what Is atheism?:
a. Religion
b. Spirturality
a or b answers only please.
2007-04-03 05:46:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Neither. How can *you* be so audacious as to try to restrict a word of the English language to two (incorrect) options?
Atheism / Weak atheism - the lack of belief in God(s).
Strong atheism - the belief that there is/are no God(s).
Most atheists I know feel there is *no* supernatural / mystical at all - and thus *neither religious nor spiritual* concepts are believed. So no Gods, no demons, no heavens, no spirits, no gnomes and no faeries. Not even Santa. HTH.
BTW, most of us use *science* for spiritually-related answers.
2007-04-03 05:48:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Not again. Just another round-about way to say "Why are Atheists here?". The answer is that Atheism has to do with religion even if it isn't a religion. Therefore it belongs in the religion and spirituality section.
2007-04-03 05:59:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Atheism is simply the disbelief in any and all deities. So therefore it's neither. I guess it can still be seen as a walk of like. It's a walk of life without any religion at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism
2007-04-03 05:53:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, you didn't give the correct choice. It's neither. It's the lack of belief, which is neither a religion nor a spirituality (although some atheists are spiritual).
Before you get cute and try to ask "if it's neither, then why are you here?"... I don't have to be a participant in religion or be spiritual in order to have an interest in the academic subjects of those things.
2007-04-03 05:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by N 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Atheists don't believe in a god or gods. It is not a religion or a "spirituality".
To say atheism is a religion is like saying *not* collecting stamps is a hobby.
2007-04-03 05:49:36 · answer #5 · answered by Robin W 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Neither since atheism is defined as the absence of a and the absence of b.
2007-04-03 05:49:53 · answer #6 · answered by OPM 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
We can't give you an a or b answer, because neither is correct.
Atheism is simply a lack of a belief in God. That's it.
2007-04-03 06:03:25 · answer #7 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The belief of spiritual emptiness brought forth by the pragmatic emptiness in certain minds.
2007-04-03 05:51:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Common tactic used by fundies - you only allow one of two choices. No third option.
That makes your question pointless. The answer is NEITHER.
2007-04-03 05:50:18 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
An Athiest denies the existance of God, or any gods for that matter.
An Agnostic isn't sure if there is a God or not. They are skeptical about the existence of God.
2007-04-03 05:51:05 · answer #10 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋