Give a couple references and names for clarification.
2007-01-17 14:24:30 · 9 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
19th century early 20th century, Nietze, Camus, Kierkegaard and many others.
As Nietze stated "God is Dead".
Atheism is not an alternative religion or spiritual cosmology, it reflects several philosophical schools of thought.
Personally I prefer the existential nihilist cosmology.
Occured during the age of reason which appears to be drawing to an end.
2007-01-17 14:29:18 · answer #1 · answered by Dane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enlightenment Era
France
Candid
Napoleon
2007-01-17 22:29:46 · answer #2 · answered by Lives7 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When mankind started to move over the earth, men forgot about GOD and became atheists. It has been from the beginning and will continue to the end.
2007-01-17 22:28:56 · answer #3 · answered by Tribble Macher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently in the United States, we're still waiting for that to happen.
2007-01-18 00:07:31 · answer #4 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure if it has yet. It certainly can not be considered as such in the USA where the President Bush has stated publicly that he does not believe atheists can be patriots.
2007-01-17 22:31:01 · answer #5 · answered by U-98 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When Adam and Eve made the decision to disobey God and blame each other for their sins...
2007-01-17 22:30:28 · answer #6 · answered by Blessed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has yet to become respectable or intellectual... it's just another religious cult... people pushing their views and beliefs on others...
Religion - "A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion"
http://www.dictionary.com
2007-01-17 22:29:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
research sepperation of church and state
i will guess anout time of magna carter charter.
2007-01-17 22:29:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
when people started to think, they saw God was a myth.
2007-01-17 22:28:20 · answer #9 · answered by Jason Bourne 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋