You seem to keep missing this point.
There is no “as a whole” to atheism, just as there is no “as a whole” to theism.
Why did you leave the Ku Klux Klan off your list? It’s clearly Christian, and fits right in with these other three.
And no, atheism has no replacement to offer for the Klan. Sorry.
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Now this is an excellent point; many Atheist are for the removal of religion, which makes it fair enough then to ask them what will they replace religion with? Okay some are not for the removal of religion, but for the removal of all the negative things they view religion causes. But if Atheism does not " Do anything at all", then what sense would it make to allow Atheism to rule the world?
Are you talking to yourself? Because that’s the question we’ve been asking you!
I am asking you that question; what difference would it make if Atheists ruled the world? If Atheism does not " Do anything", then explain to me what a " Not do anything dogma" could do to change this world?
Nothing; there’s no need to replace it with anything. Religion is highly destructive; we don’t need a “replacement” for that.
Doing nothing is better than being evil and irrational, which is what religion is. Atheism is better than religion simply by being an absence of religion; just as not being a racist, thief or murderer is better simply due to the absence of racism, stealing and murder.
Ok I’ll bite.
I am now President Captain Kirk of the US. What would I do WTR to Theists/Theism
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Use the “Bully Pulpit” to remind Christians, Jews and Muslims they are arguing about the same God and put in some serious hours towards peace in the Middle East.
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Federal Dollars will not be sent to schools that teach Creation “Science”, Young Earth Theory and the like. If you want your children to learn things that are clearly Religious in nature, you can pay for it.
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Use what power I can to get rid of “Blue Laws”. Your practices should not govern my life.
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Going to work hard to keep Abortion “Safe, Legal and Rare”. Come work with me on this, I will be happy to work with you. Also Birth control, Women’s Health you get the picture.
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National Health Insurance, not out of ideology because it is cheaper and more effective and the right thing to do. I will need your help on this too.
That is about it.
Capt
You are suggesting that religion is evil; I don’t agree with that, but it has evil in it. Are you suggesting that Atheism has no evil in it? Oh so are you saying Atheism is pure and without fault? If Atheism is better than religion, then explain how? Explain what Atheism could do for the world that religion has not.
Atheism doesn’t have evil in it because it doesn’t have anything in it. There have been evil atheists, but nobody who was evil because they were atheists.
Define “atheist” as you use the term. Show us that you understand what is being talked about here.
So are you suggesting there are Theist who are evil because they are Theist?
I have already asked that you define Atheism; I am still waiting on that.
Is it possible you’re confusing atheism with secular humanism or another philosophy that’s popular amongst Western atheists? Because surely you understand that atheists have values and philosophies, right? They just don’t happen to derive from belief in a god?
- You still haven’t given us your working definition of “atheist”.
- What the hell is your problem with plurals? Are you doing this deliberately?
Can it possibly have taken you this long to catch on?
The dictionary definition has already been given in this thread-unlike you, I don’t make up my own definitions. Since this is your thread, what definition of “atheist” are you using for the purpose of the thread?
Well I have read that Atheism does not " Do Anything", and has " Nothing in it", so I am wondering what that kind of philosophy would do if it ruled the world?
Do you ever wonder what kind of philosophy left-handers would use to rule the world? What about people that don’t play Rummy, or people that never ride boats?
You’ve been here before, right?