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*sets out tea, coffee, and cookies*
Am I the only UU still active? ![]()
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Questions about my beliefs? Click here. We do not fear the night, who have loved the stars so fondly. Last edited by Storm; 12-13-2009 at 09:48 AM.. |
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Hey Storm, my talk tonight is (in a nutshell) to a Unitarian congregation about what it means to be an atheist, and how I as an organizer of an atheist group feel theists and atheists can get along. It's somewhat sparked by all of the various opinions coming out in the media regarding atheism. It's a short presentation, maybe 20 mins approx, during which I basically state taht there are a wide range of athiestic opinions about the world and humanity, but the bottom line is that theism is not going away, and nor is atheism, so it makes more sense to focus on our common human nature than on our differences of belief. It will be followed by UU minister who will give her take on the situation, and then a psychologist will offer his 2 cents. I plan to show that atheism is truly nothing more than a rejection of belief in god, therefore it certainly is a part of one's worldview, but it doesn't define it. I also plan to point out that religion is interwoven into human culture, so any atheist who wishes to see religion wiped from the face of the earth is being unrealistic, and IMO needs to rethink things a little more deeply.
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Cool.
I expect you'll be preaching to the choir, so be prepeared for that. ![]()
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Yeah, I agree, but I think though that there is some merit to letting them know that it's not necessary to assume that a group who is officially atheist is necessarily militant about it. And of course surely many of them already know, but in case there are some who don't, I think it will be worth hearing. I'm looking forward to hearing what the psychologist will have to say.
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Yeah, it sounds like a really interesting evening.
Best of luck!
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