[Mind's Eye] Re: Should Atheism be promoted

I have seen this kind or rhetoric before and although I must agree
there is some validity in this argument, the same can be said of of
any human endevour that is divisive.

An example.

I am not a patriot, I see no sense in feeling pride in the accident of
the location of ones birth, of course if a patriotic person was also
to feel the shame for the shamefull acts that their country has also
done, then that at least is consistant.

Religion has brought gretness and great shame to it's adherance, so
has patriotiism, football fandom, we have witnessed both the joy that
music brings and the violence done in i's name by fans of differant
genres.

Should we promot atheism? Yes why not, let people have a free,
informed choice, over all aspects of their lives, Should we give give
atheist fundementalist any stage time? yes of course all the while we
do the same for religious fundementalists or political fundementalist
it would be unfair not to. Shold we really listen to any who espouse
a fundie POV, well that is up to each of us on an individual basis but
me, naaaa, why would I?

In the interest of openess I must declare to being a theist myself.

On Apr 7, 12:09 pm, Pat <PatrickDHarring...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 7, 11:18 am, malcymo <malc...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I do not believe that a supreme being created the universe etc.
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> > Until today, I have accepted the existence of religions on the
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> > that they give hope and faith to many in the face of adversity and
> > promote certain moral values.
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> > This week A C Grayling brought out his book "The Good Book - A
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> > bible". In interview he stated that theism is harmful to individuals
> > and society. Although his thoughts on this were nor expanded.
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> > I live in Fiji and cannot get a copy of his book but I would like to
> > hear his argument on this matter. Ie Why he thinks that theism is
> > harmful.
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> > I have found nothing of depth on the web.
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> > If he is indeed correct then there is an argument for the active
> > promotion of atheism. Perhaps we can become missionaries in the human
> > cause.
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> > What say you?
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> Atheism comes in more than one variety.  Which sect would you want
> promoted?  The kind where the individual has 'no belief about God' or
> the kind where the individual accepts a religious definition of God
> and actively disbelieves it?  There are atheistic evangelists like
> Richard Dawkins already.  But his arguments have huge holes in them.
> The key point to note is that there is no 'conclusive' proof 'for or
> against' the existence of God, so, any belief based on a profound lack
> of evidence is a belief based on faith.- Hide quoted text -
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