Do you cosider pagans atheist?

Question

Not too sound too rude with this comment or cause contraversy, but there are a lot of christians on this site.And what is the difference of pagans talking someone like Krishna or Vishnu as thier lord, compared to those who take jesus as thier lord.I mean it is all around the same concept with a different story and going about things.It is about who you choose to be your lord.And please, just honest answers with no insult to injury.

Vishnu and Krishna were both men claimed to be incarnates of a higher power.They were not the same people.Vishnu is the supreme reality, but don't forget he walked the same planet you walk on.

My point is very simple, but people are saying there is none.Since the beggining that mankind can record, men have always taken other men as thier lord.Even for the christians of today.People would not call them thier lord for no reason at all.But to each his own.And I am not making it to look like christians are out to make the world look like disbelievers for not taking jesus as thier lord, because they do that themselves.THAT IS THIER BELIEF.The power of thought is in the question itself.THINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the way, all were great answers.Even the ones with constructive criticism.Believe me, I know what is a pagan.My mother is from Taiwan and she believes in many GODS.But she is not righteous.Sorry for the judgement I just gave.But it is what it is.There are peacefull pagans and those that are not.Those who use others for self gai are not righteous in my eyes.Or to manipulate for self glorification.But I apreciate the answers.And I noticed most answer were off your first impulse to the question without giving thought first of what did he mean by this question.Always give thought first.I am not the most prudent nor know the intent from GOD to the next man.But my questions are meant to spark thought.Not to start confrontation.PEACE!

Answer 1

There really is no difference. Each believes what they're saying is quite true, and from their perspective that IS wholly true. Pagans aren't atheists because they believe in a god or several gods (polytheism). I'm actually a monotheistic pagan who feels that there are many facets to one Being.

To me what's most important is that you find a path or Personna that inspires you to be the best human being possible. If that's Jesus, great. If it's Buddha - likewise great. But if you're not walking your talk - it's all hot air anyway (smile).

It sounds like you're thinking - which is really wonderful. We have minds for a reason. Seek out your answers dilligently!

Answer 2

No, most pagan religions believe in gods or goddesses. The Christians do not have a market on having a "lord" despite what some will tell you. There is no difference in having Vishnu, Krishna, Lord & Lady, Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha or any other religious figures as a center point of a particular religion. I find commits like the one posted above that considers "other" religions to be cults as very narrow minded and hateful. It's obvious if you don't believe a certain way than some people do then it's considered a "cult".

Answer 3

Honestly, your question makes no real sense. You seem to be lumping all the worlds varied religions into two groups: Christian and everything else. That doesn't really work when analyzing religions. For example, paganism (or neopaganism) is a completely different religion than atheism. Also Krishna is an avatar, or incarnation, of Vishnu. Vishnu is a Hindu God with different places and purposes depending on which "brand" of Hinduism one studies.

But to answer your question in its simplest form, No...pagans are not atheists. Atheism is a religion that believes in no deities whereas paganism (and also neopaganism) is a religion with multiple deities.

Answer 4

Paganism is not atheism. You might have some agnostically inclined Pagans out there, but most Pagans are going to believe in a higher power of some sort, whether it's the Earth, God/Goddess, many different Gods and Goddesses whether they are individual entities in and of themselves or facets of one Divinity, or the Great Spirit, or whatever. But I get what you are saying. A lot of the adherents of certain religions believe that other Gods in other religious paths are false ones and don't really exist so I can see your point, that some Christians (and others) might consider those who don't believe in their God atheists. But no, Pagans are not atheists, not truly.

Answer 5

LOL! You should know that Pagans aren't what you think they are. They're not just people who don't practice Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. Paganism is a specific religion. One of the Pagan religions you might be familiar with is Wicca. I'm kind of confused because your details have nothing to do with your question, but, no I don't consider Pagans atheist because they're not. Last time I checked, atheism is a higher power-rejecting "religion". But most Pagans believe in the God and Goddess or another pantheon.

Answer 6

Dear God No. There people just like everyone else. There were here before Christians ever were. Worshiping the earth and other naturally things. I think all religion is based on some template religion, because religions I think all share something that is similar.
After a while people just got tired of following on religion and decide to come up with something new or different.

Answer 7

Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "a country dweller" or "civilian") is a blanket term which has come to connote a broad set of western spiritual or religious beliefs and practices of natural or polytheistic religions, as opposed to the Abrahamic monotheistic religions. "Pagan" is the usual translation of the Islamic term mushrik, which refers to 'one who worships something other than Allah'. Ethnologists do not use the term for these beliefs, which are not necessarily compatible with each other: more useful categories are shamanism, polytheism or animism. Often, the term has pejorative connotations, comparable to heathen, infidel and kafir (كافر) in Islam.

Answer 8

I'm Pagan, I don't consider myself Atheist.

Though, I understand what you're saying.

If Christians believe their God's the only true one, that would mean all others are fake and not real, and not believing in a "real" God is as good as not believing in one at all, which is the job of Atheists...

- 16 yo Pagan

Answer 9

Not at all. Atheists don't believe in god, any god. Pagans believe in many gods. An to the person who answered this question first; who's to say that yours isn't the "false religion"?

Answer 10

An atheist is someone who believes that there is no god in any shape or form, singular, nor plural.

Pagans, on the other hand, believe in something.

Therefore, no pagan can be atheist, nor atheist pagan.