Shield:
As I said, you got to read the Quran to find that Islam is indeed based on logic and critical thinking.
I totally agree. No one can fully understand Islam unless they really read into it, and I'm sure its teachings are based on logic and critical thinking, but what you seem to be missing here, is that that fact is not exactly special. Most religions are based on logic and critical thinking-- as far as their moral codes, strategies for survival ( of the religion), and philosophical issues go. In fact, it is their job to make you ponder things and sort things out, however, this does not make them scientific, or capable of replacing science in any fashion.
Athiesm is the disbelief that God does not exist, athiesm is void of any morales or beliefs, it is just animalistic hidonistic state of mind ( no offense to athiests here, I am voicing my opinion).
It's funny that you should call atheism animalistic, because that is exactly what I think of religion (no offense). It's my crazy idea that humans have a basic primal need to understand their environment, and therefore early man invented a divine being to explain their unexplainables, and a sort of religion to worship him (or them, i suppose). This has evolved into today's religions. Because dependent tendencies towards an intangible 'creator' seem to be instinctual for humankind, I see this as animalistic. In truth, how can a dependency on science ever be called animalistic, given that there is nothing about science that is not modern and utterly unsubjective? Or am I wrong in suggesting that early man and animals do/did not have scientific knowledge?
Morality stems from Religion not from faithless dogma called athiesm.
In a sense, I do indeed have faith. I believe that the theory of gravity is true, therefore I could be said to have faith in gravity, etc.
Just because I don't have a book to tell me what to do, doesn't mean I don't have morals. Realistically, it is impossible to live in today's society without morals, because a lack of them is socially unacceptable, and society rules the world. My other thoughts on morality as an atheist have pretty much already been covered (nod to Mr. Spinkles :roll: ).
I would like to ask one other thing though, what exactly is so bad with not having a dogma? I am sensing some serious negativity in that statement, and I'm just wondering what you think about that.