Re: Atheism vs. Antitheism
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2) belief in God inevitably leads to the advent of religions.
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I disagree with this statement. The belief in a supreme being, in and of itself, does not necessarily lend itself to, or spark the creation of, any religion.
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No, but belief in a supreme being is obviously a precondition for religions to exist. Which to me is a very good reason to be anti-supreme being.
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Also, this "atheists are just the same as fundamentalists" argument is not only annoying, but obviously wrong, and makes its proponents look foolish.
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My arguement is not that atheists are the same as fundies. I'm asking what others think of my comparison of ANTItheists to fundies in that they are both attempting to force their beliefs on others.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the OP basically labels vocal atheists as "anitheists," and then rhetorically asks how they're different from fundamentalists. Well, besides the fact that we're probably right, I'd say we also differ in that we have no elected officials in Congress and generally don't attempt to impose our will on anyone. I'm curious where you run into these rabid antitheistic types besides on message boards like 2+2.
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