For once, it would be interesting to see an atheistic opinion include theism instead of just the usual bullshit from the twelve tribes of Judah.
There’s many religions and philosophies that discuss their misuse, being only when in times of struggle. There are many religions that dgaf if you follow them or not and are definitely not predatory.
But as usual, the online atheist only knows of one theism when talking about “all religion”; Christianity.
Be the change you want to see in the world. Unless you just want people not to talk about what they’re most familiar with for aome reason.
Oh, for sure. But as an atheist, I don’t tarnish the idea by being narrow-minded and exclusively anti-Abrahamic.
I’m of the opinion that you can’t be atheistic without first knowing theism. Knowing just one of them is a start.
Wild. I don’t think there is a pre-requisite knowledge to be an atheist. All babies are born atheists. Religion is learned later.
No, they are not. To be an atheist, you must have first heard about and understood the concept of gods, thus being then able to form the ism (idea) that you are without them.
No ism can be born into as they are not states of being, they are ideas, concepts, opinions, etc. States of being end with -ic.
I don’t see the point of this distinction. When I say “an atheist” i mean only and exactly a person who does not believe any gods exist.
Yeah, and that’s correct for you. However a newborn doesn’t know what gods are, so they’re unable to adhere to a belief, opinion, idea, concept, etc (Isms) in whether gods exist or not. It is not that they don’t believe gods exist, it’s that they are unable to believe or disbelieve, since they don’t know what gods are yet.
Do you often find it useful to talk about “people who do not believe in gods but are aware of the concept” while explicitly excluding “people who do not believe in gods and are not aware of the concept”? That seems like such a rare distinction to need to make.
Something helps people cope with tragedies of life.
“What a predator!”
Yeah, like how medical professionals enrich themselves from the ill. Vermin!
Amazes me what counts as profound comments here.