
It's the lack of proof that sets off an atheist. Most would be happy to believe in any deity, if there was any proof of its existence. And atheists just bash back, when being bashed for not believeing regardless of proof.
As long as people are happy in their belief system, and not trying to force it onto others, I think most atheists are willing to live and let live. You ought to try it sometimes, it can be rather liberating to not be bothered with other people's lives all the time.
'Theist' in this context is a pig-ignorant and obnoxious loudmouth with delusions of righteousness. Bashing such is entertainment, not ritual.
Otherwise, a theist is one who believes in a controlling supernatural entity.
Atheists choose to not believe without proof.
“Atheism is a religion, since a typical atheist believes without proof.”
No, we reject religions that offer beliefs but no proofs. or evidence. Or consistent arguments…
“In fact it has ritual like all other religious -
a. Theist bashing”
Just because we do it doesn’t make it a ‘ritual.’ No one says we can’t achieve Nothing if we don’t bash X theists a day.
And theists bash more theists than we do. Y’all say it’s a Christain Country, but you’re quick to point out tat Mormons or Catholics aren’t really christains, or that Biden isn’t Christain ENOUGH or the variuso errors of different faiths.
“b. Trying to "save" people by converting them to Atheism.”
Again, not a ritual. There’s no formal requirement do deconvert, or a stylized prcedure.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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