Is Atheism a religion without a church or temple ?

[Anonymous]

I'm basically an atheist, though I always say agnostic when people ask. I don't consider myself religious nor do I consider atheism a religion. I just don't believe in God. I think you need to believe in something to be religious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes it is a religion. Many atheists seem to be on a crusade to disprove the existence of God and show the moral and social ills caused by religion. This is opposed to someone who simply doesn't care and says let people believe whatever they want.

No, it's not. It's just not believing in God. I don't believe and I'm not on any crusade. I respect the beliefs of my friends who are religious and I don't try to change anyone's mind. I'm not part of any religion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

Definitely not tire.

Many good scientists have religious beliefs.

Science and religion are not the opposite of each but address different aspects of truth and the knowledge forms are different.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

Definitely not tire.

Many good scientists have religious beliefs.

Science and religion are not the opposite of each but address different aspects of truth and the knowledge forms are different.

Scientists are human, and humans are susceptible to the same weakness- the desire to believe they are special, that they have the answers to the unknowable, that there is some point to their suffering, that some omniscient parent figure can make the pain go away if they just follow certain rules. It’s humbling that, for all the ways we’ve evolved and all the amazing things our big brains can accomplish, we’ve also inherited a desire to kill each other and isolate into pods based on things that are completely unknowable and beyond proof.

God doesn’t come to people naturally. If you don’t indoctrinate children at a young age, most of them just view God and religion as nonsense.

I am an atheist, but not a nasty one. I’m not going to judge people for what they do in weakness. Humans are just prone to wishful thinking in times of desperation. Most of the time it hurts no one, maybe even helps. Occasionally it inspires selfish amoral people to rise above themselves. Whatever gets you through the night and all that.

I consider myself more of an anti-religionist because religion preys on weakness and often has a heavy hand in creating the misery in the world it claims to ameliorate. That’s just facts, sorry. Plus the whole shoving their nonsense down people’s throats and bullying nonbelievers thing. Religionists always claim they want to be left alone in peace, but most really want to control and dominate. It’s not surprising to me that religious posters on here project their deficiencies onto atheists. They probably can’t imagine a world where someone with a viewpoint doesn’t want to control everyone because they’ve never seen it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

Definitely not tire.

Many good scientists have religious beliefs.

Science and religion are not the opposite of each but address different aspects of truth and the knowledge forms are different.

DP. One set deals with truth and knowledge. The other deals in beliefs and rituals.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

Definitely not tire.

Many good scientists have religious beliefs.

Science and religion are not the opposite of each but address different aspects of truth and the knowledge forms are different.

DP. One set deals with truth and knowledge. The other deals in beliefs and rituals.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

Definitely not tire.

Many good scientists have religious beliefs.

Science and religion are not the opposite of each but address different aspects of truth and the knowledge forms are different.

Science addresses facts. Religion addresses faith and beliefs

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

Definitely not tire.

Many good scientists have religious beliefs.

Science and religion are not the opposite of each but address different aspects of truth and the knowledge forms are different.

Scientists are human, and humans are susceptible to the same weakness- the desire to believe they are special, that they have the answers to the unknowable, that there is some point to their suffering, that some omniscient parent figure can make the pain go away if they just follow certain rules. It’s humbling that, for all the ways we’ve evolved and all the amazing things our big brains can accomplish, we’ve also inherited a desire to kill each other and isolate into pods based on things that are completely unknowable and beyond proof.

God doesn’t come to people naturally. If you don’t indoctrinate children at a young age, most of them just view God and religion as nonsense.

I am an atheist, but not a nasty one. I’m not going to judge people for what they do in weakness. Humans are just prone to wishful thinking in times of desperation. Most of the time it hurts no one, maybe even helps. Occasionally it inspires selfish amoral people to rise above themselves. Whatever gets you through the night and all that.

I consider myself more of an anti-religionist because religion preys on weakness and often has a heavy hand in creating the misery in the world it claims to ameliorate. That’s just facts, sorry. Plus the whole shoving their nonsense down people’s throats and bullying nonbelievers thing. Religionists always claim they want to be left alone in peace, but most really want to control and dominate. It’s not surprising to me that religious posters on here project their deficiencies onto atheists. They probably can’t imagine a world where someone with a viewpoint doesn’t want to control everyone because they’ve never seen it.

If “God doesn’t come naturally to people”,
How do you explain great man made structures , arts are made all over the world to worship God (gods).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

Definitely not tire.

Many good scientists have religious beliefs.

Science and religion are not the opposite of each but address different aspects of truth and the knowledge forms are different.

Science addresses facts. Religion addresses faith and beliefs

In science there is one correct answer to a question. In Religion there can be many answers, depending on the beliefs of any particular religion. Some religions have similar, but not identical beliefs - e.g., Roman catholicism and Anglicanism.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

How so?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

Definitely not tire.

Many good scientists have religious beliefs.

Science and religion are not the opposite of each but address different aspects of truth and the knowledge forms are different.

Science addresses facts. Religion addresses faith and beliefs

In science there is one correct answer to a question. In Religion there can be many answers, depending on the beliefs of any particular religion. Some religions have similar, but not identical beliefs - e.g., Roman catholicism and Anglicanism.

This is a very narrow understanding of both science and religion.

The most brilliant scientists I know are people of faith. Think Einstein IQs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

Definitely not tire.

Many good scientists have religious beliefs.

Science and religion are not the opposite of each but address different aspects of truth and the knowledge forms are different.

Scientists are human, and humans are susceptible to the same weakness- the desire to believe they are special, that they have the answers to the unknowable, that there is some point to their suffering, that some omniscient parent figure can make the pain go away if they just follow certain rules. It’s humbling that, for all the ways we’ve evolved and all the amazing things our big brains can accomplish, we’ve also inherited a desire to kill each other and isolate into pods based on things that are completely unknowable and beyond proof.

God doesn’t come to people naturally. If you don’t indoctrinate children at a young age, most of them just view God and religion as nonsense.

I am an atheist, but not a nasty one. I’m not going to judge people for what they do in weakness. Humans are just prone to wishful thinking in times of desperation. Most of the time it hurts no one, maybe even helps. Occasionally it inspires selfish amoral people to rise above themselves. Whatever gets you through the night and all that.

I consider myself more of an anti-religionist because religion preys on weakness and often has a heavy hand in creating the misery in the world it claims to ameliorate. That’s just facts, sorry. Plus the whole shoving their nonsense down people’s throats and bullying nonbelievers thing. Religionists always claim they want to be left alone in peace, but most really want to control and dominate. It’s not surprising to me that religious posters on here project their deficiencies onto atheists. They probably can’t imagine a world where someone with a viewpoint doesn’t want to control everyone because they’ve never seen it.

If “God doesn’t come naturally to people”,
How do you explain great man made structures , arts are made all over the world to worship God (gods).

“Afterlife” pyramid scheme.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

Definitely not tire.

Many good scientists have religious beliefs.

Science and religion are not the opposite of each but address different aspects of truth and the knowledge forms are different.

Science addresses facts. Religion addresses faith and beliefs

In science there is one correct answer to a question. In Religion there can be many answers, depending on the beliefs of any particular religion. Some religions have similar, but not identical beliefs - e.g., Roman catholicism and Anglicanism.

This is a very narrow understanding of both science and religion.

The most brilliant scientists I know are people of faith. Think Einstein IQs.

What type of “scientists”? How old are they?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the definition of religion on Merriam-Webster
A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
I think a lot of atheists use faith to describe what caused the Big Bang by saying something came from nothing.
To believe in this something came from nothing you have to belong in the religion of Atheism.

Math and physics are the opposite of religion and faith. Sorry, OP.

Definitely not tire.

Many good scientists have religious beliefs.

Science and religion are not the opposite of each but address different aspects of truth and the knowledge forms are different.

Science addresses facts. Religion addresses faith and beliefs

In science there is one correct answer to a question. In Religion there can be many answers, depending on the beliefs of any particular religion. Some religions have similar, but not identical beliefs - e.g., Roman catholicism and Anglicanism.

This is a very narrow understanding of both science and religion.

The most brilliant scientists I know are people of faith. Think Einstein IQs.

So what?