Well i dont believe in any religions, so some people call me a non believer and some people call me religious.
Some answers:
non-believer
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities(Gods). In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities(God).
Most inclusively, atheism is the absence of belief that any deities exist.
religious
Atheism will be defined in the contemporary western sense: not just the lack of belief in a god, but the assertion about the non-existence of any gods, spirits, or divine or supernatural beings. Atheists in this sense are metaphysical naturalists, and as will be shown, they DO follow a religion.
A lot of people say ?Calling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair colour
Whats your opinion?
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Would you class Atheism a religion?
Submitted by knoxy, 04-04-2018, 08:54 PM, Thread ID: 83082
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04-04-2018, 08:54 PM
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RE: Would you class Atheism a religion? 05-04-2018, 06:21 AM #2 I don't think it's a religion. It's a belief/mindset imo.
05-04-2018, 06:21 AM
#2 I don't think it's a religion. It's a belief/mindset imo.
RE: Would you class Atheism a religion? 05-04-2018, 06:29 AM #3 I'm going to have to agree with Etno. I wouldn't classify it as a religion.
05-04-2018, 06:29 AM
#3 I'm going to have to agree with Etno. I wouldn't classify it as a religion.
RE: Would you class Atheism a religion? 05-04-2018, 06:41 AM #4 No, it's not a religion. Religion implies you worship/believe in a god - Atheism is the exact opposite.
05-04-2018, 06:41 AM
#4 No, it's not a religion. Religion implies you worship/believe in a god - Atheism is the exact opposite.
RE: Would you class Atheism a religion? 05-04-2018, 08:01 AM #5 I would class atheism as a religion because it's a belief that there is no god.
05-04-2018, 08:01 AM
#5 I would class atheism as a religion because it's a belief that there is no god.
RE: Would you class Atheism a religion? 05-04-2018, 08:21 AM #6 No, it's not a religion. It's just a way of thinking before humans were influenced by religion. ![[Image: 7ElFux.gif]](https://starfola.com/u/7ElFux.gif)
05-04-2018, 08:21 AM
#6 No, it's not a religion. It's just a way of thinking before humans were influenced by religion.
RE: Would you class Atheism a religion? 05-04-2018, 12:25 PM #7 Atheism itself is not typically considered a religion because atheism is simply the thesis that there are no Gods. However, New Atheism, as practiced, sometimes has the hallmarks of religion and practiced in this manner may share enough similarities to be loosely considered such.
05-04-2018, 12:25 PM
#7 Atheism itself is not typically considered a religion because atheism is simply the thesis that there are no Gods. However, New Atheism, as practiced, sometimes has the hallmarks of religion and practiced in this manner may share enough similarities to be loosely considered such.
RE: Would you class Atheism a religion? 05-04-2018, 02:01 PM #8 No. Nor even in a metaphoric way, because atheis doesn't mean an actual way to live, it is not a culture ,it is just a kind of thinking. Its like you called philosophical criticism a religion. ![[Image: Xs3ZTCS.gif]](//i.imgur.com/Xs3ZTCS.gif)
05-04-2018, 02:01 PM
#8 No. Nor even in a metaphoric way, because atheis doesn't mean an actual way to live, it is not a culture ,it is just a kind of thinking. Its like you called philosophical criticism a religion.
![[Image: Xs3ZTCS.gif]](http://i.imgur.com/Xs3ZTCS.gif)
RE: Would you class Atheism a religion? 05-04-2018, 02:08 PM #9 05-04-2018, 06:41 AMThirty Wrote: No, it's not a religion. Religion implies you worship/believe in a god - Atheism is the exact opposite.
You don't have to worship a god in order for it to be considered a religion. Satanism founded by Anton LaVey doesn't approve of any higher beings but it's still considered a religion.
But yeah, I agree. Atheism isn't a religion. ![[Image: cL3v.gif]](https://b.catgirlsare.sexy/cL3v.gif)
05-04-2018, 02:08 PM
#9 05-04-2018, 06:41 AMThirty Wrote: No, it's not a religion. Religion implies you worship/believe in a god - Atheism is the exact opposite.
You don't have to worship a god in order for it to be considered a religion. Satanism founded by Anton LaVey doesn't approve of any higher beings but it's still considered a religion.
But yeah, I agree. Atheism isn't a religion.
RE: Would you class Atheism a religion? 05-04-2018, 06:23 PM #10 05-04-2018, 02:08 PMArtamo Wrote: You don't have to worship a god in order for it to be considered a religion. Satanism founded by Anton LaVey doesn't approve of any higher beings but it's still considered a religion.
But yeah, I agree. Atheism isn't a religion.
For it to be religion, it's formed off a system of faith and worship. Religion implies (according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary) that there are practices, beliefs and worship in place. LaVeyan satanism is a bit tricky for me to comment on considering I know nothing about it but they use the figure of Satan even if they don't literally believe he exists.
05-04-2018, 06:23 PM
#10 05-04-2018, 02:08 PMArtamo Wrote: You don't have to worship a god in order for it to be considered a religion. Satanism founded by Anton LaVey doesn't approve of any higher beings but it's still considered a religion.
But yeah, I agree. Atheism isn't a religion.
For it to be religion, it's formed off a system of faith and worship. Religion implies (according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary) that there are practices, beliefs and worship in place. LaVeyan satanism is a bit tricky for me to comment on considering I know nothing about it but they use the figure of Satan even if they don't literally believe he exists.