By Sadho Ram
Atheism is not a religion. The basic premise of atheism is to reject the very idea/belief in the existence of god, any god.
So if you identify yourself as an atheist, you are opposing god/religion (which is right), because if not then you are not an atheist or perhaps do not clearly understand atheism.
Religion, which was made by us, and the notion of god are co-dependent, without one, the other can't exist.
Religion, which was made by us, and the notion of god are co-dependent, without one, the other can't exist.
An atheist will never believe in any of those two, because if he/she does, then the very purpose of atheism fails, the person who identifies himself/herself as an atheist fails, the realization, the awareness, the knowledge and the observation that led to the person declaring himself/herself as an atheist... FAILS!
And there's Carl Sagan who once said "Atheism is more than just the knowledge that gods do not exist, and that religion is either a mistake or a fraud. Atheism is an attitude, a frame of mind that looks at the world objectively, fearlessly, always trying to understand all things as a part of nature."
ReplyDeleteOf course, Rakesh.
DeleteThanks for sharing :) It's good to see you on Arth.
Always a pleasure to be associated with Arth, Sadho. Looking fwd to catching up soon, now that I am in your home-turf ;-)
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