Something dawned on me....

[Spirit of Light]

Atheism, Satanism, Luciferianism, and so on is only about the physical world (Not religions)

Whereas Spiritual paths/Religions are mostly/always about the spiritual realm (what comes after then physical)

Is this a wrong view/understanding in your mind?

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Atheism, Satanism, Luciferianism, and so on is only about the physical world

Whereas Spiritual paths/Religions are mostly/always about the spiritual realm (what comes after then physical)

Is this a wrong view/understanding in your mind?

Only by technicality. Atheism isn't a religion and I think satanism from this source Satanism looks more like a philosophy. I assume all religions have a spiritual component to it especially for the follower(s) involved. Atheism is the exclusion if spirituality involves deities.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Only by technicality. Atheism isn't a religion and I think satanism from this source Satanism looks more like a philosophy. I assume all religions have a spiritual component to it especially for the follower(s) involved. Atheism is the exclusion if spirituality involves deities.

So does that mean that for atheist, Satanists and so on the world (human life) is what is important ?

 

[Trailblazer]

Atheism, Satanism, Luciferianism, and so on is only about the physical world

Whereas Spiritual paths/Religions are mostly/always about the spiritual realm (what comes after then physical)

Is this a wrong view/understanding in your mind?

I would say that atheism is about the physical world but it is not a religion.
I don't know anything about Satanism or Luciferianism.

I am not sure that most religions are mostly about the spiritual realm of existence. That is true for Christianity, Islam and the Baha'i Faith but I don't know about Judaism, Buddhism or Hinduism.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Atheism, Satanism, Luciferianism, and so on is only about the physical world

Whereas Spiritual paths/Religions are mostly/always about the spiritual realm (what comes after then physical)

Is this a wrong view/understanding in your mind?

It's just ideological. Besides spiritual always involves physicality in one form or another in the mind whenever people talk about the idea.

 

[Aupmanyav]

It is correct according to your view, incorrect according to mine. What are spirits? What are spiritual paths and realms that you are talking about?

 

[Unveiled Artist]

So does that mean that for atheist, Satanists and so on the world (human life) is what is important ?

I'm not sure about Satanist and Luciferian as religions. Many atheists have spiritual practices and follow religions and so forth. They just don't believe deities exist. They can be any set of mystic religions. So I wouldn't say many atheists believe in the human world just they don't live with deities.

I have heard that there is a humanist satanism and also heard online years ago that the satan satanist believe isn't the christian satan. I don't know what Luciferianism though that could be just another term for satanism. I don't know.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Atheism isn't about the physical world anyways. It's not even a philosophy or whatever silly idea that theists come up with.

It's just a response to theism itself.

 

[Spirit of Light]

It is correct according to your view, incorrect according to mine. What are spirits? What are spiritual paths and realms that you are talking about?

Some people would call spirit as soul or the main energy that is our consciousness.

 

[Spirit of Light]

I'm not sure about Satanist and Luciferian as religions. Many atheists have spiritual practices and follow religions and so forth. They just don't believe deities exist. They can be any set of mystic religions. So I wouldn't say many atheists believe in the human world just they don't live with deities.

I have heard that there is a humanist satanism and also heard online years ago that the satan satanist believe isn't the christian satan. I don't know what Luciferianism though that could be just another term for satanism. I don't know.

I edited the OP to say Atheism, Satanism, Luciferianism is not religions

 

[ChristineM]

So does that mean that for atheist, Satanists and so on the world (human life) is what is important ?

Satanism and Luciferianism are about the god Satan/Lucifer making them somewhat spiritual in my understanding

As an atheist i can say yes human life/all life/the world/reality if far more important than religious faith.

I am uncomfortable with the idea of placing an imaginary/mythical/unevidenced idea above all else

 

[Unveiled Artist]

I edited the OP to say Atheism, Satanism, Luciferianism is not religions

I got the context of what you meant. I don't personally have issues with religion given spirituality is apart of religion if not one. I'm sure all that you listed practitioners have a spiritual component or practice in the morals they take up in life. I guess I give people the benefit of the doubt-least I try to.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Satanism and Luciferianism are about the god Satan/Lucifer making them somewhat spiritual in my understanding

As an atheist i can say yes human life/all life/the world/reality if far more important than religious faith.

I am uncomfortable with the idea of placing an imaginary/mythical/unevidenced idea above all else

I do not wish to make you feel I attacking your views, but can I ask?
Why do you feel uncomfortable about there could be something "bigger" than humans? is it because you can not see it?

 

[RestlessSoul]

Atheism isn't about the physical world anyways. It's not even a philosophy or whatever silly idea that theists come up with.

It's just a response to theism itself.

So it defines itself purely in the negative? It has nothing to offer, besides refutation?

 

[ChristineM]

I do not wish to make you feel I attacking your views, but can I ask?
Why do you feel uncomfortable about there could be something "bigger" than humans? is it because you can not see it?

As i said, something imaginary / mythical / unevidenced. Its putting a person's ego above all else. Putting your own imagination above life is scary. With such a mindset who knows what people could imagine and worse, act upon?

 

[Spirit of Light]

As i said, something imaginary / mythical / unevidenced. Its putting a person's ego above all else. Putting your own imagination above life is scary. With such a mindset who knows what people could imagine and worse, act upon?

But a spiritual practitioner is letting go of the ego, not boosting it.
Understanding there is something bigger than the self

 

[ChristineM]

So it defines itself purely in the negative? It has nothing to offer, besides refutation?

Atheism : disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.

Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Atheism : disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.

Nothing more, nothing less.

What If God is not "A being" but a state of consciousness?

 

[RestlessSoul]

Atheism : disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.

Nothing more, nothing less.

So no annual holidays? No festivals, no decorations, not even carol services?

 

[mikkel_the_dane]

Atheism, Satanism, Luciferianism, and so on is only about the physical world (Not religions)

Whereas Spiritual paths/Religions are mostly/always about the spiritual realm (what comes after then physical)

Is this a wrong view/understanding in your mind?

Well, philosophy as metaphysics is what comes after the physical.

If you want what religion is, in this context, then religion is natural or supernatural.
There is nothing but the natural (unknown) or there is more than the natural (unknown).

There is a short version of what religion is in practice. How a given human or group of humans organize their overall worldview and what they believe in.