Have to agree with you, seems to me like a fad. I don't even like the name "atheist" it's so overused that it lost its sense.
Let's look at the word: a-(as in "without")theos("god" in greek), so it's someone without a god. In no way can it be a religion. How can you say you belong to the group of atheists? It's in no case a group, it just became hip to say "I'm an atheist! Religion is stoopid!". Hell, even reading "I am an atheist" in the post made me angry.
It's like the guy said: "Hey! I'm an atheist and I did what y'all doing when I was a kid but I grew out to be better than you so I'm a special kind of different-atheist and you all fit the generalization of it!"
Just. Stop. Atheist is not a religion, not a group, it's not even a status. It's what believers call you because you DO NOT HAVE A GOD! The implication of calling yourself an atheist would mean that you LACK a god (yes, as in "I lack calcium")! It demotes you!
If you are nothing you can't be qualified (which can be argued because "nothing" is "something" since it's qualified "nothing" but don't get me started by saying this!)
You don't get to have a "I don't have a god" meeting in the church of the "god-which-never-existed-because-we-don't-choose-to-believe-in-one".
When you're asked what your religion is, do you say atheist? Because that would be laughable.
Who do you dislike more?
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Yeah well, American Idol was the fastest growing show, and that's gay as hell too.
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Have to agree with you, seems to me like a fad. I don't even like the name "atheist" it's so overused that it lost its sense.
Let's look at the word: a-(as in "without")theos("god" in greek), so it's someone without a god. In no way can it be a religion. How can you say you belong to the group of atheists? It's in no case a group, it just became hip to say "I'm an atheist! Religion is stoopid!". Hell, even reading "I am an atheist" in the post made me angry.
It's like the guy said: "Hey! I'm an atheist and I did what y'all doing when I was a kid but I grew out to be better than you so I'm a special kind of different-atheist and you all fit the generalization of it!"
Just. Stop. Atheist is not a religion, not a group, it's not even a status. It's what believers call you because you DO NOT HAVE A GOD! The implication of calling yourself an atheist would mean that you LACK a god (yes, as in "I lack calcium")! It demotes you!
If you are nothing you can't be qualified (which can be argued because "nothing" is "something" since it's qualified "nothing" but don't get me started by saying this!)
You don't get to have a "I don't have a god" meeting in the church of the "god-which-never-existed-because-we-don't-choose-to-believe-in-one".
When you're asked what your religion is, do you say atheist? Because that would be laughable.