Just answered a question where a couple answers indicated that they were Atheist and Pagan, So they don't believe in Gods yet they worship them!
Kaos must be behind this!
2007-07-19 05:15:37 · 28 answers · asked by Silent watcher of fools 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Did not mean to get J.P. and kc excited but my concept of a Atheist wouldn't believe in the possibility of magic they believe in science.
2007-07-19 05:57:33 · update #1
Yes, you can. Get your mind out of black and white thinking. Things are not always only one way or the other.
I'm an atheist - I don't believe deities actually exist.
I'm a pagan - I revere nature, celebrate life via pagan holidays, use symbols and rituals to help me feel connected to certain types of spiritual energy. I do not worship deities but I may make use of them as symbols, metaphors, or archetypes of whatever energy I am attempting to address/honor/invoke. But I don't think they're actual real beings. I have also cast a few spells.
I'm also a Taoist. I believe in the Tao. This is not a deity. It's the way things are.
Does that help?
2007-07-19 05:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by KC 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No, I don't believe in Gods. That doesn't mean that I can't have a religion. Religion is not dependent on gods.
I'm Pagan. But I've also never been inspired/called by any particular pantheon. I'm basically an eclectic witch, but I also revere nature. It's as close to having a deity as I need. I meditate, preform rituals, and cast spells, all without relying on any divine influence. Those are all religious things to me.
Look up the definition of religion, it does not mention belief in a deity as a requirement. Maybe most religions do have deities, but that does not mean all of them do.
2007-07-19 06:25:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They obviously have no idea what an Atheist is. Paganism is one of the silly 'religions' .
Atheists do not believe in god, and that btw is not a 'belief system'.
Firstly a non belief cannot be a belief, that is just ridiculous.
Secondly there is no 'system'. We do not believe in god or any other woo woo stupidity. Simple no? I guess the concept is too much for some simpletons to comprehend.
To be called a Pagan is a such an insult, but it is also funny to read how incredible stupid some people are here. We do not believe in gods, including ones from Ancient Rome!!! Hahahaha! Wow. Dumbasses.
2007-07-19 05:46:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Atheist- One who does not believe in God, a person that does not follow Christianity, Judaism, or Islam.
Pagan- a follower of a polytheistic religion (as in ancient Rome)
It is possible to be a Pagan and an Atheist at the same time!
2007-07-19 05:35:06 · answer #4 · answered by LozDots 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The definition of a pagan is anyone who does not believe in the god of the three mono-religions, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
An Atheist does not believe in the supernatural. Therefore, by definition, all Atheists are also pagan.
Of course all Pagans are not necessarily Atheist. They can beileve in other "gods".
2007-07-19 05:26:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some Pagans don't believe in Gods as if they were literally real people, but prefer to see them as metaphorical beings, so they don't worship them, but they follow their example -
like, in how to live their life.
Sorry, I'm not great at explaining it-
for example, There's a type of Satanism, called LaVeyan Satanism (founded by Anton LaVey) in which its followers do not worship the diety Satan, but merely take his attitude to life, and apply it to their own. I'm talking about the Christian "7 Deadly Sins" - LaVeyan Satanists accept these so called "deadly" sins as part of their life, and see them as being a natural part of human nature.
So, what I'm trying to get around to is that some people might agree with (for example) the Pagan idea of loving the earth and being in touch with mother nature, but concerning Pagan Gods, they are Athiest.
Sorry for rambling on a bit, I hope I got the point accross clearly!
Hope that helps!
2007-07-19 23:52:19 · answer #6 · answered by six_trixie_6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone wants to be a Pagan and and Atheist I say go for it. It doesn't change what I believe. There is more than enough room on this planet for them. Just as long as they clean up after themselves!
2007-07-19 08:50:23 · answer #7 · answered by humanrayc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science is the Highest of Magicks and would not be ours to use unawares of the fearsome elemental forces that pull beingness out of nonbeing unless folks like Francis Bacon and the Count St. Germain sacrificed nearly their immortal souls in it's pursuits.
Pagan originally meant "peasant" in Latin so if one wanted to get anal retentive they could argue the case of a Pagan who believed in no God or gods. Merry met and blessed be the God of all gods.
2007-07-19 16:45:32 · answer #8 · answered by Princessa Macha Venial 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A true Atheist believes in no supernatural force(God). I think many people believe it means that they don't believe in the Christian/Jewish/Muslim God. Just not true.
So, I agree with you....a true Atheist (which I think is impossible) can not be a Pagan or even a humanist or existentialist.
I believe that everybody has a belief system which is partial based on some faith...even Atheist. Personally, I see that as further affirmation that God is alive and well. We can't exist without some reference to the source.
2007-07-19 05:39:18 · answer #9 · answered by ∞ sky3000 ∞ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not all of us are so 'ub3r' that we insist on misspelling it.
I'm a Chaos Mage. I'm an atheist and a rationalist, more to the point, a nihilist.
Yet, I consider myself a Scion of Fenrirulfr, a varulf, and a child of Sekhmet.
Not one of the three of course truly exists. However, the power is in the legend, it's in the tale, not in the deific beings.
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You're right, of course. Magic doesn't exist. But that doesn't matter to a Chaos Mage.
It's the story, the psychodrama, which is important, not believing that waving a bunch of sticks of incense over a poorly crafted pentacle with a wolf's face badly scratched onto its surface is going to send out massive waves of power and smite my enemies and gratify me physically. It's enough that when I'm face by my enemies and remember that I defied them, I'll be that more ready to laugh in their faces, and a little less shy about gratifying myself.
Chaos Magic works best when you realize there's no such thing, but do it anyways.
2007-07-19 05:24:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋