I'm trying this one more time
Do you know what an atheist really stands for?
“Your petitioners are Atheists and they define their beliefs as follows. An Atheist loves his fellow man instead of god. An Atheist believes that heaven is something for which we should work now – here on earth for all men together to enjoy.
An Atheist believes 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, to subdue it and enjoy it.
An Atheist believes that only in a knowledge of himself and a knowledge of his fellow man can he find the understanding that will help to a life of fulfillment.
He seeks to know himself and his fellow man rather than to know a god. An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An Atheist believes 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
2006-12-14 14:52:09 · 6 answers · asked by A 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
, poverty vanquished, war eliminated. He wants man to understand and love man.
He wants an ethical way of life. He believes that we cannot rely on a god or channel action into prayer nor hope for an end of troubles in a hereafter.
He believes that we are our brother's keepers; and are keepers of our own lives; that we are responsible persons and the job is here and the time is now.”
2006-12-14 14:52:18 · update #1
-- definition of Atheism was given to the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Murray v. Curlett, 374 U.S. 203, 83 S. Ct. 1560, 10 L.Ed.2d (MD, 1963), to remove reverential Bible reading and oral unison recitation of the Lord's Prayer in the public schools.
2006-12-14 14:52:34 · update #2
Atheism IS a belief. A belief that there is no god.
2006-12-14 14:56:51 · update #3
This atheist sounds like a decent human being!
2006-12-14 14:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by AnnieD 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of anybody who would want to force a different outlook on you. But your case would have been stronger had you not cited a court case that allowed atheists to opt out of the prayer rather than restricting the prayer of Christians. According to the belief system you seem to espouse, the Court has now essentially established atheism as the religion of the country. A better compromise is needed.
2006-12-14 23:32:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love that!
It's too bad that some people are working to try to find any flaw they can with it at all instead of actually listening to what you said. They decided before they read it that they were going to hate.
2006-12-14 23:38:10 · answer #3 · answered by Lilliana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Atheist believes that we are all stranded in earth and we must make the best of it.
2006-12-14 23:10:42 · answer #4 · answered by Nabil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is really interesting. Now all they need is a centralized manifesto they can all agree on. Maybe this will function.
2006-12-14 23:03:37 · answer #5 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a belief to me...
2006-12-14 22:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by Shadow Faith 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋