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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
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Sometimes people represent atheism as a religion, a belief system. Sometimes they do not.
To me this means that the etymology, above, is helpful.
Does an atheist
- believe that there is no god?
- have proof that there is no god?
- have no knowledge of a god, and is thus without god?
- something else?
There is a converse of atheism. Those questions can, should, be asked about those who 'consider' that there is a god, and conceivably have faith in one
But, if we ask questions based upon faith to an atheist, does that mean that an atheist has faith that there is no god? Does such faith, if it exists, imply a religion of atheism?
If an atheist expresses a belief that there is no god, is that an expression of faith insofar as faith and belief may often be said to be the same thing?
Why am I asking these questions?
In part I blame(!) Bensiamin for his trilogy that progresses from somewhere on the religious spectrum to somewhere else. I haven't yet discovered, nor has anyone yet except his beta readers, where that somewhere else is
In part this comes from inside. I was raised to be a non-attending Church of England protestant. I refused confirmation, because it felt wrong to confirm a faith I did not have. I also felt the then appalling stigma of homosexuality, for I was starting to discover and deny that I was homosexual. The church hated it.
As a student I was happy to witness a very out and proud young gay man tackle Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford in public forum for his views on homosexuality. Longford abandoned the stage having not expected to be challenged. His tail was well and truly between his legs. Longford displayed self righteous and pompous religiosity. Very much in denial his views made me cringe
So I am an atheist, confident that there is no deity. I am also a gay man who has flirted with CofE from time to time, and found his atheism confirmed
I have no idea where I'm going with this. I started with no clear plan! Maybe it will create a discussion
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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I have some questions about Atheism
By: timmy on Wed, 25 March 2020 17:44
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Re: I have some questions about Atheism
By: Teddy on Wed, 25 March 2020 18:00
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By: timmy on Fri, 27 March 2020 21:51
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Re: I have some questions about Atheism
By: Simon on Thu, 17 September 2020 16:09
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By: Bensiamin on Thu, 17 September 2020 17:53
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By: Teddy on Fri, 18 September 2020 03:06
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By: Bensiamin on Fri, 18 September 2020 15:32
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By: Mark on Sat, 19 September 2020 01:18
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