Atheist question?

Question

Iam not putting down anyones beliefs, iam just curious. I was wondering is there a Atheist manifesto or something like that? I mean what is the main goal of you guys, and in short what is the ideal world Atheist are striving for? I hope my question is clear enough.
For Christians: I know you dont believe in atheism.

Answer 1

You seem to imagine a sort of Atheist Church, with dogma and sacraments and a set of "goals."

Atheists are merely people who do not believe in divine beings. They don't, as a rule, gather in congregations.

There are groups, of course, who have nominated themselves as spokesmen for atheism, but by and large, atheists are not inclined to formulate manifestoes.

Answer 2

Atheism isn't a belief system, it is simply one aspect of many belief systems. To be atheist is to disbelieve stories about magical beings. If you cannot provide objective convincing evidence with a natural explanation, then you need to search for the natural explanation or ignore it if that would take too much time or resources.

You could be an atheist and an Epicurean, or a Humanist, or a Communist, or a Socialist, or a Republican, a Democrat, a Deist and quite a few other things. The only requirement to meet the definition is to not believe magical stuff. If you see magic, find the professional magician involved.

There is no goal, because it isn't a belief, it is the absence of a belief. Beliefs held by atheists would motivate them to goals, but atheism isn't a belief and so isn't capable of motivating a goal.

If you would like to look at the lives of famous atheists and see what their goals were:

Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson (he translated an edition of the bible, without the religion included), John Adams (you should read Jefferson's and Adam's letters to one another in the Library of Congress), James Madison, Abraham Lincoln (somewhere out there he wrote an anti-Christian book in fact, but it is very hard to get a copy of), Mark Twain, Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Thomas Edison, Marie Curie, Dirac, and many others. And millions of just ordinary people are in the list.

No obvious common goals in the list above.

Answer 3

A manifesto? Not that I'm aware of. All atheism is is the lack of belief in God (and religions too because without God all the other stuff goes out the window). I can't stand when people seem to think of atheism as a religion, or as if atheists are a collective group with a belief set. Most people don't believe in the Easter Bunny or in unicorns, right? And there is no manifesto, belief structure, or collective sense for people that don't believe in those things, is there?

Atheists don't have a goal. We're just normal people that don't believe in God or religion because all that stuff seems false.

Is it really that hard to imagine that some people don't believe in God and religion and all that magical, mythical, spiritual stuff and alternate dimensions of heaven and hell?

Answer 4

There may well be an Atheist Manifesto somewhere. But for the majority of us, our goal is simply to be. We have no interest in making someone else stop believing, only in being accepted as we are, in spite of our unbelief. We strive for the same kind of world you do, a world of peace where none are hungry or sick or sad. Just because we do not believe doesn't mean we cannot love.

Answer 5

The only Atheist Manifesto I'm aware of is the lack of belief in a God. Beyond that, we're as diverse as humanly possible.

If you were looking for a more narrow viewpoint, you could look to the Secular Coalition for America, the American Humanists Association, the Center for Inquiry, or the Freedom from Religion Foundation. These organizations, although small, are made up largely of non-believers. However, their agendas are very different, and they do not claim to speak for any atheists other than their own membership.

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Answer 6

There is no "atheist manifesto" or anything of the sort. My main goal is that of education. I seek to understand as much as I can about the world around me. My ideal world is the one we are living in right now. I cannot hope for anything different for myself, I have been gifted with the ability to live, think, and reason, so I must admit that this is the ideal situation for myself. I think a lot of atheists are aiming for the abandonment of religion, but they are lying to themselves. That will not happen in any of our lifetimes, nor will it happen anytime in the conceivable future. I believe humans are intrinsically curious as to the nature of our origin, and that we will all turn to different answers to our question. My answer happens to be through scientific understanding.

Answer 7

there is no doctrine to atheism. there is no manifesto. there is no holy book. we believe in what our senses tell us and the realities of life on this planet that are corroborated by our history.
nothing in our senses or our history tells us that a supernatural being responsible for the creation of the universe actually exists in reality and this profound bit of knowledge is the real beauty of being an atheist. you see, instead of living life for some imagined being's benefit, we live our lives for OUR benefit and that includes all humanity. WE shape our destiny, WE are in charge of creating the world in which we live, and WE are responsible for our mistakes and will decide how to correct them. atheists believe the sooner the big lie of religion is uncovered and the 'faithful' come to the realization that there is no god directing their lives and waiting to call them home at his whim, then and only then can humanity move forward and reach its true and full potential, whatever that is.

Answer 8

It's very relative.

Personally, I talk about my own atheism if someone asks about it, or is curious. I don't have an agenda, although some do. "Live and let live", unless someone is particularly stupid.

Then, it's hard to ignore. Then, my responses are more like trying to make sense to the other person from my perspective. It rarely comes off as innocent, but everyone will always be up in arms as long as there is something to fight about.

Answer 9

Each new member gets a copy of our secret Atheist Manifesto. They also receive a set of keys to each Atheist Adventure and Resort Castle around the world.
Our goal is world domination and increasing the supply of really good coffee.

Answer 10

If you will look up the definition of Atheism, all you questions will be answered. It is really that simple. I will add however, I have not heard or seen anyone with any organized Atheist goals or objectives.