OK, I said the previous post was the last atheist talk, but I need to conclude the topic. After debating the atheist topic with many people I must conclude, that there are differences between religion and atheism.
Atheists unlike religious people;
1) Have no rituals
2) Have no defined belief
3) Have no peer pressure limiting their thinking
4) Majority believe their idea is logical, (many religions claim to be “faith”)
5) Are mostly willing to explore other possibilities
Any more?
There is still a major difference in not accepting a deity and believing there is
none.
Personally I didn’t always accept that there is a Deity, but I did refuse to deny that there is none. Many atheists whom I spoke to said, that they think the same way. For this blog’s sake I would like to rename such atheists to “soulsearchers” being that they don’t have an “ism” and are opened to thinking beyond what they know. I understand they don’t believe there is a soul, but at least they are willing to explore the possibility.
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This is a very good post to end the Atheist topic on. Your discussions have resulted in 5 very good and I believe correct positions on atheism.
One final point.As an atheist when I look at a religious person I believe that their faith is true to them. In history there have been some cynical opportunists who have used faith and the faith of others for their own ends but these people are in the minority. Most of the religious people I have met are quality people.
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