Rainbow Mage
Lib Democrat/Agnostic/Epicurean-ish/Buddhist-ish
Well what else should I title it?
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Yes, but America's secular society happens to be built on the notion that a government can go to far, and it would be immoral. America was founded with certain notions about morals even if it is secular. What would happen in an atheistic government where morals are subjective? Would another holocaust be subjectively evil? How about population control? How about mass oppression? Would these all be subjectively immoral, so the government can do as it pleases?
But what if a person doesn't believe atheism? What if we really believe there is a god? Would we be forced to keep our expressions of that belief in secret?
But what if a person doesn't believe atheism? What if we really believe there is a god? Would we be forced to keep our expressions of that belief in secret?
Well what else should I title it?
Atheism means without theism, so in that sense it's an ism. Sorry to nitpick.Well, atheism isn't really an ism. And it's not a belief system, it's just an answer to a single question. And I'm an atheist and I'm all for people believing whatever they want so long as it doesn't interfere with other people or myself. And how could you possibly keep someone from believing something? Beliefs are not controlled by your will. I can't will myself into belief.
You can ask the Mods to change it.I am not trying to paint atheists any which way. I like many atheists and have atheist friends. I guess I just made a bad choice in picking the title.
Why would this be the case? In this thread you've ascribed a whole host of attributes to atheism when atheism means very little by itself. Even something as vague as a secular society has so much room for differing opinions any attempt to ask "what would a secular society look like" would be answered with dozens- hell, hundreds- of different interpretations.But what if a person doesn't believe atheism? What if we really believe there is a god? Would we be forced to keep our expressions of that belief in secret?
Yeah, maybe- Concerns about an Atheistic Society?
A lot of countries now have secular Constitutions in that their laws are religiously neutral, at least in theory, not always in practice. Within these countries their Constitutions supposedly protect them from religious and non religious discrimination.But what if a person doesn't believe atheism? What if we really believe there is a god? Would we be forced to keep our expressions of that belief in secret?
Well if you're not an atheist obviously you'd have questions/concerns?
Well if you're not an atheist obviously you'd have questions/concerns?
Well, atheism isn't really an ism. And it's not a belief system, it's just an answer to a single question. And I'm an atheist and I'm all for people believing whatever they want so long as it doesn't interfere with other people or myself. And how could you possibly keep someone from believing something? Beliefs are not controlled by your will. I can't will myself into belief.
I'm interested to know, what makes you think that there is anything to be concerned about having an atheistic society?