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In reply to the discussion: Atheist 'denominations' might be helpful, reader suggests [View all]dmallind
(10,437 posts)20. Most people can't even wrap their heads around the REAL two that exist.
Since atheism is simply lack of belief in gods and nothing more the only two possible classifications already exist and are already too complex for most people to understand it seems - especially most believers.
Do you accept the non-existence of gods as an article of faith or simply withhold your belief in their existence until evidence is forthcoming? First bunch strong, second weak. That's all there is and can be as far as atheist types. How you behave at dinner parties and how much importance you place in ritual or science are decidedly irrelevant secondary criteria to the nature of atheism. It would be like basing Christian sects on what kind of jeans one wears and how much one likes asparagus.
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Again, the question and distinctions were written by a self-described atheist, not the rabbi.
cbayer
May 2012
#9
the rabbi can't stand atheism not being segregated into cults like his religion lol nt
msongs
May 2012
#10
Most believers understand atheism just find what we find hard to understand is
Leontius
May 2012
#28
You definition of bigotry seems distinctly different from how most people use it. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2012
#36
For the most part atheists understand theists far better than theists understand atheists..
Fumesucker
Jun 2012
#45