Should atheism be recognised?

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Should atheism be recognised?

  1. Yes, I want to be recognised for the stuff I don't believe in

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  2. No, its stupid to have a category for NOT believing in something

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  3. Got better things to think about

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  4. My opinion, which is better than yours, is given in a post below

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  1. lightgigantic Banned Banned

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    well a social body whose whole identity is flagged by its criticism of a religious body certainly shares a symbiotic existence, don't you think?
     
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  3. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    Are we talking about atheists or satanists ?
     
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  5. lightgigantic Banned Banned

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    Sometimes you find them in west bengal (historically seems to be the birth ground/melting pot of all indian politics)

    But yeah, it seems it is difficult to find a person in India who feels (in a fully fledged sense) they can live without the mercy of god
     
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  7. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    Have you tried ?

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  8. lightgigantic Banned Banned

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    hehe ... depends what soundbite you think satanism would like to fund for public display ...
     
  9. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    Atheism only requires that you don't believe in any God, there's nothing more to it.
     
  10. lightgigantic Banned Banned

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    only if one is asserting that by doing so they don't meet the requirements for any other standard social category
     
  11. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    That would explain the communism and bankruptcy, not to mention the exodus of brains
    True. I have a friend who claims she has no God, but prays frequently. MUCH more than me.

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  12. lightgigantic Banned Banned

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    it also has the requirement for social expression.

    By coming here on sci and participating in threads like this, you demonstrate it.
     
  13. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    To whom ?
     
  14. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    No, it doesn't. There are legions of atheists that don't come here to express their views.
     
  15. Bowser Namaste Valued Senior Member

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    Core belief that there is no god, that is a commitment to an idea.

    I can see where someone who is slavishly committed to an idea might see that as being hypocritical; however, it has no more consequence than participating in any other traditional ceremony. The point of commitment is in your true convictions regarding your actions, and the intent behind them.
     
  16. lightgigantic Banned Banned

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    hehe

    I recall one newstory in WB where an atheist public speaker was killed by a person who angrily drove a truck into his rally (I think the follow up indicated vested financial interests of the perpetrator). The speakers last words were something like "Oi Bhagavan!"
     
  17. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    Nonsense. Atheists do not commit to an idea, theists do.
     
  18. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    And we don't know them ie we don't recognise them.
     
  19. lightgigantic Banned Banned

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    hehe

    it may be humbling to remember that social discourse involves more than sci ... or even bus advertisement campaigns for that matter
     
  20. Bowser Namaste Valued Senior Member

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    I disagree. Atheism has no requirements. It's purely dependent on the individual and their commitment to the idea.
     
  21. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    So what ?

    I know plenty of people that don't believe in any God but don't put it in anyones face.
     
  22. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    You just made LGs point.:shrug:
     
  23. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    You are getting this backwards. Theists are the ones that commit to an idea with all the requirements that come with it.
     

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