who is in your camp, and who isn't?
2007-02-27 08:53:09 · 18 answers · asked by super Bobo 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
'camp' - meaning
1)believe no god(s) exist - 'strong' form or you're just not a theist - 'weak' form
2) conscious rejection of theism (absence of theism doesn't count for these folks)
3) positive belief in no deity(ies) (these folks hold that weak atheists are not atheists
I assumed you had already plodded through the basic stuff -
do you have an ideology, as some will, or do you believe in an absence of belief?
2007-02-27 09:14:32 · update #1
Atheism is the philosophical/theological stance that there are no deities of any kind.
That's all atheism is. Atheism would permit a belief in ghosts, souls, psychic abilities, etc. It simply is a lack of belief in, or a denial of, the existence of a divine being or beings.
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Personally, I'd consider myself strong atheist with positive evidence that there is definately no deity of any kind.
I think that's #1 or #3 ... you kinda mixed up your definitions. So I'll just say 'strong atheism'. But all types are valid.
2007-02-27 09:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My atheism developed in 2 separate paths.
First, like many others, education continuously shed a harsh light on the absurdities of dogma. My love of science accelerated this process. At some point in my youth I came to think of religious thought as a sort of intellectual pathology - a position I no longer hold.
At some later point in my youth I started to delve into the "social" and philosophical endeavors. This second stage allowed me to develop an understanding of why there is religion - as a cultural phenomenon. (That my wife is an anthropologist certainly helped.)
I can't say I have a "camp" as such. I have religious friends from almost all the world's major (and some minor) religions - including one Dane who is officially listed in his country as a "Heathen," and even a Lutheran minister. I also have anti-religious friends.
I can say I have little use for the philosophy of fundamentalists, regardless of ilk. I think most of what is attributed to Jesus is OK, but Paul should have undergone extensive therapy - and then expelled. Some of the rabbinical (Talmudic) meanderings on ethics are interesting. I find the Buddhist take on reality as close as a "religion" can get to my own - once we exclude soul, recycling, etc. Very little of the Koran interests me - even though some of the singing of it can move me to tears. Oh my, I've gone on way too long. Anyway, that's me!
2007-02-27 17:20:41 · answer #2 · answered by JAT 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say my atheism is based in science. I don't believe in any god and for the most part just believe in evolution, biology, chemistry etc. When you die all the molecules that make you up become something else, like absorbed by grass etc. However, sometimes I wonder about an energy force (could be thought of as a spirit) they may be associated with us that never dies that science doesn't yet know about (and would expain things like ghosts, the spirit etc.). I have no idea whos in my camp.
2007-02-27 16:58:50 · answer #3 · answered by billybob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God(s) is (are) unnecessary. The mere existence of a creator would prove that a creator is not necessary for even very complex things to exist, so why would anything else need a creator?
A god would have to break the basic rules of nature to be some kind of supreme being. This is both unlikely and probably would be devastating to the balance of the universe.
These two simple issues tell me that it is beyond likely that there is no god(s). Thus, I think it's safe to call it a fact.
2007-02-27 17:03:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe in God. That's pretty much the definition.
Who is in my camp? Whoever wants to be, I guess. I have friends who are atheist, who are religious, whatever. I consider them all in my camp. They have my back, and I have theirs.
2007-02-27 16:57:02 · answer #5 · answered by leaptad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No supernatural ideologies. I cant decide who becomes an Atheist. Its always up to the people themselves. Atheists dont go out and convert people.
2007-02-27 17:04:23 · answer #6 · answered by Maikeru 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty simple...don't believe in a deity, an anti-deity, or any supernatural/superstitious crap. I don't have a camp, I stay at the Hilton.
2007-02-27 16:56:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My atheism is really just a small part of my personal philosophy. Atheism really isn't important. It is all the stuff that comes because of it.
2007-02-27 16:56:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
atheism isn't a group thing
if you want me to define why i'm an atheist well then that answer is easy. i don't believe in any god(s)
2007-02-27 17:05:57 · answer #9 · answered by crl_hein 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't really say there is a group. There are regulars here, but we don't agree all the time. All atheism means is we don't believe in any god.
2007-02-27 16:59:31 · answer #10 · answered by Alex 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋