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Atheism can be a Religion
By: guest5 Date: February 11, 2021, 10:40 pm
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Atheism can be a religion
[quote]An argument for the possibility of fervid atheism
bridging into religion[/quote]
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3qYY4sY2S8
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Re: Atheism can be a Religion
By: guest5 Date: March 5, 2021, 11:28 pm
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How the world's leading atheist changed his mind about God
[quote]I read from 'There Is a God: How the World's Most
Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind' by Antony Flew[/quote]
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc-3QVEkfbM
[quote]Stephen Connolly
2 weeks ago (edited)
One of the real problems facing all atheists, particularly those
relying on a scientifically informed view, is the problem of
entropy: that the universe started out in a state of maximum
energy density or 0 (zero) entropy proceeding to decrease in
energy density thereafter thus doomed to ever increasing entropy
(except for short periods relating to local islands like the
solar system arranged around our sun, for example) until it's
eventual heat death. The paradox thus exists how was the
universe able to arrange itself in the first place into its most
energy dense form without an input of some kind (meaning it
would require other energy to achieve this original state since
it could not be achieved autonomously)? The fact remains, by
logical deduction, before the universe came into existence it
required an organising cause - which is what one might refer to
as God or Allah to give Him His correct name. [/quote]
I started out as an atheist myself actually....
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Re: Atheism can be a Religion
By: 90sRetroFan Date: April 20, 2021, 10:24 pm
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Yes!
HTML https://americanhumanist.org/news/american-humanist-association-board-statement-withdrawing-honor-from-richard-dawkins/
[quote]Richard Dawkins has over the past several years
accumulated a history of making statements that use the guise of
scientific discourse to demean marginalized groups, an approach
antithetical to humanist values. His latest statement implies
that the identities of transgender individuals are fraudulent,
while also simultaneously attacking Black identity as one that
can be assumed when convenient. His subsequent attempts at
clarification are inadequate and convey neither sensitivity nor
sincerity.
Consequently, the AHA Board has concluded that Richard Dawkins
is no longer deserving of being honored by the AHA, and has
voted to withdraw, effective immediately, the 1996 Humanist of
the Year award.[/quote]
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Re: Atheism can be a Religion
By: rp Date: April 20, 2021, 10:51 pm
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While I don't have much hope for the atheism put forth by the
"American Humanist Association", this is a positive development
nonetheless.
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Re: Atheism can be a Religion
By: guest5 Date: April 29, 2021, 11:09 pm
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Atheists Are Sometimes More Religious Than Christians
[quote]Survey shows how poorly we understand the beliefs of
people who identify as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in
particular.[/quote]
[quote]Americans are deeply religious people—and atheists are no
exception. Western Europeans are deeply secular people—and
Christians are no exception.
These twin statements are generalizations, but they capture the
essence of a fascinating finding in a Pew Research study about
Christian identity in Western Europe. By surveying almost 25,000
people in 15 countries in the region, and comparing the results
with data previously gathered in the U.S., the Pew Research
Center discovered three things.
First, researchers confirmed the widely known fact that,
overall, Americans are much more religious than Western
Europeans. They gauged religious commitment using standard
questions, including “Do you believe in God with absolute
certainty?” and “Do you pray daily?”
Second, the researchers found that American “nones”—those who
identify as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular—are more
religious than European nones. The notion that religiously
unaffiliated people can be religious at all may seem
contradictory, but if you disaffiliate from organized religion
it does not necessarily mean you’ve sworn off belief in God,
say, or prayer.
The third finding reported in the study is by far the most
striking. As it turns out, “American ‘nones’ are as religious
as—or even more religious than—Christians in several European
countries, including France, Germany, and the U.K.”
“That was a surprise,” Neha Sahgal, the lead researcher on the
study, told me. “That’s the comparison that’s fascinating to
me.” She highlighted the fact that whereas only 23 percent of
European Christians say they believe in God with absolute
certainty, 27 percent of American nones say this. [/quote]
Entire article:
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