Modern Atheism is a branch of sciences, skepticism. If you are skeptical about everything and do not believe anything till you see evidence, it will lead you to become a athiest. So is being skeptical about everything a religion... you’re right its not.
--- Theory does not mean an unsubstantiated guess or hunch, as it can in everyday speech. A theory is a logically self-consistent model or framework for describing the behavior of a related set of natural or social phenomena.
Gplex wrote:
Modern Atheism is a branch of sciences, skepticism. If you are skeptical about everything and do not believe anything till you see evidence, it will lead you to become a athiest. So is being skeptical about everything a religion... you’re right its not.
Oh my(hopefully existing)God somebody posted
--- God is evil God is pure God is neither God is God
Don’t FUCK with my insanity I’ll warp your REALiTY
Gplex wrote:
Modern Atheism is a branch of sciences, skepticism. If you are skeptical about everything and do not believe anything till you see evidence, it will lead you to become a athiest. So is being skeptical about everything a religion... you’re right its not.
-edited-. dont mix atheism with science just to hide the fact that its a belief in that there is no god. keyword belief.
--- Theory is not a guess or hunch. A theory is a logical, self-consistent model. I am a theory. I’m logical and self-consistent about eradicating religion. Um. I guess a theory is a hunch because I’m a hunchback. In fact, I am the hunchback of Notre Dame. It’s ten cents a ride.
A religion requires belief in the supernatural, such as gods or demons. Atheism has no belief in such things, so it is not a religion. And belief means the acceptance of the existence of something, not being used in the religious sense to mean a belief in god.
--- This is my army. bow before it or fall to my wrath and that of my C’tanic masters.
Atheism has been likened to religion by some due to the fact that it too is guilty of fundamentalism, extremism, intolerance, and violence in its name. Some atheists are so upset by the idea of religion (some psychotherapy is needed there methinks) that they behave in the very way that they so disdain religious people for behaving in.
Last edited 01 Jul 2008 08:59 pm by Lost Swordsman
Necron Lord wrote:
A religion requires belief in the supernatural, such as gods or demons.
I’m sorry to say that you are in fact wrong there.
re·li·gion
–noun
1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
2. a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects: the Christian religion; the Buddhist religion.
3. the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices: a world council of religions.
4. the life or state of a monk, nun, etc.: to enter religion.
5. the practice of religious beliefs; ritual observance of faith.
6. something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience: to make a religion of fighting prejudice.
7. religions, Archaic. religious rites.
8. Archaic. strict faithfulness; devotion: a religion to one’s vow.
Note that point 1 says 'especially', not 'exclusively'. Point 6 would definitely imply that (when taken past a casual lack of belief in religion) Atheism does indeed become a religion. Sorry guys.
Last edited 01 Jul 2008 09:00 pm by Lost Swordsman
Crimson_Blade wrote:
Atheism is not a religion in the slightest. As Baybee Chronic expertly put it “Calling Atheism a Religion is like calling bald a hair color”.
Religion is based in faith and belief in the supernatural. Atheism is based in science and the “seeing is believing” state of mind.
its not based on science. science has influenced it but its a belief. science has nothing to do with it.
Crimson_Blade wrote:
Atheism is not a religion in the slightest. As Baybee Chronic expertly put it “Calling Atheism a Religion is like calling bald a hair color”.
Religion is based in faith and belief in the supernatural. Atheism is based in science and the “seeing is believing” state of mind.
its not based on science. science has influenced it but its a belief. science has nothing to do with it.
It does as Atheists look for the truth in life and Science gives that to them.
Thats like saying Jesus had nothing to do with Christianity.
Necron Lord wrote:
A religion requires belief in the supernatural, such as gods or demons. Atheism has no belief in such things, so it is not a religion. And belief means the acceptance of the existence of something, not being used in the religious sense to mean a belief in god.
But Buddhist believe in god and people called it a belief system not religion...???
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Gplex wrote:
Modern Atheism is a branch of sciences, skepticism. If you are skeptical about everything and do not believe anything till you see evidence, it will lead you to become a athiest. So is being skeptical about everything a religion... you’re right its not.
-edited-. dont mix atheism with science just to hide the fact that its a belief in that there is no god. keyword belief.
So babies have a belief in no god.. yea ok...
--- Theory does not mean an unsubstantiated guess or hunch, as it can in everyday speech. A theory is a logically self-consistent model or framework for describing the behavior of a related set of natural or social phenomena.
Necron Lord wrote:
A religion requires belief in the supernatural, such as gods or demons. Atheism has no belief in such things, so it is not a religion. And belief means the acceptance of the existence of something, not being used in the religious sense to mean a belief in god.
But Buddhist believe in god and people called it a belief system not religion...???
Some form of buddhism is a belief system, and some is a religion.
--- Theory does not mean an unsubstantiated guess or hunch, as it can in everyday speech. A theory is a logically self-consistent model or framework for describing the behavior of a related set of natural or social phenomena.
You are mistaking a lack of belief in something for an active disbelief. A baby is not an Atheist, a baby hasn’t developed a belief or disbelief of anything yet. Atheism is an active belief in the lack of validity in religion. If it wasn’t you wouldn’t be here bothering to argue about it. Go back and read the dictionary definition I posted earlier. Language is a science you know, and it says that Atheism is a belief system and thereby in some instances a religion.
You are mistaking a lack of belief in something for an active disbelief. A baby is not an Atheist, a baby hasn’t developed a belief or disbelief of anything yet. Atheism is an active belief in the lack of validity in religion. If it wasn’t you wouldn’t be here bothering to argue about it. Go back and read the dictionary definition I posted earlier. Language is a science you know, and it says that Atheism is a belief system and thereby in some instances a religion.
Atheism is the absence of belief in deities, if you want to change the meaning to the one provided, then no one is a atheist.
--- Theory does not mean an unsubstantiated guess or hunch, as it can in everyday speech. A theory is a logically self-consistent model or framework for describing the behavior of a related set of natural or social phenomena.
Gplex wrote:
So babies have a belief in no god.. yea ok...
You are mistaking a lack of belief in something for an active disbelief. A baby is not an Atheist, a baby hasn’t developed a belief or disbelief of anything yet. Atheism is an active belief in the lack of validity in religion. If it wasn’t you wouldn’t be here bothering to argue about it. Go back and read the dictionary definition I posted earlier. Language is a science you know, and it says that Atheism is a belief system and thereby in some instances a religion.
Ok, I’m going to have to disagree with you here.
Atheism is defined both as an active disbelief in deities and also as an absence of belief in any deities. Babies obviously don’t reject any deities, they certainly don’t believe in them (absence of belief). That would therefore mean that babies ARE atheist.
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