Please read this... and answer following question about atheism.?

Question

'Your petitioners are Atheists and they define their lifestyle as follows. An Atheists loves himself and his fellow man instead of a god. An Atheist thinks that heaven is something for which we should work for now - here on earth- for all men together to enjoy. An Atheist accepts that he can get no help through prayer but that he must find in himself the inner conviction and strength to meet life, to grapple with it, subdue and enjoy it. An Atheist thinks that only in knowledge of himself and a knowledge of his fellow man can he find the understanding that will help to a life of fulfillment.

"Therefore, he seeks to know himself and his fellow man rather than to 'know' a god. An Atheist knows that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An Atheist knows that a deed must be done instead of a prayer said. An Atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death.

He wants disease conquered, poverty vanquished, war eliminated. He wants man to understand and love man. He wants an ethical way of life. He knows that we cannot rely on a god nor channel action into prayer nor hope for an end of troubles in a hereafter. He knows that we are our brothers' keepers in that we are, first, keepers of our lives; that we are responsible persons, that the job is here and the time is now."

This is what I feel as an atheist.

Is it so wrong?

Is it so against what every person wants for themselves and others?

Source

http://www.atheists.org

This was written by madalyn murray o'hair for her court case against prayer in school in 1960's, which she obviously won, otherwise you would have been praying in public school.

Answer 1

That's fine and all for you, but the only thing atheists have in common in general is a disbelief in gods. Maybe you should replace 'atheist' with 'humanist'.

Answer 2

Spamandham hit the nail on the head. Atheism is just a lack of belief in any gods. The philosophy you describe is much closer to Humanism.
Let's say that I don't believe in any gods but I also believe that humanity is a curse that has polluted the planet and made a muddle of things so I believe that humanity should be eliminated and I hope that a disease comes which will decimate the human population. Rather than being a brother's keeper, I'd love to see humans eliminated. I'd still be an atheist, just not a humanist.

Personally, I'm a humanist and an atheist, but atheism is just the lack of belief in gods. It's not a philosophical system. It frees you from religious restraints and lets you choose the philisophical beliefs you feel are best, but it's not a philosophy itself.

Answer 3

A Christian loves others first before himself, and through this, learns to love himself. A Christian thinks that the way we live our daily lives should not be considered work, but a choice towards our life after death. A Christian accepts that even though you are speaking and think God isn't listening, He is always there, and though not always immediate, will always provide an answer. A Christian thinks that through knowledge of Christ and His sacrifice, we can begin to truly live by giving our lives away.

Therefore, a Christian seeks to know and befriend God and His Creations rather than ignorantly deny His existence. A Christian knows that hospitals provide physical healing while churches provide spiritual healing. A Christian knows that a deed must be done to his powers extent, and when out of reach, says a prayer in good will. A Christian strives for the fufillment of life, so that at death they can be proud of how they lived it.

A Christian also wants disease conquered, poverty vanquished, war eliminated. He also wants man to understand and love man. He also wants an ethical way of life. This said, He knows that we cannot do it alone. He knows that God is our Father in heaven, and He expects us to care for and live for one another. Sure, the time is now, but when all disease, war, and wrongs are conquered, how can you truly feel satisfied? Without God, in the end, you simply lose what you accomplished in the first place.

If I have not disputed your claim to being an athiest, how can you dispute my claim to being a follower of God?

Answer 4

I used to be an atheist too. I laughed at those who claimed to be touched by faith, would argue at length with some of them, many times catching them in a trap which there only answer was "because I have faith it is". However, my life has been touched by god, and it is an experience beyond words. Coincidence cannot describe everything and many things which can be felt cannot be described in words. To each his own, all I ask of anyone is to keep an open mind, as I try to do.... except about Islam.... but that's my only exception. I often despise how members of my church pray for the most irrelevant things, such as where an item is, instead of just getting off their butts and doing the task. In that I have always saluted atheism for being the ones to go straight to a problem and fix it on their own strength. Still unto each his own.

Answer 5

When up against a person of reason, the mystic is faced with insurmountable obstacle. The merits of your arguement notwithstanding, you forget two things;
First, The Holy Bibles powerful allegorical tale of "The Tower of Babylon". What if everyone spoke the same language, worked on the same project, worshipped the same way (or didn't care how one worshipped deity or if one worshipped at all)?
Second, ageless greed and timeless systems of social stratification; The smart and powerful (usually from being born rich, the wealth kept in the family) will always use various systems, religion being the chief opiate, to oppress the bewildered masses into subjegation. Opposing systems provide the dialectic, the competition.
Besides, imagine John Lennons song "Imagine"...wouldn't that be boring? "Evil" exists to provide "good" people opportunity to do that which is "virtuous".

Answer 6

An atheist belives in nothing in particular and it will be wrong to think that there is any organized belief system for atheism. It is a futile attempt to try and present a system of beliefs for atheism. Anybody anywhere in the world who is confused about God or the spiritual world can claim to be an atheist. I think the real issue is that atheism is a sincere conferssion that one does not understand God and is tired of triying to know Him and would therefore not pretend about that fact. It is a acceptance of defeat.

All atheists need help and anyone who knows God and has experienced His love and fellowship should lend a helping hand to an atheist.

There is no need to paint Atheism by creating a religion out of it. Atheism is nothingness.

Answer 7

It's nice in concept. But an atheist, just like a Christian or a Jew or a Hindu should not dismiss the beliefs of another human being. You say a hospital should be built instead of a Church. Well many of the Hospitals in America are built and supported by Religious organizations.

Answer 8

Overall it has nice sentiments, but has a underlying problem in its approach to the argument.

It seems to imply that religious or spiritual people only want to "know a god", but not the other things mentioned that aethists want. That implication is unethical, since it is untrue.

Further, it seems to say that aethists actually pursue these things more than others. But, for example, it says aethists want to build a hospital instead of a church. But, how many hospitals have aethists organizations actually built? Compare that to all the hospitals religious organizations have built.

I think this type of argument showing the good qualities of an aethist belief system or philosophy can be good to display, but not while trying, and in my opinion in a deceptive way, to show it is somehow better than other systems.

Answer 9

>'Your petitioners are Atheists and they define their lifestyle as follows. An Atheists loves himself and his fellow man instead of a god.

That which you give worth, value, trust, striving to please, and make of upmost importance in your daily life is a god to you.

>An Atheist thinks that heaven is something for which we should work for now - here on earth- for all men together to enjoy.

That is part of the prayer of those who trust Christ: thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven....We also want heaven on earth. An honorable desire.

>An Atheist accepts that he can get no help through prayer...

I know an atheist that believes in the power of prayer because it works. He does believe, though, that there is a natural explanation for its effectiveness that excludes the God that religious institutions profess.

The rest of what you are speaking of would not be adverse to a theist either.

Answer 10

Be worry-free with your self, you've made it sparkling that you do not imagine that the Quran is appropriate, even notwithstanding Islam teaches that that's. you attempt to carry onto a faith that you do not believe because it brings convenience, and also you may be scared to attempt something new. you'll not in any respect comprehend what that's prefer to be an atheist in case you do not attempt, perchance that convenience you sense now should be modern-day in something else. At one aspect I felt a similar way about Christianity that you at present sense about Islam. I knew that Christianity wasn't genuine, yet couldn't enable go of the concept of a god and grew to grow to be a Muslim, as both religions are very similar. i ultimately realized how ridiculous i became being and grew to grow to be an atheist, because somewhat frankly all religions are ridiculous. My existence now has a significantly better which means and that i'm a lot happier now than I ever became.

Answer 11

Atheists just do not possibly understand the very gravity of God's divine power as according to the Holy Bible, the sacred scriptures of all Christians. The very gravity of God's divine power is that when every human being on the planet must serve God and to obey all the Ten Commandments as set up by Moses as mentioned in the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible. God can understand all of humankind's errors and sinful behaviour. Furthermore, God wants everyone to serve Him and wants us to be delivered from our sinful ways! And all human beings will be judged during the Second Coming as mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament in the Holy Bible.