Isn’t the belief in no god an act of faith? How can the complex eco system of Earth be explained? Why does everything else in the universe decay while the earth evolved to a higher state? The agnostics acknowledge that there might be a god, while atheists “know” there is no god. How do they know? Doesn’t their absolute belief in no god make it their religion?
2006-10-12 03:02:04 · 20 answers · asked by damdawg 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is interesting to me that many if not most of the people that have responded to this question negatively are atheist—look at their profiles. Why answer a religious question? By the way, atheists do have sects with common beliefs and organizations.
2006-10-12 03:19:32 · update #1
The truth is atheism is "disbelief". God chooses whom he will sanctify through belief in the truth. God created all things, even atheists for his divine purpose. It is His will that none should perish but that all should come to the knowledge of the truth.
Denying God is like denying the wind because you do not see it even though you cannot deny the leaves are moving.
Remember that believing there is a God isn't enough because demons believe and tremble. You must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
2006-10-12 04:38:21 · answer #1 · answered by Jessica M 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Agnostics don't believe there may be a god. They say the existence or non-existence of a deity is unknowable. Please use the term appropriately.
Merriam-Webster's definition of religion:
1 a : the state of a religious b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
Therefore, no, atheism cannot be considered religion. It is a statement of one idea, and one idea only -- there is no God. That rules out 1b1 and 1b2.
Plus you're quite wrong about the earth being the only place things develop. Under the second law of thermodynamics, order will naturally evolve any place where high potential energy enters an environment and leaves as lower potential energy (for example, EM radiation coming in, then being re-released as heat).
2006-10-12 03:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. Atheism is a (dis)belief, but not a religion. The only thing all atheists have in common is that they believe there is no god. They have very different ideas about everything else. Atheism has no standards, no rituals, no specific morals or even common belief in anything else than the absence of gods. So no, atheism is not a religion, it's a single (dis)belief.
2006-10-12 03:05:53 · answer #3 · answered by undir 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't see why Atheism cannot be considered a religion. After all it is a belief that many people have. Just because Atheists do not believe in God doesn't mean it is not a BELIEF of one ideal or another. A lot of people just don't want to think of Atheism as a religion because many are ignorant.
2006-10-12 03:05:49 · answer #4 · answered by lop 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A religion is an organization with dogmatic creeds and rituals. Atheism is simply a category for people who do not believe in god. Theism is the belief in a god, it is not a religion hence neither is Atheism.
2006-10-12 03:11:42 · answer #5 · answered by barter256 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, atheism is really not a religion. Some atheists say that there is no God. Others say that they do not believe in God. There is a big difference in the two statements. The link below has a nice chart which explains in depth the reason that atheism cannot be called a religion.
2006-10-12 03:03:27 · answer #6 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
No, and atheism isn't a belief, it's a disbelief.
"Doesn’t their absolute belief in no god make it their religion?"
What? You assume that all atheists are strong atheists. Strong atheists deny the existence of god(s), weak atheists simply don't believe in any god(s).
2006-10-12 03:04:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
For the thousandth time, no:
Religion is a system of social coherence based on a common group of beliefs or attitudes concerning an object, person, unseen being, or system of thought considered to be supernatural, sacred, divine or highest truth, and the moral codes, practices, values, institutions, and rituals associated with such belief or system of thought
2006-10-12 03:03:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 1⤋
No, just because we all have a similar opinion or knowledge of a fact for that matter does not mean Atheism is a religion.
2006-10-12 03:08:27 · answer #9 · answered by Ash 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God is a creation by early humans. Look at my picture ..very well.... then start thinking again... Untill now we know the earth is in a higher state ...who knows tomorrow ?
2006-10-12 03:08:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋