Would it be fair to say that believing that the IPU doesn't exist IS your religion? Then why can't you understand that atheism is not a religion either? You don't believe in Zeus. Does that mean that you practice the religion of not believing in Zeus? Is baldness a hair color? How do you figure your dishonest word games will win anybody over to submitting to your way of thinking? It's pretty Orwellian and funny when you use your doublespeak to claim both that "Atheism is a religion" and that "your belief in Jesus is not a religion" in the same breath. No wonder you love the verse that says that it is all foolishness to those who don't believe. It must supply you with some comfort.
2006-07-30 10:36:05 · 14 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, I'm a Christian and I have no reason to believe an invisible pink unicorn does or does not exist. Its existence wouldn't effect me in any way...so it's something I'm not really concerned with.
Kinda like the price of tea in China...so what? (I don't know...nor do I really care if the Chinese drink tea, either!)
2006-07-30 10:42:21 · answer #1 · answered by 4999_Basque 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm an atheist, I don't have a religion
what I think Christians mean when they say Atheism is a religion is that atheists (to a Christian) have a specific set of beliefs, and to Christians a set of beliefs equals a religion.
The fallacy in logic on the part of Christians who think this way is that Atheists do not have a set of beliefs pertaining to supernatural events of entities, unlike religious people.
When I say Christians, I simply mean religious people (jews or muslims or buddhists may all make this same mistake that Christians commonly make). They all have the same "believer" mentality, even if their beliefs are quite different (and none are really that different, they are all essentially the same!) But I digress.
Choosing not to accept something as fact without adequate evidence is not an act of faith or belief. Atheists merely choose not to accept a theory (that god exists) as a fact. To a rational person (an atheist, a scientist, a skeptic, etc) any theory that hasn't been strictly proven is just a theory. A theory becomes fact when irrefutable proof can be shown.
If you accept a theory as fact without irrefutable proof being shown, then you have commited the act of Believing.
If you do not accept a theory as fact without irrefutable proof being shown, then you have not commited the act of believing.
Thus, Christians (or people of any other religion) who see atheism as a type of belief similar (well, opposite) their own belief are misunderstanding what happens inside an atheist's mind. The atheist doesn't believe something, whereas the religious person does believe something.
Religious people = believers
non-religious people = non-believers = atheists!
2006-07-31 01:56:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So who told you Atheism is a religion? It requires no faith, no real belief system, no adherence to any doctrine to speak of. Whoever told you Atheism is a religion needs to look it up.
1. Religion
1. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
2. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.
I guess if you pursued your Atheism with zeal or conscientious devotion then it could technically be called religion but I still wouldn't call it that.
P.S. If there was as much evidence for an invisible pink unicorn as there is for God then I would believe.
2006-07-30 17:50:19 · answer #3 · answered by Cybeq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians are brainwashed. This is from their book the Bible:
22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
1 John 2:22 (New King James Version)
I researched cults a few hours ago, its right up there, tell the members that what you believe is the truth and all other believes are a lie
2006-07-30 17:43:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
STEP AWAY FROM THE LSD.
I don't believe that atheism is a religion.
I don't believe that Christianity is either.
You either believe that there is an Almighty God or you don't. That's alright.
But heed this:
when you die in that tragic car accident tomorrow or you get sucked into a huge drain pipe at the bottom of the local water slide park 2 years from now, don't be surprised when you don't enter the gates of heaven.
The Lord says
"Depart from me, I never knew you."
2006-07-30 19:27:19 · answer #5 · answered by Raquel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said my belief in Jesus is not a religion? My faith is totally about belief in Jesus. You seem to lack a faith yourself so you soothe your own emptiness by making inane comments against those who do. Get a life.
2006-07-30 17:43:41 · answer #6 · answered by Teacher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell me more about the invisible pink Unicorn I am ready to believe !
2006-07-30 17:41:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wlvrne1964
"If it's invisible, how do you know what color the Unicorn is?"
Well if something contradicts itself in religion, don't we just point out that it is proof of that particular god's power?
2006-07-30 17:43:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Again, you talk in riddles, why not straight talk? You wan't no one to really understand what you say, You hide behind the mask of a dog, can you even speek plainly?
2006-07-30 17:43:28 · answer #9 · answered by creeklops 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's invisible, how do you know what color the Unicorn is?
2006-07-30 17:39:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋