Sentences with phrase «principles of atheism»

A state that was «truly founded upon the principles of atheism would be the greatest place on earth; a place of reason, compassion, logic, knowledge and beauty, where each fellow knew his and her fellows as people to be cherished, not chastised and shackled into conformity through propaganda and war crimes.»

Yeah the principles of atheism and its cast of proponents do resemble a religion in a sense.

Not exact matches

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.

But to my point that Atheism is a religion by definition Religion: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith Faith: belief or trust: belief in, devotion to, or trust in somebody or something, especially without proof Atheism: unbelief in God or deities: disbelief in the existence of God or deities

But, on the other hand, it is quite unjustified for theists to hold that we must tolerate or swallow the paradoxes or explain them away (by feats of ingenuity so subtle, and verbal methods so remote from intuitive insight or definite logical structures, that only deity could know with any assurance what was taking place), giving as justification the claim that the alternative position of atheism is even more paradoxical (lacking, it may be urged, any principle of cosmic explanation at all).

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 two principles lead to an objective definition of what it means to be normal and explain why atheism is so unsuccessful at transferring from one generation to the next, compared to religion - based value systems.

If I worked for a Christian group that went on missions, my Atheism would prevent me from doing that type of work out of principle... so I honestly do not see the problem.

The Young Atheist's Handbook was written by science teacher Alom Shaha and tells the story of his upbringing in a Bangladeshi Muslim community in South East London, how he overcame his inner conflict surrounding his atheism, and the lessons he learnt in leading a good life, full of awe and wonder, based on humanist principles.

«Atheism: The View from Cognitive Science» Cognitive Science is the interdisciplinary study of the mind and is in principle and in practice relevant to our understanding of aAtheism: The View from Cognitive Science» Cognitive Science is the interdisciplinary study of the mind and is in principle and in practice relevant to our understanding of atheismatheism.