Atheism Is NOT A Religion.

[Surak]

Atheism is defined as a LACK of beliefs in a god or gods.

Can someone sticky this or something, so we can cut down on the number of morons going "But it's a religion" when it fucking *isn'*? That'd be great, thanks.

[Viraljimmy]

They are just confusing atheism with evolutionianity and scientistism, which are real religions.

edit - mispelled evolutionianity

[This message has been edited by Viraljimmy (edited 11-17-2006).]

[RAOVQ]

atheism

from theos, meaning god.

atheos meaning godless.

it is not a religion, it merely defines if you belive in god or not.

it is not a state of mind, theory of living or any of that crap, just a statement if you belive in god.

[azalie]

Duh, anyone who believes otherwise is a douche

[Martini]

quote:Originally posted by Viraljimmy:

They are just confusing atheism with evolutionianity and scientistism, which are real religions.

I've never heard of either word.

If you're contending that one who accepts evolution is part of the religion "evolutionianity", you're way off!. By this logic, I would have thousands of religions. I'd be a a member of the "germ theorist" religion, the "molecular theorist" religion, etc.

Religions are defined as having a belief in God or gods with a an unchanging group of particular tenets and specific fundamental sets of beliefs and practices.

[Dr Euthanize]

quote:Originally posted by RAOVQ:

atheism

from theos, meaning god.

atheos meaning godless.

it is not a religion, it merely defines if you belive in god or not.

it is not a state of mind, theory of living or any of that crap, just a statement if you belive in god.

Atheism is definitely a state of mind. This is because atheism affects how somebody lives their life. What a person does or does not do because of atheism makes it a state of mind.

[RAOVQ]

quote:Originally posted by Dr Euthanize:

Atheism is definitely a state of mind. This is because atheism affects how somebody lives their life. What a person does or does not do because of atheism makes it a state of mind.

atheism is a description of if a person belives in god. they do or they don't. no matter of what else they belive or think or do they are still an atheist. being an athiest may come with connotations, at least in the US, but it does not specify. being a chrisitan says you belive in jesus, and also suggests church, forgiveness etc etc.

its like race. you are either black (or white or whatever) or you are not. if you are black it does not mean for a second that you act a certain way, dispite stereotypes saying you should. its backwards logic.

being an atheist is a descriptor of one part of your life, not a state of mind, as you claim. perhaps angsty would be a better one?

[Dr Euthanize]

Atheism is a state of mind because it affects how you react to certain situations pertaining to religion or god. I'm an atheist and do not want to have anything to do with religion or any type of belief in a god. It's my state of mind that keeps me away from religion or any type of god. Yes, saying you are atheist is saying you don't believe in god. But after telling a christian this they wouldn't invite you to church, because they know the atheists answer. It's all in their personal state of mind, which is atheism.

[Dr Euthanize]

That's why some people say, "I don't believe in god." And others say, "I'm atheist." There is a difference, and it has to do with your state of mind.

[Niceguy]

having a very tiny portion of your life/responses controled by your atheism hardly makes it a state of mind. Being scared of spiders is not a state of mind, dispite coming into play fairly often.

(general)Fear is a state of mind, probably because it affects almost all of your mind(also your body)