2006-12-27 07:22:19 · 19 answers · asked by hello 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Being without belief in deities.
2006-12-27 07:27:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Education
2006-12-27 15:28:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The lack of a belief in a god or gods. That's the **only** characteristic we [atheists] ALL have in common.
2006-12-27 15:28:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We don't believe that any god exists.
By definition, that's the only common characteristic.
Although I wager that we would not be welcome at Fred Phelps' Sunday morning services, either.
There are atheists who remain demagogues over some ideology or outlandish belief, such as the Raelians (who are atheists but believe aliens planted humans on the earth) or radical Communists (such as Lenin or Mao). However, most atheists value rational, skeptical thought.
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2006-12-27 15:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Disbelief in faire tails like Christianity or Islam for example.
2006-12-27 15:30:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Disbelief in supernatural deities.
2006-12-27 15:25:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Intelligence. If we were dumb, then we'd be just like the fundies, and blindly follow like sheep.
2006-12-27 15:26:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, the obvious one that there isn't/aren't god/s.
And that science is basically the answer to all of these questions (how we came to be, etc.).
2006-12-27 15:25:57 · answer #8 · answered by strikebf 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
atheism.
in other words, they don't believe in a higher power, and many of them say they put their faith in science. at least the ones i know, so don't quote me on that one.
2006-12-27 15:25:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Curiosity - we question everything, and never take anything at face value.
That's all there is to it.
2006-12-27 15:29:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋