Religion
In reply to the discussion: what is the most important aspect of the interaction between belivers and non believers [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)I believe there is no god/creator. I believe that there is no such thing as creation. I believe that time and space are infinite. I believe we are responsible for how we conduct our lives and not part of some holy plan.
If atheism had no beliefs then it wouldn't exist. Denial of a belief is, in itself, belief.
I see very little difference between atheists and religionists. The differences are more pronounced in terms of how extreme they are. Nominal Christians and Jews tend to be as uninterested in religion as the average atheist or agnostic, maybe even less. Most folk don't take their religion or lack thereof very seriously.
The extremists, on either side of the argument, are very similar to each other. They tend to be strident, bigoted bullies. They seem obsessed with bible quotes, which they both cherry pick to put down their enemies. The irony is that they are two sides of the same coin, vying for approval from the rest of us, with their "holier than thou", or "more atheist than thou" self-righteousness. The extremists are the enemy, not the atheist DUer who occasionally attends church with his wife, not the believer who stumbles into A&A with a message of unity.
'Tis indeed strange world we live in.
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