Sentences with phrase «atheism as a belief»

However, if there are groups of atheists, and I am not saying there are, with organizing principles like, elevating humanity, belief in evolution, belief in the big bang theory absent God, or other such beliefs consistent with atheism as a belief, AND they organize to promote those beliefs and theories, or educate people regarding their belief that there is no God, then those groups consti tute a religious organization.

These governments all denied God and took up atheism as their belief system.

Would it be possible that, because you regard atheism as a belief, you fail to see that it is the conclusion of a rational evaluation of a belief system?

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@Yakobi try again,... how about 1/3 fallen angels (now called demons) making up religions / as well as belief of atheism to be worshiped directly / indirectly as God?

Can't be too intelligent, as you seem to misunderstand that atheism, like any form of theism, is strictly a belief, and what a person believes has ZERO BEARING on how intelligent they can BECOME.

Many believe that atheism should be defined as a belief that no gods exist because they want to make it seem like a position of faith.

Admittedly this particular thread is relatively tame compared to some I've seen, but I'm always amazed at the degree to which those who practice the religion known as «Atheism» feel a compulsion to foist their beliefs on others.

So, using simple logic that I assume you would be able to perform (since you feel you are superior), atheism can be defined as a religion, in that it is a belief system and worldview (i.e: a religion).

@nothing... Atheism, as far as I'm concerned, is just the absence of a religious belief.

one of the definitions of religion: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith» As noted above Atheism is none of these things.

As more and more children get removed from the old ways of indoctrinating them all with religious belief from an early age, then atheism will become the norm, and religion the refuge of the minorities of the mentally ill and the lame seekers of cargo cults.

Atheism can not stand on its own as a belief because it isn't one.

But understand that atheism qualifies as a belief also — a belief of «non-belief» if you will.

Michael «As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the furthest thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.»

Justin, as much as this would be a completely black & white, rational decision for you on the subject, the majority of humanity floats in a gray area on this, drifting back and forth between atheism and strong spiritual beliefs (usually rooted in the culture they were raised in).

As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the furthest thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.

Godless:» Atheism is a belief system as much as not collecting stamps is a hobby, or bald is a hair color.»

Atheism is not a belief, as it is defined as a lack of belief.

You said, «It is my belief that atheism is as unfounded as any theism.»

We don't say there are six types of Theists, we focus on the Religions, and that is what is missing — a modern Religion / Belief system for Atheists — as Atheism does not mean without rules, just about whether God exists or not.

There may be many types of beliefs that have atheism as their core, just as all the «Theist» based religions.

That is where you have beliefs — you can have beliefs that have atheism as their base, just like you «can» have theists without any «flavor» Generally to have something (vs the absence of something) you have to have some context which is why you have to have a belief system / religion attached to a God.

It is my belief that atheism is as unfounded as any theism.

(For the record, Bell describes his current theological views as agnostic - somewhere between belief and atheism.

As pointed out by Ducati, your atheism is a protected belief system in the UK.

When Jerry DeWitt converted to Atheism and it was posted as an article here on the Belief Blog, the Faithful said the same thing you said in wondering who this guy was and why was it news worthy.

Conceding to believers that they can redefine the term «religion» to encompass «atheism», or whatever other ideas they wish to encompass within the word, if that suits their purposes in trying to put anyone who doesn't believe in their god or any god into the same category as themselves, grants to them the opportunity to dismiss anyone who doesn't believe in their god as holding a religious belief no more valid then their own and to classify you as just another follower of a «false religion» unlike their own, which is the «true» religion.

But most self - described atheists in these parts go farther and define atheism not as the belief that there is no god, but as the lack of a belief that there is a god.

I know lots of people that like to define atheism more loosely as merely a lack of belief in God or not yet being convinced in the existence of God.

and now — for the THIRD time — I point out to you that I gave multiple categories for atheistic belief (which I NEVER claimed were exhaustive, but you are rightly deducing that I am pressing out many other forms of atheism as illogical or a form of cognitive dissonance).

Weak atheism, also sometimes referred to as implicit atheism, is simply another name for the broadest and most general conception of atheism: the absence of belief in any gods.

Yes, Atheism is a religion / belief as is other relgions / beliefs.

If there is a belief system that can be accurately described as childish and immature... it's atheism... like sticking your fingers in your ears in singing «la la I cant hear you I wan na believe what I feel like believing!

If you decide to attack Stiefel because he advocates for atheism, you may as well attack every religious organization who advocates for their beliefs.

If atheism wants to be taken seriously as a belief system and not just as a rejectionist, negative viewpoint then y» all have got to provide something, a sense of community or of a greater human endeavour, something more than a flat denial.

Atheism is as much of a belief as any religion; there can never be conclusive evidence that proves there is no God, just as there can never be conclusive evidence that proves there is one.

Atheism is a belief in the same sense as bald is a hair color..

And as I read through the many posts on this board many messages are made clear but none such as transparent as this one; the belief that atheism is the way of superior and thinking humans and only the moronic or evil self - serving amongst the human race believe in the existence of a deity.

Atheism is a religion by at least a few official definitions, by definition «faith» has nothing to do with religion, its loosely defined as «a group of people with the same beliefs».

As can be clearly seen in some of the topics CNN has added to the Belief Blog that discuss atheism.

But lets not be so ignorant as to believe history is devoid of the forced imposition of atheism or the state as the arbiter of proper religious beliefs.

Contrary to popular belief, doing away with government endorsement of a particular religion is not the same thing as seeking government endorsement of atheism.

Atheism is as much a faith as any other philosophical belief.

Religion is the belief and acceptance of a supernatural power as a moral center, and atheism is PRECISELY NOT THAT.

Begging your pardon but atheism is not defined as the absence of belief.

Yet I hope my point still stands in that to deem atheism as the intellectually superior belief is not accurate.

Nothing wrong with a guy promoting his beliefs, but these whiny attempts to play the victim, as if atheism seriously represents some sort of downtrodden, oppressed underclass in an age when the nation has never been more secularized, are especially comical when performed beneath a giant banner proclaiming «REASON!»

In his speech to the crowd, Stiefel talked about what he sees as the most important problem facing atheism: «Discrimination comes from ignorance, and in this case it is ignorance about our beliefs,» he said.

Among many of the scientific intelligentsia, the profession of atheism has become almost as academically unfashionable as the profession of religious belief.

on the base of his atheism: «When I come to my own beliefs, I find myself quite unable to discern any purpose in the universe, and still more unable to wish to discern one» — as if that nondiscernment by his own sole self was sufficient for his sweeping, voluminous irreverence.