Basically, do you think that all religions/belief systems need to have a god or gods to be considered a religion/belief system?
2006-12-28 04:23:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Brad, atheism isn't a belief, it's a lack of belief in a god or gods.
2006-12-28 04:29:12 · update #1
Moral system? No, I said belief system. Can you have a religion/belief system that is free of deities?
2006-12-28 04:37:06 · update #2
Reisnoh: a deity = a god
2006-12-28 04:37:49 · update #3
Religion? Yes. Belief system? No.
2006-12-28 04:27:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, Just faith
Puppy: atheism is a belief, a belief there is no God. If you don't believe there is a God you are Believing in that.
Puppy: Maturity and wisdom will come in time keep asking these questions but always be open to wisdom.
2006-12-28 12:28:20 · answer #2 · answered by Noka 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here is one of the definitions of religion from dictionary.com: a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects.
So I guess technically you dont need a deity in order to have a religion.
On my previous answer Ive heard atheists say "I believe there is no god" or "I believe there is no heaven or hell". So logically I inferred that in order to make those *beliefs* they would need a *belief* system.
2006-12-28 12:27:05 · answer #3 · answered by Brad 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would say yes. How do you believe when there's nothing to believe in?
If the word you were looking for is a moral system, however the answer is no. God or no, I know how to fit into society, and I know what I feel is wrong- I don't need anyone's god to tell me.
2006-12-28 12:30:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Example: Buddhism, Communism, Democracy - all belief systems that have nothing to do with a supreme being.
I personally believe that you do have to have a deity (or more) to have a religion.
2006-12-28 12:27:34 · answer #5 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
that would depend on how you define deity. Is a deity a personality? Or could a deity be the sum of all that is?
2006-12-28 12:31:51 · answer #6 · answered by Reisnoh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are people out there that would worship a stick of wood if someone told them to. Some people actually believe in humanism where they are little gods -
I can't wait for Christs return - theres gonna be a whole lotta shaken goin on.....
2006-12-28 12:29:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sam Harris calls atheistic communism a secular religion. He is right, but I've never heard an atheist say this.
2006-12-28 12:29:27 · answer #8 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋