Would Atheists agree with Pagan beliefs?

Question

Pagans believe in evolution, created by the Earth (Mother Nature. I think this is a big one, you would have to agree we were created by Nature through evolution. So is Gaia the closest you would come to believing in any form of deity?)

Pagans don't believe in Deity in the form of a Big Angry Sky Pixie, but that we are God/dess ourselves. We don't "worship" any deity, we are not lesser beings. If anything we see deity as kin and equals.

We take responsibility for our own actions, no Sky Pixie or Boogey man made us do it!
No such thing as Hell, no judgement except from our own morals and empathy.

Its funny, thinking about it. Athiests and Polythiests having things in common.

And a certain cult would gloat to us both we "have been decieved by the red boogey man and will go to the land of oww-ies"

Yes, okay.... Not all pagans believe in these ideas.... I knew that would come up! Bloody Pagan Pedants! hahahahah
Its IMPOSSIBLE to come up with a definition of paganism that more than one Pagan would agree with. :-)

Gazoo, I dont believe in superstitions or the "super"natural either. I believe in the Natural....... and I guess it is kinda Super! lol

And the next dude down: Yeah it is kinda hippy-ish, but Im a Tree-Hugger and proud of it! hehe ;-p

Choncho: Yeah, I am a Panthiest, but I wanted to make a contrast between 0 and many.
It took the Pagan Alliance about 6 months to come up with a definition of paganism that MOST could agree with. Difficult buggers, aint we!?!

Answer 1

Ummm... it's a little hippyish and super magical for me, but I'll make that huge jump and say, "SURE!"

Answer 2

Belief in evolution does not define an atheist. Overall, Atheists (who don't believe in deity) are not going to agree with Pagans about religion, because most Pagans (and all Polytheists) do believe in deity. That Pagans and Atheists agree on evolution is completely separate from the fact that they are Atheists and Pagans.

The fact that Pagans and Atheists both disbelieve in Christian things is likewise not really much of a common ground.

Many Pagans do describe their practices as worship, and they do view the gods as being greater than them. There are a great many religions within Paganism, each with their own beliefs. And some of them do involve big angry sky deities. (Zeus anyone?)

Answer 3

Well I'm partially Wiccan, partially Agnostic and partially Pagan. Though, some people say Wicca is a Pagan religion (?) so I guess those two can intersect. As I understood it, Pagan is a very broad word to describe a multitude of religions, the same way Christian describes several various religions. It seems that everyone has a different definition so it's really hard to say.

Anyway, I don't have a problem with ANY religion unless said religion is being forced on me. Even at that, it's not the religions fault. It is the fault of the people who are doing the forcing.

And...now I'm rambling. I apologize. :P This probably was not helpful at all.

Answer 4

I think how close the agreement might be will depend on the particular pagan and atheist. Some pagans I know have very specific literal God/Goddess beliefs. Some atheists see nature in a spiritual way and others not so much. I think I find a lot to like in general pagan beliefs. I have no problems with people having different beliefs than myself so long as they aren't forcing their beliefs or trying to legislate them or obstruct science because of them. I feel more kinship with pagans sometimes because we are both groups that are often misunderstood and vilified. I am an atheist who considers myself a scientific pantheist and I actually embrace some pagan holidays in a natural way, solstices and equinoxs. So yes, personally I feel I have things in common in terms of shared vision of the cosmos and humanity. =)

Answer 5

Pagans agree with the same scientific facts that atheists do, but there are so many different types of Pagans, it would be hard to put a finger on a single example that all would agree with.
I consider myself Pagan. While not "believing" in any god or goddess, I do use the Elementals and Universal Energies to aid me in my endeavors. I don't consider them Deities, though, but "helpers."
But, again, that is my own personal view of Paganism. That is what makes Paganism so wonderful. Each person must be responsible for their own path.

Answer 6

Sorry but this sounds like delusions of grandeur:

"Pagans don't believe in Deity in the form of a Big Angry Sky Pixie, but that we are God/dess ourselves. We don't "worship" any deity, we are not lesser beings. If anything we see deity as kin and equals."

I think most atheists would say we are primates.

Answer 7

Hi,

Atheist believe in Themselves, Pagans Believe in
Nature. The Common Bond Lies in The " Faith" That
Which They Apply it To.

Answer 8

ROFLMAO!!!

C'mon man, we can't get two PAGANS to agree on faith, let alone the Atheists!

There religion teaches them to believe in science only, and not to have faith in that which they can not see.

But I will say that the striking similarity is the responsibility part.

By the way, from your beliefs (as stated) you are not a polytheist, and surely not all pagans are polytheists! Quite a number are pantheists, also there are animists, ect.

Answer 9

Not all Pagans believe the things you've mentioned.

However, as I'm both a Pagan and an atheist, I do know that they are not strictly incompatible.

Answer 10

I don't believe in any deity. However, I appreciate the fact that Pagans do not try to shove their beliefs down my throat and up my hinder parts.

Unlike some Christians.
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Answer 11

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