Originally Posted by
Rocky
Barry is of course right though, Atheism cannot be defined as a religion. But Militant Atheism can be defined as a cult – as these definitions clearly show.
Cult
Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
The object of such devotion.
An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.
No, actually. Atheism is not militant, as I discussed in my first post in this thread. Advocacy is not the same as militancy. People speaking out about their beliefs is completely different from people fighting for them. Otherwise you'll just have to classify the RSPCA as a group of "militant chicken liberationists". LoL. Oh yes, and Planet Ark would be "militant tree savers".
And Atheism certainly isn't a cult. Under the broad interpretation of "cult" that you seem to imply, *all* religions are 'cults':
Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
What could be more obsessive than monotheism? Having complete and utter faith in a "thing" called God or a "person" called Jesus,
? Giving large sums of money to said obsession for no reason other than to further the aims of the organisation claiming to represent said thing or person?
Atheists do not venerate or devote ourselves obsessively to atheism. Atheists just don't believe in god, and are quite happy to explain why if you'd like to know. I know I certainly don't meet up with other atheists once a week, pray nightly to Richard Dawkins, or donate money to build structures that magnify the glory of atheism.
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