Why My 7-Year-Old Is An Atheist (And Why I'm Okay With That) Think Outside The Box (The Cutest Response to Creationism Ever!) Atheists can win your trust by appealing to secular authority. History/Myths/Religion. Newly revealed papyrus fragment mentions Jesus's wife. Jesus did actually live, just as much as any historical figure. There's no "who may or may have not even existed" about it. Whether he was a god, a prophet or just some nice dude is what is up to debate. Nope. There's very little extra-biblical evidence of a person by his name who did his deeds in that time. What little evidence there is comes from between forty and ninety years after the supposed death of the individual and refers to Christo or Christ. (Do remember, within forty years, it was very likely that no one still lived who was around at that time.) Whether he was a god, a prophet or a nice dude isn't up for debate in secular world.
But, I like to hark back to something Christopher Hitchens once said. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. So you're ready to come out as an atheist? Here's how to do it. Reading the opening lines of the article, I knew that some people would take afront at the "belief in the non-existence of God" line. I know that rubs some hard-liner atheists the wrong way, leading them to state loudly and surely that they don't have a belief in non-existance of a deity, but rather have no belief in a deity, and I'm sorry to say after having spoken with many hard-liner atheists, agnostics, and theists over my lifetime that I'm (reluctantly) forced to fall into the camp that considers: 1. atheists believe in non-existance of a deity 2. agnostics believe not one way or the other 3. theists believe in the existance of a deity My reasoning is the same as many others; for as much noise and "statement" that self-described atheists make concerning their "viewpoint", their viewpoint is more accurately described as a belief.
One could not make support groups, mission statements, national representative assemblies, etc. for an absence of belief (essentially a null value). Harry Potter Character Explains Common Sense. Belief in an angry God is the strongest predictor of a country's crime rate. Buddhists’ Delight. Library of World Religions and Faith Traditions | Patheos. Written by the world's leading authorities on religion and spirituality, the Patheos Library offers the most accurate and balanced information available on the web. In the column below, 50 major religious traditions are listed.
For each, Patheos offers thorough, peer-reviewed, encyclopedic information that helps readers understand its origins, history, beliefs, rituals, ethics, and community structures. Click on the name of a religion to read in-depth articles. Use the Patheos Side-by-Side Lens to create an easy-to-read comparison chart for differing religious traditions. Choose up to three traditions from the scrollable lists to the right and then click Go! More Traditions Here are some important Traditions that help fill in the big picture — ancient religions, indigenous religions, non-religious "systems," and some additional traditions related to the Major Traditions in the main Patheos Library.
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