I hate the atheist movement... even though i don't believe in god(s)

I don't want to be known for what I don't believe, and I don't want to make silly claims like babies are atheists and religion has to go. Atheism is pretty much a useless term too. You can believe in nature or you can believe in magic. You can believe in afterlife or you can believe in cessation. Anything goes in atheism as long as you don't believe in god(s). And atheism doesn't represent science either. That's my say.

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Ynotisay · M

But is there REALLY an "atheist movement?" Because I don't think there is. What I see are people leaving religion in droves on their own accord. That's not a movement. It's a personal choice.

And I'm not sure about your definitions of of what atheism is. If you're an atheist you don't believe in an afterlife. That's in the definition. And of course atheism doesn't represent science. They're two entirely different things.

As far as "anything" goes I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. You can say the same thing about hardcore Christians, right? Anything goes as long as you ask god for forgiveness, right? There's no doctrine surrounding atheism.Some may not believe in gods or an afterlife but they believe in other things. And there's many sub-categories for those folks.

Side note. Babies ARE born as atheists. Beliefs are learned. They're not instinctual.

Well, you used the word "hate" as a jumping point so I guess that says it all right there.

SW-User

@Ynotisay I'm afraid you've disproved your own position. If beliefs are learned then a baby hasn't yet learned to believe that god(s) doesn't exist.

Ynotisay · M

@SW-User I'm not sure you thought that one through.

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Ynotisay · M

@SW-User I know you think you're making some kind of valid point but, again, you're not thinking things through. Sorry. Too much emotion for me.

SW-User

@Ynotisay Sorry to hear about your emotional state. And sorry to bother you with advanced thinking. You're more of a simple level 1 guy. I get that.