When Atheism Is A Religion

The article “On Being an Athiest,” by H.J. McClosky, was very interesting. McClosky basically lets us know that as atheists they do not believe in God and why they do not believe in the God that theists do. According to McCloskey, there are three proofs for a theist to believe in God; the cosmological, teleological, and the argument from design.

As the world grows, diversity follows. With this diversity different faiths, or even lack of, are created; one being Atheism. Atheism is the unbelief of God or any other supreme being. Atheism is becoming more present within the community which sometimes leads to criticism. Since Christianity is the is the polar opposite of Atheism, their beliefs, practices, and symbols (or lack of) are bound to clash. Nonetheless, Atheism continues to grow.

What is atheism? Why would someone be an atheist? Why do people fear and dislike atheism? Simply stated, atheism is the lack of belief in a god or gods. Granted, atheists are each individuals and undoubtedly each of them prescribe [to] many different philosophies on life, politics and morality as do Christians. However, though atheists may choose to gather collectively for whatever purpose, unlike Christianity, atheism is not a belief system. An individual who identifies himself as an atheist is merely stating that he does not believe in [the existence of] god or gods. Atheism, as indicated by its name, is the opposite of theism which is belief in at least one god; to include polytheism (belief in many or more than one god) and monotheism

Many people have an opinion about the overall nature of the universe and about the role which humanity plays in the universe. For example, “Why are we here” and “What will happen to us after we die”? The majority of us don’t know the answers to these questions. Thus, many of us want to have a religion because it gives us the impression that we are secure in the universe. It also provides guidance in our life. I presume it’s easier to live with some sort of explanation, even if it’s incorrect. When asked, “What religion do you practice”? I reply, “I’m atheist”. I simply lack belief in deities. However, many people have preconceived ideas about what I am and what I am not. For instance, I don’t believe in God, I loathe Christians; I concur

“On Being an Atheist” is an article written by H.J. McCloskey. McCloskey was a self-proclaimed atheist, and wrote about the non-existence of God. He was passionate and committed to the belief that there is no God, and he attempted to explain his reasoning for that belief in this article. The question of the existence of God has been debated throughout many centuries, if not since the beginning of time itself.

Atheism has a long and colorful history, but that history has been largely hidden from the public's view due to religious suppression. It is therefore, with great effort, that modern atheists are re-discovering their heritage. Some early Greek philosophers were among the first to write down atheistic ideas. Great thinkers such as Heraclitus, Democritus, Protagorus, and Lucretius expressed views that questioned the existence of gods.

Atheism: a disbelief or a lack of belief in God. Sadly, this is becoming a more

New atheism is a rising trend and belief in today's modern society. It is a form of atheism. However it does differ from just regular atheism. I am going to talk about why the way new atheists think are wrong. I will do this looking at their position, why it fails, their criticism of Christianity and how Christians can respond to it.

Atheism is disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods, they reject religion as apart of not only a rejection of ignorance, but also a rejection of their religious family and association of religion itself, says Catherine L. and Caldwell-Harris who are published in the Department of Psychology for Boston University, Lesley College,University of Haifa, and Trinity College. This is a stark contrast to theism, which is the belief in god and is the case for many Americans. This demographic is about 83% of America’s population, according to the most recent census. About 16% of the population, or about 34,169,000 people are of an unaffiliated position, which would include Atheists,

By definition, ‘Theism’ is the belief of the existence of god one or more gods. In the English language adding an ‘A’ to the beginning of the word automatically takes the original definition, and turns it completely around. So Atheism is, by definition, the belief of no God, nor Satan. As an Atheist however, I do not need the threat of eternal damnation to make the correct choice, morally. Most Atheists are morally good because it is right to be. However, everyone is morally acceptable in their own mindset, for example, the Westboro Church, better known as www.GodHatesFags.com. The Westboro church has started several protests, in the name of God, against Homosexuals, Race, and creed. To an Atheist, believing in a God(s), is the equivalent of a grown man believing in Santa Clause.

Atheism is a controversial form of Non-Religion ideology that is increasing worldwide and is gaining popularity because of it’s lack of belief in Gods or Higher powers. Atheism has a humanistic approach such as to believing in reason instead of faith. Most Atheists are more open-minded and tend to favor science instead of religion. Unlike other religions Atheism does not have a set of rules or holy scriptures that atheist can comply by or learn from. Atheism seems to always pull away from religion and does not follow their traits or characteristics and fall along the line. Atheist are viewed in a negative way because people assume that atheist do not believe in salvation, redemption, and have no moral values. For these reason atheists are discriminated against and has resulted

The existence of God is probably one of the most asked questions of all. Because of this, there has been many arguments regarding this topic, including the teleological argument and the cosmological argument. H.J McCloskey wrote his article, “On Being an Atheist,” on the account of these two arguments. He denies both of these as being incorrect right off the bat, and addresses this common question as almost like a waste of time because our lack of proofs. This question comes along with many arguments and questioning of what to believe and what not to believe. In his article, H.J McCloskey tries to show that atheism is a more comfortable and reasonable belief than Christianity.

Disbelief in the existence of God is an enduring, worldwide phenomenon that is quite possibly also one of the most misunderstood belief systems in the world. For many, the term “atheism” immediately spurs negative imagery inspired by years of indoctrination – churches proclaiming the sins of the infidels, and how questioning God’s infinite love will result in instant damnation. Atheists are perceived as dark, nihilistic, immoral, amoral, pessimistic, and even evil, because without God, clearly they are also without morality and goodness. But if this disbelief is so negative, why would nearly 1 billion people globally, and more than 16 percent of the American population identify themselves as “nonbelievers”? In fact, a survey published in

What is religion? Each person’s definition of religion is different. Each person’s faith is different. This is a question that has been asked for centuries, and regardless of the answer given there is no right or wrong answer. Religion can be defined as a group of people who have shared beliefs who feel their life has purpose or meaning. This feeling or belief that their life has meaning can come from outside of themselves, as well as within. Taking this one step further, these shared beliefs put into action in the form of worship, can be easily identified because they happen regularly. It can be said the Primal religions were in fact not religions. Some may argue Confucianism is not a religion. Others may say Taoism is not a

To begin, the roles people play and the beliefs people have or do not have may be able to be explained through a scientific development. The explanation of atheism and agnosticism can be described when we define both of them fully. Agnosticism is also known as agnostic; furthermore, atheist have a lack of faith, a lack of beliefs in that of a God. Atheists even have a belief that there is actually no God. When in fact, what they actually have is a lack of awareness that there are actually Gods. When it comes to these who are of the atheism belief can be described as an atheist. They who are agnostic just believe that it is a impossible to know there i there really is a God. And than, they also have a possible caution about the issue of a God concept that they may not understand. In fact, in all actuality agnostic do not actually