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2007-04-17 14:17:13 · 7 answers · asked by ☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻ 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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Atheists just don't believe in God, end of story!
Don't confuse with Agnostics, who cannot prove there is or is not a God, so to hedge their bets in case there is, will say, " well there may be a God"!
BUT in case there is not, will say, " and maybe there is not a God"!
If there is a judgement day, and there is a God, I want to watch ALL the Agnostics explain themselves to God.
At least I know where I will go!
lol

2007-04-17 14:31:11 · answer #1 · answered by tattie_herbert 6 · 0 1

There's Dharma Atheism, Fundamental Atheism,
Ana-Atheists, CryptoAtheists, Greco-Roman Atheists, EpiscoAtheists, Tantric Atheism, Wiccatheism, Scientatheists, Church of Latter Day Atheists, Jehovah's Atheists...

2007-04-17 21:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

There aren't branches, per se, as their is no organized initiative.

Are there philosophies that espouse Atheism? Yes, but they are Atheistic in the course of their arguments about other areas, not as starting points. Beyond a lack of belief in a deity, they end up having very little in common. Usually, though, they are very evidence- and logic-based. Usually.

2007-04-17 21:34:14 · answer #3 · answered by jtrusnik 7 · 0 0

Atheism, in the broadest sense, is the absence of belief in the existence of gods or deities.[1][2] Other definitions combine this absence of belief with belief in the nonexistence of God,[3][4] or simply with the conscious rejection of theism.[5]

The term atheism originated from the ancient Greek ἄθεος (atheos), which was derogatively applied to anyone thought to believe in false gods, no gods, or doctrines that stood in conflict with established religions. Polytheists deemed monotheistic views atheistic; early Christians, for example, were persecuted as atheists by authorities of the Roman Empire. With the spread of freethought, skeptical inquiry, and subsequent increase in criticism of religion, application of the term narrowed in scope. The first individuals to self-identify as "atheist" appeared in the 18th century; today, about 2.3% of the world's population describes itself as atheist.[6]

Self-described atheists may share common skeptical concerns regarding supernatural claims, citing a lack of empirical evidence for the existence of deities. Common rationales include the problem of evil, the argument from inconsistent revelations, and the argument from nonbelief. Other arguments for atheism range from the philosophical to the social to the historical.

In Western culture, atheists are frequently assumed to be irreligious or unspiritual. However, religious and spiritual belief systems such as forms of Buddhism that do not advocate belief in God or gods, have been described as atheistic.[7][8] Although some atheists tend toward secular philosophies such as humanism, rationalism, and naturalism, there is no one ideology or set of behaviors to which all atheists adhere.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism

2007-04-17 21:23:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Well their isn't much to atheism...its simply believing that there is no god. However, a lot of people confuse atheism with agnosticism. Agnostics believe that there's no way to prove that there is or isn't a god. They don't deny the possibility of a god, like atheists do.

2007-04-17 21:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by jellybean24 5 · 0 1

No. No group, no doctrine, it isn't a religion. We just don't believe in any god. That is as far as the definition goes.

2007-04-17 21:20:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

We're organized????

Does this mean I'm gonna have to start paying dues?

2007-04-17 21:21:03 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 2 0

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