Do Atheists have inspirational music?

Question

What would it be or sound like or what kind of lyrics would it have?

I was watching a commercial last night.One of those Christian inspirational albums with everything from Christian rock to Christian jazz and so on, all on one album and it got me to thinking..

Christians really have a great ad campaign and really have everything they need to keep the "faith" including their own brand of music.Sure, Atheists have science books, rationality, and often times a higher IQ.But, what about music to inspire free thought that is void of deities and magical tales of miracles and winged men who float in the clouds?Where are the Atheist commercials that send a message of peace and love through simple humanity?

Answer 1

We can listen to any kind of music - I even like some christian rock.

Don't forget atheism is merely an absense of belief - not a different set of rules - any music that doesn't sound preachy and rubbish is fair game.

Off the top of my head - Regina Spektor.

*Goethe is such a git. No atheist would listen to Streisand - it would be... a sin!*

Answer 2

There's been a LOT of music that's about love, and peace, and justice, and simple humanity.

It's not labeled "atheist" music; it's just whatever genre it is.

A lot of the music I grew up on was "inspirational" (in a non-religious sense). Though some is "magical" in some senses, or fantasy-based.

What you mean by "atheist commercials" I don't get.

We're not selling anything; we're not an organization.

We just don't believe in any gods.

Answer 3

I find this incredibly inspiring:



Holy man open up your eyes
To the ways of the world you've been so blind
As the walls of religion come crashing down
How's the ignorance taste the second time around

Tell me how it feels knowing chaos will never end
Tell me what it's like when the celebration begins

Welcome to the horror of the revelation
Tell me what you think of your savior now
I reject all the biblical views of the truth
Dismiss it as the folklore of the times
I won't be force fed prophecies
From a book of untruths for the weakest mind
Join the new faith for the celebration

Answer 4

i'm a Christian and that i admire Ozzie grasp of reality After forever have you ever theory approximately your soul - can or no longer it fairly is saved? or consistent with probability you think of that in case you finally end up ineffective you in straightforward terms stay on your grave Is God in straightforward terms a theory interior your head or is he element of you? Is Christ in straightforward terms a popularity which you study in a e book once you have been at school? once you think of roughly dying do you lose your breath or do you hold your cool? might you prefer to work out the Pope on the top of a rope - do you think of he's a fool? nicely I even have seen the reality, specific i've got seen the sunshine and that i've got replaced my techniques and that i would be arranged once you're lonely and scared on the top of our days ought to or no longer it fairly is you're fearful of what your human beings ought to declare in the event that they knew you think in God above? they must understand earlier they criticize that God is the only thank you to love. Is your innovations so small the will arises fall In with the %. everywhere they run Will you nonetheless sneer whilst dying is close to And say they could besides worship the sunlight. i think of it became genuine it became human beings such as you that crucified Christ i think of it relatively is gloomy the opinion you had became the only one voiced Will you be so specific whilst your day is close to declare you do no longer have faith? You had the possibility yet you became it down you may now no longer retrieve. consistent with probability you will think of earlier you're saying that God is ineffective and long gone Open your eyes, purely understand that he's the single the only one that could shop you presently from all this sin and hate. Or will you nonetheless jeer in any respect you hear? specific - i think of it fairly is too late.

Answer 5

Athiests have a common trait - they are individuals. Therefore, they don't have or need a particular style of anything.

If I want inspiration, there are lots of choices of music I can listen to, depending on my mood. I'm not stuck with purely christian music, although I could listen to that if I wished . . .

Answer 6

All kinds of music can be inspirational, including instrumental and classical music. Lyrics atheists would consider inspirational would include music about nature, about caring for your fellow man and about loving others (funny, didn't some guy named Jesus talk about those things too? Why is it again they're called "atheists"?)

Answer 7

All music is inspirational to someone. I personally find great jazz and opera highly inspirational. I don't think you (or perhaps the religious people) understand the concept of inspiration.

Answer 8

Bohemian Rhapsody, Sponge Bob theme to name a few. All Christian artists are, are people who couldn't make it on the real music scene so they opted for the christian genre which apparently, has very low standards or more of it would be breaking the top 40 or top 1000.

Answer 9

Good question. You know, this got me thinking about Christian talk radio, or Christian music stations. How would people react if there was atheist talk radio or atheist-themed music? People would flip out. So much for freedom of religion...or lack thereof. At least atheist radio would be thought-provoking, at least for me.

Answer 10

What are Hard Rock bands & the Beatles?
If this is not Atheist music?