I would throw away the useless god
of atheism in a heartbeat for this priceless treasure!!
The climax of this development was reached in the establishment of the Soviet regime in Russia, which has now become the most powerful political exponent
of atheism in the world.
He said he was and he promoted his communist style
of atheism in order to hold on to power.
Go ahead and be uncomfortable; in 20 years, people are going to perceive your intolerance
of atheism in the same light that discrimination against black is today.
can you not see that there are different strands
of atheism in nihilism & naturalism?
In the face of these facts, there can be little doubt that Christianity itself has been one of the major causes
of atheism in the modern world.
I was told, again and again, that there was now a movement
of atheism in Egypt.
I think all you have to do is to reduce the amount
of atheism in your system.
«The greatest single cause
of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle.
EvolvedDNA, Yes Atheists do have a terrible record of killing in the name
of Atheism in the 20th Century.
The only distinction is that atheists are not so diverse in their premises
of atheism in itself; there are really only two flavors.
Historian Paul Johnson commented on the advance
of atheism in modern history:» Nietzsche wrote in 1886:» The greatest event of recent times — that God is dead, that the belief in the Christian God is no longer tenable — is beginning to cast its first shadows over Europe.»
Not exact matches
«
In the day - to day trenches
of adult life, there is actually no such thing as
atheism.
In doing so, Hitchens summed up the mantras
of the new
atheism: that «faith is a fairy tale», that it is possible to be «good without God» and that religion is not just false, but evil.
A central work
in the canon
of popular
atheism, it was a masterclass
in polemical writing, cementing his self - description as an «anti-theist».
A million times more people have been kiIIed by religious zealots
in the name
of their relgion than an atheist
in the name
of atheism.
If the idea that our beliefs are determined by our upbringing or geographical location then why the rise
in atheism in America, a so - called Christian nation (according to the rest
of the world and confirmed
in polls... yet quickly denied by the U.S. media when addressed this way), taking off?
The Logical conclusion
of Atheism is a comparably short life ending
in a nothing death.
Atheism:
Atheism is,
in a broad sense, the rejection
of belief
in the existence
of deities.
I have always felt that science is at the core
of Atheism, and used that core principal
in judging the merits
of a position
The loudest factions
of Christianity and
atheism aren't the largest, which presents the occasion for mutual understanding: open, honest, introspective and rational discussion between groups
of people who share more
in common than not.
Signs about God fly directly
in the face
of atheism.
But you do continue to prove my point, that the only reason your religion
of Atheism exist is to because my religious belief
in God.
I pray that followers
of Christ would face the reality
of the growing
atheism in this country.
So a Christian wakes up one morning,
in his 19th year
of Christianity, and comes up with a bright idea... i want to TRY out
atheism, and this is considered normal!
«There is
in this country at the moment a great revival
of atheism, and the number
of atheists
in the country is much larger than people realize.»
It does not bother me that you might not believe, but it seems strange to me when someone throws insults at me for my having faith
in God when your
atheism is just you having faith that there is no god
of any kind.
Dawkins, who is widely regarded as the most respected figure
in atheism, is lending his voice to this event because he says freedom for atheists is «constantly under threat from people who would like to turn this country into some sort
of a theocracy.»
Stalin did nothing
in the name
of atheism.
As Pastor Wurmbramd said,
Atheism doesn't give peace
in the heart
of atheists.
There is much that could be said about this, but I will stick with one thing, based on discussion at about the 2 minute mark: When atheists insist that
atheism does not drive behavior, and then then campaign on behalf
of atheism, ridicule religion and religious believers
in the name
of atheism, seek to change laws
in favor
of their atheistic positions, recommend the extermination
of religion, and practice falsehoods like Dawkins's
in support
of atheism, they prove that their
atheism drives their behavior and that their premise is false, disingenuous, and (as far as I can tell) useless for anything but giving
atheism rhetorical cover from being implicated
in atheists» atrocities.
Atheism,
in it's least severe definition, denotes the lack
of the belief «theism» (or,
in simpler terms, the lack
of a belief
in God or Gods).
Such accounts
of the previous generation's struggle to defend and advance authentic religious faith against the scientism,
atheism, materialism, hedonism, and despair
of the surrounding culture can do much to prepare and strengthen us for our struggles against similar forces
in our time.
Both
atheism and theism become caught
in an endless circular loop
of reasoning that goes nowhere.
Atheism only defines my lack
of belief
in gods, I will stand up against people pushing their religion
in my face or the public square, instead
of keeping it
in their homes and churches - the only two places it belongs.
Even during this experiment with
atheism, won't there still be a nagging suspicion
in the back
of Bell's mind that God exists?]
Atheism isn't a system
of ethics, it is just a lack
of belief
in gods.
He also attributes his
atheism to his scientific training: «My study
of science, trying to find a non-theistic answer to the questions
of how the universe is and our place
in it, did probably push me away from religious faith.»
That said,
Atheism has become a new religion
in it's own right, stating with as much certainty as people
of «faith», THERE IS NO GOD.
In these constant religion versus
atheism debates, that has got to be one
of the funniest statements I have ever read.
Theists are so pathetic, since they can't compete against the logic and reason
of atheism, they try to drag
in down to the level
of religion
Atheism makes no distinction on which god or gods do not exist, it is the lack
of belief
in any
of them.
This isn't about that though, this is more a lesson
in how both religion and
atheism together can be equally guilty
of scamming people out
of donations and book sales over trivial and distorted teachings.
He compared it to a form
of atheism — pro tem
atheism, wherein one believes God's existence is real
in the beginning and even the end, but suggests that He is absent
in - between.
Atheism is a lack
of belief
in any gods, not a belief there are none.
It is not exactly «
atheism» that is the default position so much as that there is no need to appeal to divine agency
in a scientific account
of nature.
Agnosticism is just a step
in the direction
of Atheism, it does not have the high ground since it gives equal credibility to belief and no belief
in religion... they are not equal.
Stalin killed far more people
in the name
of atheism than anyone everyone else combined who killed
in the name
of a religion during the 20th century.
And all those who believe
in separation
of church and state...
Atheism is a belief and therefore, should not be taught, recognized or given a special preference over other beliefs.
@Chad «sorry to burst your bubble
of pure speculation, however I grew up
in an atheist family, I was taught
atheism.