SubscribeAtheists: Are they the new Gays?
I found this article that you might be interested in.
The title says it all.
Atheists are starting to come out in force. No longer are these rational human beings hiding behind closed doors. They are stating their case and reason for their beliefs on god, or lack thereof. Very similar to the Gay Revolution in which people are finally getting out there and saying, “Accept me for who I am and what I believe in.”
In the article link posted above, you will read many arguments discussing the issue of Atheism, but what I found rather interesting is this comment:
gr8hands says “you keep stating that atheists believe “there is no god” period. That’s simply not true. Atheists believe “there is no proof that god exists” which is entirely different.”
I’d have to say that I personally never thought of Atheism in this sense. To me, Atheism meant that there was no proof and that because of this they did not believe in a god. None of us will ever know the answer for sure, but I think we can all agree that this argument is a valid one to have in our society. Nothing says this debate can not be civil and open.
Once upon a time the common person thought that the world was flat. Even the Egyptians worshiped cats as gods. How many gods can there be and are we just lying to ourselves in the face of all the evidence before us? I’ll know the answer to that question when I’m buried six feet under.
So…what do YOU think???
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Comment by Bill a.k.a. NO DooDahs! on 29 November 2006:
Atheists are the new gays? I was a mere child when the “love that dare not speak its name” started to become the “love that dare not shut the f**k up!”, and I don’t know if I can take another multi-decade “coming out party.” Next thing you know, the G-D atheists will have their own channel! Maybe instead of LOGO they can use “NOGOD.” How about “Godless Eye for the Religious Guy” as a prime-time hit? Or how about “militant atheist” stand-up jokes, like “Did you hear they’re going to cancel Easter this year? Someone found the body!”
Thanks for coming, remember, the nine o’clock show is completely different from the six o’clock show! But seriously, folks …
Regarding “atheist,” I find the definitional debate to be beside the point. There are theists and anti-theists, those who believe and those who, often quite zealously, disbelieve. There are also some who claim “no knowledge” or an undecided posture and these would often in the past be called agnostic. Regarding “proof,” there are those who hold God’s existence as proven (all of these are theists), dis-proven (all of these are anti-theists), unproven (some each of theists, anti-theists, and agnostics), and un-prove-able (again, some each of theists, anti-theists, and agnostics). As you can see, the intersections of belief in God and belief in proof of God’s existence are not perfect.
It seems to me that either (1) the anti-theists are either trying to “lay claim” to the entirety of the “no proof” camp by calling them “atheist” in order to soften the impact of the word “atheist,” or (2) some of the ones more properly (my opinion) referred to as “agnostic” are wanting to call themselves “atheist” for shock value.
Comment by Anon on 29 November 2006:
bottom line, if you don’t believe in GOD and accept Jesus Christ as your savior your’re going to hell, I pray for athiest people, that someone will show them the light of God, and they can become saved.
Comment by Tom on 5 December 2006:
Does Anon think that only Christians will exist in an afterlife?
What if hell doesn’t exist?
Anon’s issues go beyond Athiests.