FA+
Shop
Top 10 Atheist Myths
16 years ago
General
Found this really good article on humanists.net debunking some of the top myths people have about atheists. For instance, the myth that atheists have no morals. For most morals that religious people hold, there's a logical and rational reason for that moral. We hold morals for these logical and rational reasons. "Do to others as you would have them do to you"? That's the basis for building helpful relationships! Doesn't take fear of eternal damnation for me to support that.
http://avijit.humanists.net/article.....eist_myths.htm
http://avijit.humanists.net/article.....eist_myths.htm
fundamental atheist?
Basically, my belief is that God, Allah, Anubis, etc. exist only in the minds of their believers and that the things attributed to them are actually either the result of random chance(not everybody gets healed), the result of human intervention(I'll thank the skilled engineers of GM if I get in a wreck and survive), or some other natural occurrence.
That said, I also don't mind it if others have different beliefs, since it's quite unavoidable, just as long as the person doesn't use their beliefs in a destructive(or at least annoying) way.
"The atheist position is that, in the absence of any evidence for the existence of god, its existence should not be considered any more likely than that of any other hypothetical entity whose existence can neither be confirmed nor refuted. You admit we have no means of determining whether any god exists, so the only logical position is to leave it at that, and not believe that it does exist. To believe that it does exist is illogical. To believe that it does not exist is also illogical. To not believe it exists is the only logical postion."
I also highly recommend watching the 'Misrepresenting Atheists" video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt1wDNRkllQ