emilynghiem
Constitutionalist / Universalist
it dependsYou have empirical evidence that there can be no god?
Well do present it....
Atheism is purely based on faith.
1. if it ASSUMES there is no god, yes that is a belief and it is faith based
2. if it is just "the lack of faith" then atheism describes that condition;
but technically you are right that if a person has no belief one way or another
they would be neutral and more likely agnostic where it could be either way.
it depends on the atheistU said:Atheism in America fights against freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
There are Christians who are tolerant and universally inclusive
vs. those that are fundamentalistic and fight to exclude others.
You cannot say all Christians are like that, and neither so with Atheists
I personally know an Atheist activist who is about as inclusive as you can get.
The only time I've seen him hit a limit and refuse to include something was where it involved fundamentalists who were being exclusive. He couldn't deal with that type.
So it seems clear the "exclusive fundamental types" cannot deal with each other,
and that's what messes things up for everyone else who is trying to be tolerant.
If those types would quit reacting against each other, maybe more groups COULD work together and not freak out over long established religious or political differences but find ways to correct problems DESPITE our different beliefs and approaches. Why not?