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Wed Aug 15, 2012, 02:07 PM

Lizzie Poppet (2,345 posts)

12. Atheism is a religion...

...like not collecting stamps is a hobby.

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110 replies	Author	Time	Post
Fundy is attacking all atheists, calling atheism a "religion..." [View all]	Archae	Aug 2012	OP
I love when religious people attack atheism as a "religion"	Scootaloo	Aug 2012	#1
Some people treat like one, though.	Fawke Em	Aug 2012	#15
You can easily answer this claim -- If atheism is a "religion," where's our tax breaks?	AnotherMcIntosh	Aug 2012	#38
+1,000,000	Tom Ripley	Aug 2012	#89
Become an ordained minister in the First Church of Atheism and file for them.	MADem	Aug 2012	#97
I'm agnostic and I consider atheism the same as a religion.	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#41
It is, in your view, impossible to prove "that God does not exist"? We cannot know whether God is a	AnotherMcIntosh	Aug 2012	#44
This is exactly the kind of thing that makes atheists look bad	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#46
"the kind of thing that makes atheists look bad"? It makes us look bad to apply logic?	AnotherMcIntosh	Aug 2012	#47
You are not applying logic and arguing that you are is the problem.	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#50
exactly right.	veganlush	Aug 2012	#51
Thanks, I go through this every couple of months and it is always the same	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#56
as long as your expectations are low, it's not insane	zazen	Aug 2012	#104
as an atheist, i just don't give a fuck..	frylock	Aug 2012	#71
Why do Agnostics & Religiosos have to keep blabbing the same boring arguments?	Walk away	Aug 2012	#80
You have it backward	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#81
Thanks for proving my point! As I said, I don't have any interest in arguing with you.	Walk away	Aug 2012	#85
You mistake facts for beliefs and beliefs for facts,	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#100
Caught me. I absolutely know there isn't a Santa Claus. Or the tooth fairy. Or elves.	riderinthestorm	Aug 2012	#87
This message was self-deleted by its author	sendero	Aug 2012	#107
Agnostic is about knowledge, atheism is about belief.	mathematic	Aug 2012	#93
Proof does not work that way; that's lazy thinking.	Scootaloo	Aug 2012	#99
No, that is the scientific method.	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#101
I accept the null hypothesis until otherwise proven...	rexcat	Aug 2012	#109
"Calling Atheism a religion is like...	bpcmxr	Aug 2012	#102
It's not a religion	RegieRocker	Aug 2012	#2
Reggie you believe us non believers are a cult, Really?	sarcasmo	Aug 2012	#3
It's turning out that way	RegieRocker	Aug 2012	#13
I go back and forth from agnostic to atheist..	snooper2	Aug 2012	#18
Damn non-Santa-believers too! All a cult! And non-tooth-fairy believers are the worst cult ever!	riderinthestorm	Aug 2012	#25
+1	sarcasmo	Aug 2012	#54
We're a cult? Sweet! Let us know when they pass out the Kool-Aid! n/t	backscatter712	Aug 2012	#27
Are you completely agnostic on the existence of Smurfs?	Marr	Aug 2012	#34
I think "agnostic" sounds like someone hedging their bets (Pascal's wager without Pascal)	Tom Ripley	Aug 2012	#90
Atheist group /= Atheists	JHB	Aug 2012	#35
#5 isn't even within a cab ride	Major Nikon	Aug 2012	#60
How can people who don't believe in a magical sky fairy be part of a cult?	Alduin	Aug 2012	#61
If one has to assign scary ficticious labels to non-believers...	Major Nikon	Aug 2012	#88
This post was hidden by jury decision.	rexcat	Aug 2012	#108
Care to define that? n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Aug 2012	#4
How can a bunch of random people...	cyberswede	Aug 2012	#7
The OP is about a group.	Union Scribe	Aug 2012	#23
So, the lack of belief in an all powerful, all knowing entity who created everything and everybody	EOTE	Aug 2012	#10
Interesting that as a member of this cult, I've never actually met another member..	Fumesucker	Aug 2012	#22
If we're a cult, who is our leader?	Arugula Latte	Aug 2012	#31
No, it's not a cult, Regie.	sibelian	Aug 2012	#48
So not believing in a God makes one a member of a cult?	Marrah_G	Aug 2012	#64
The Existence of One or More Atheist Religions Does Not Mean All Atheists Belong to Such	AndyTiedye	Aug 2012	#84
"Atheist Religions" is an oxymoron	Major Nikon	Aug 2012	#91
It's true that organized atheism is just another form of god-bothering. I DON'T CARE	Romulox	Aug 2012	#5
Cool story, bro	Union Scribe	Aug 2012	#6
for some it has become a dogma at the very least..	SQUEE	Aug 2012	#8
They had to anticipate some backlash from these billboards, and, honestly,	cbayer	Aug 2012	#9
Calling atheism a religion...	MyshkinCommaPrince	Aug 2012	#11
Nothing to apologize for; that was very well stated	Tom Ripley	Aug 2012	#92
Atheism is a religion...	Lizzie Poppet	Aug 2012	#12
No. That is a choice	RegieRocker	Aug 2012	#14
Just as not collecting stamps is a choice.	EOTE	Aug 2012	#16
I agree.	RegieRocker	Aug 2012	#17
When you say that atheism is a cult, you made no qualifier that it was this incredibly tiny group of	EOTE	Aug 2012	#19
Such attacks aren't part-and-parcel of atheism.	Lizzie Poppet	Aug 2012	#32
So you must be in a cult because you're not a Republican.	Arugula Latte	Aug 2012	#33
But you are confused	OriginalGeek	Aug 2012	#37
Odd, I don't see non-stamp-collecting organizations	Union Scribe	Aug 2012	#20
Very, very poor comparison.	EOTE	Aug 2012	#24
Oh, wow, so much going on there.	Union Scribe	Aug 2012	#62
No one makes death threats against non-stamp-collectors	LadyHawkAZ	Aug 2012	#28
Holy Mental Gymnastics... you get a 3 out of a 10	fascisthunter	Aug 2012	#45
Idiots like Pat Robertson say that atheists hate god.	RebelOne	Aug 2012	#21
Agreed - in my view, God is like a cartoon.	backscatter712	Aug 2012	#26
Rejection of all religion equals religion?	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#29
Am I the only person who thinks the extremely vocal, nasty, aggressive	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#30
I have wondered that myself.	cbayer	Aug 2012	#36
You are not the only one.	AnotherMcIntosh	Aug 2012	#39
Very doubtful. Denying Gawd and Jesus is considered a pretty big sin	riderinthestorm	Aug 2012	#42
It would be nice to think so, but I doubt it	LadyHawkAZ	Aug 2012	#43
No, I don't think so.	sibelian	Aug 2012	#49
What are you going to tell them next? That the earth is not flat but is a sphere which could not	AnotherMcIntosh	Aug 2012	#40
"Atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby."	Fridays Child	Aug 2012	#52
And since such a terrible answer is the best you ever read......	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#58
The rejection of belief is not belief	Major Nikon	Aug 2012	#63
But atheists believe something	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#72
You have a very poor understanding of atheists	Major Nikon	Aug 2012	#75
.	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#77
You do realize this definition proves you wrong, yes?	Major Nikon	Aug 2012	#83
Do you believe in the Easter bunny?	riderinthestorm	Aug 2012	#66
Believing in the Easter Bunny is not a religion, so it's opposite also is not	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#73
Nope, you said it was about "belief systems". We could say the same thing about Thor,	riderinthestorm	Aug 2012	#74
Forced to argue semantics?	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#78
Uhm, you're the one that said this was about "beliefs" period.	riderinthestorm	Aug 2012	#86
I believe chocolate chip cookies are great	ThomThom	Aug 2012	#94
Ya gotta love the leaps of "faith" in this thread	Major Nikon	Aug 2012	#96
That is a subjective belief, not an objective one.	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#103
Or like baldness is a hair style n/t	eridani	Aug 2012	#69
It's a religion like "Off" is a television channel	Ezlivin	Aug 2012	#53
Anyone else notice this?	Archae	Aug 2012	#55
And WE get called a cult...	LadyHawkAZ	Aug 2012	#57
Actually, the sun is moving. Just not around the earth.	AnotherMcIntosh	Aug 2012	#95
Oh, I know about that, galactic motion.	Archae	Aug 2012	#98
I put up with articles like this every week from my newspaper	Sick of the GOP	Aug 2012	#59
Apparently we have this bunch here too.	Archae	Aug 2012	#65
I can't even begin to have a conversation with someone who believes atheism is a religion	Marrah_G	Aug 2012	#67
Page marker.	99Forever	Aug 2012	#68
i think a giant space whale shit out the universe..	frylock	Aug 2012	#70
Maybe they don't realize that any rand, Ryan's mentor was an atheist. /nt	still_one	Aug 2012	#76
I believe	IDemo	Aug 2012	#79
+1	LAGC	Aug 2012	#106
What.Else.Is.New.	Iggo	Aug 2012	#82
People who don't believe in Unicorns are a Religion. Join us!	JoePhilly	Aug 2012	#105
This OP violates the SOP for General Discussion...	Spazito	Aug 2012	#110

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