I really dislike the fact that atheism is becoming a youthful trend. I am happy that the idea is being broadcasted, and that some people are actually questioning their beliefs, but I fear that making atheism a "cool" youthful rebellion is undermining it.

I do not want to see a world in which the people are atheists because it is the norm--as many people are religious because that is what everyone else is. I don't want an atheistic population of sheeple. So many kids are just saying "Yea, god is silly, I'm an atheist!" and I think that it undermines what being an atheist really is.

It is not disdain for theism, no. It is, rather, individual thought and making decisions for one's self. I am happier with a theist who holds that position after deep forethought than an atheist who just thinks religion is silly. and I think that the popularization of atheism is leading down the road of the latter.

Eh. Maybe not. Whatever.
/rant.

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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful.It's the transition
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I am agnostic...stating to lean towards atheism though :/

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I am agnostic...stating to lean towards atheism though :/

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lean as you will. Neither is a better position.

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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful.It's the transition
that's troublesome.   --Isaac Asimov

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Quote: from Descartes at 10:02 pm on July 5, 2009

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I am agnostic...stating to lean towards atheism though :/

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lean as you will. Neither is a better position.

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The only piece of literature that keeps me from being an atheist is Thomas Aquinas's "The Five Ways"

Post edited at 7:11 pm on July 5, 2009 by Descartes

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Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.
The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off
Cogito Ergo Sum
Stercus accidit

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I know there is no god. Other than that, I just really hate organized religion. Except Buddhists. They're ok.

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You KNOW that?  
The only people who use language like that are religious people, that's a prime example of atheism turned into a religion.

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There are atheist religions, you know.

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And when you're up watching cartoons at like 3 in the
morning you're nice and low to the ground
with your bean bag chair so when you
roll over you can sleep on the floor naked with your bag of cheetos

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Quote: from Aimforthehead at 10:07 pm on July 5, 2009

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You KNOW that?
 The only people who use language like that are religious people, that's a prime example of atheism turned into a religion.

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There are atheist religions, you know.

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Quote: from Event Horizon at 7:04 pm on July 5, 2009

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Quote: from Descartes at 10:02 pm on July 5, 2009

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I am agnostic...stating to lean towards atheism though :/

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lean as you will. Neither is a better position.

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The only piece of literature that keeps me from being an atheist is Thomas Aquinas's "The Five Ways"

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Ever read any Dawkins? Shit's intense.

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And when you're up watching cartoons at like 3 in the
morning you're nice and low to the ground
with your bean bag chair so when you
roll over you can sleep on the floor naked with your bag of cheetos

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The unwashed masses are not capable of critical thought. You can't expect more than to herd them in the right direction, which is, of course, atheism. I'm glad it's the new theism.

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You are the perfect example of what I'm against. If a person comes to the conclusion that there is a god, then GREAT! I am in no position to deny the existence of a god. I may disagree with the stories, but I know fuck-all about the universe.

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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful.It's the transition
that's troublesome.   --Isaac Asimov

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Quote: from Descartes at 10:07 pm on July 5, 2009

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Quote: from Event Horizon at 7:04 pm on July 5, 2009

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Quote: from Descartes at 10:02 pm on July 5, 2009

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I am agnostic...stating to lean towards atheism though :/

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lean as you will. Neither is a better position.

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The only piece of literature that keeps me from being an atheist is Thomas Aquinas's "The Five Ways"

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Ever read any Dawkins? Shit's intense.

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A good friend of mine has "The Selfish Gene". I've been meaning to borrow it it from him.

Post edited at 7:20 pm on July 5, 2009 by Descartes

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Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.
The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off
Cogito Ergo Sum
Stercus accidit

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If a person comes to the conclusion that there is a god, then GREAT!

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Edit: By the way, I never suggested that anyone was in the "position to deny the existence of a god."

Post edited at 7:31 pm on July 5, 2009 by Shush