Does Atheism provide peace of mind to its adherents?

[Sunstone]

Anyone know what this particular logical fallacy is called?

I'd call it an instance of an argument from ignorance.

 

[LuisDantas]

. How is peace of mind even associated with Athiesm?

There are those who think we need to "get rid of atheism" or some such to find peace, apparently.

 

[paarsurrey]

Does Atheism provide peace of mind to its adherents?

Nobody could quote a claim from Atheism to start with that provide peace of mind to its adherents. Did one? Please
It is only Quran/Islam that provides both claims and reasons/brilliant-signs on every important issues to relating ethical,moral and spiritual issues of human life.

Regards

 

[LuisDantas]

There is no such a thing as a "claim from atheism".

 

[Sunstone]

If my primary goal in deciding what is or is not true were peace of mind, I would by now believe all sorts of silly things, such as that American-style capitalism provides the best chances for financial success of any system, or that I dance like Fred Astaire.

 

[Sunstone]

Nobody could quote a claim from Atheism to start with that provide peace of mind to its adherents.

Perhaps that is because atheism makes no claims one way or the other about peace of mind. It is instead a truth-claim about deity. To judge it as a claim about peace of mind is to indulge oneself in irrelevancy.

 

[Akivah]

The biggest thing that atheists miss out on, are the religious holidays.

 

[Jedster]

The biggest thing that atheists miss out on, are the religious holidays.

Not the atheists that went to a Jewish school (like I did).

 

[Sunstone]

The biggest thing that atheists miss out on, are the religious holidays.

Nonsense! I barbecue a baby every year for Christmas.

 

[leibowde84]

If yes kindly provide both the claim from Atheism in this connection and the evidence that it instils peace in a person.
If it does not have a claim and or evidence then it is a failed world-view for humans . Please
Regards

Just because something doesn't give someone "peace of mind", doesn't mean that it is a false or failed world-view. From what I understand about atheism, it is merely after what is actually the case. Peace of mind, comfort, etc. don't really have an importance at all.

 

[Sunstone]

Just because something doesn't give someone "peace of mind", doesn't mean that it is a false or failed world-view. From what I understand about atheism, it is merely after what is actually the case. Peace of mind, comfort, etc. don't really have an importance at all.

Well, there are the perks atheists get, like barbecued babies.

 

[Akivah]

Nonsense! I barbecue a baby every year for Christmas.

Aha! So atheists do have a religion.

 

[Aquitaine]

Some religions teachs good moral values , for exemple : Don't steal, don't abuse, don't lie, don't do any bad thing to others, help the others , help poor people , visit your family ...etc

How Athiests deal with good and bad deeds toward the others ?

Are you seriously telling me that you need a book and threats of Hell to prevent you stealing, murdering and raping etc?

 

[Godobeyer]

Are you seriously telling me that you need a book and threats of Hell to prevent you stealing, murdering and raping etc?

so there is human "book" which is laws and place called "jails ."

 

[Yerda]

Does Atheism provide peace of mind to its adherents?

Nobody could quote a claim from Atheism to start with that provide peace of mind to its adherents. Did one? Please
It is only Quran/Islam that provides both claims and reasons/brilliant-signs on every important issues to relating ethical,moral and spiritual issues of human life.

Regards

Mate, you're not playing the game. You asked a question, several people responded, and then you ignored them and stated your opinion (which we kind of already knew). We get nowhere with that approach.

Atheism doesn't provide me with any real peace of mind. I don't really expect it to - but insofar as I feel that there is no good reason to believe there are any deities I am comfortable with concluding and admitting I don't believe. That's about as far as you get with atheism. The realisation that many of the commands found in the holy books are superstition is also is somewhat reassuring though.

What do you think about that?

 

[LuisDantas]

so there is human "book" which is laws and place called "jails ."

There is a lot more than that, actually. Empathy, instinct, rational realization of the need for mutual protection and cooperation.

All of those exist independently and even before the idea of a God that one could perhaps have reason to fear.

 

[Aquitaine]

so there is human "book" which is laws and place called "jails ."

And? Doesn't that show that one doesn't need a religious book?
Even if (for example) rape was legal, I still wouldn't do it.
We get our values from empathy, understanding, the golden rule etc. just referring all of your ethics from some holy book is not only lazy, but dangerous (ie killing of apostates/homosexuals).

 

[Parsimony]

If yes kindly provide both the claim from Atheism in this connection and the evidence that it instils peace in a person.
If it does not have a claim and or evidence then it is a failed world-view for humans . Please
Regards

This is a red herring.The way that someone's worldview affects them (or doesn't affect them) has no impact on whether their worldview is correct or not. I've already told you that once. I wonder why you ignored it.

 

[dgirl1986]

I am responsible for my own peace.

Atheism never claims anything, it is an opinion on the existance of gods.

 

[cambridge79]

If yes kindly provide both the claim from Atheism in this connection and the evidence that it instils peace in a person.
If it does not have a claim and or evidence then it is a failed world-view for humans . Please
Regards

atheism is about the search of thruth not the search of peace. Some may find peace in the process some may not, that's not the point of being an atheist.
It's like asking "does reading books make you lose weight?"