Poll: Is atheism a religion/ the first amendment
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In the first amendment, it specifically mentions freedom from religion, so whether Atheism is a religion or not does not matter, except perhaps with public funding.
Nope. Never says freedom from religion. But it does have an article saying any fundamental right not listed is also covered.eels05 said:
Atheism is not a religion other than it's an ideal or belief/lack of belief. It is not, however, generally organized as most conventional religions are. I would say that the part of the first amendment where it talks about freedom of speech completely applies to atheism.
Evolution is a belief, though. It's also justified and true-- which means it's knowledge.Glefistus said:
Atheism very well could become its own religion some day. But it seems a lot of atheists are evangelical atheists who condemn religion for trying to expand there relgion while spreading atheism without even a tad bit of Irony.
actually he wasn't an atheist, he believed in a godDragonLord_Z said:
it seems people don't know the difference between atheisim and agnosticism
atheisim is a belief that there is no god
agnosticism is an indifference to the belief in one particular god, ie you believe in a god but not the Jewish/Christian/Islamic or any other type. it is also that you don't care if there is one or there isn't.
too many people don't know the difference between the two of them and often confuse the two
dude, black is a color, so that was a really bad example.Antlers said:
most of them i KNOW (keyword there) are just lazy. I tried to talk to them about it, but they just don't want to get involved with any religions, not that the have a problem with any of them.
Your definition of religion is rather shortened. You left a lot out to make your point.Sightless Wisdom said:
Religion:
something one believes in and follows devotedly
a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons
the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices
Atheism is a philosophy. However many atheists treat it like a religion. As I said before, if you don't want atheism to be called a religion, then don't act religious in your practice. Certainly don't mimic fundamentalists of other religions.
A lack of war(peace) is still a war, just a different kind of war. Like Atheism is a different kind of religion.bjj hero said:
By definition it is a religion, but it is not in practice. But it deserves the same protection other religions get.
Calm down! I was just showing how his specific proof didn't show that, because by what he cited it clearly would be considered one. I don't know where you got your handy checklist of what makes a belief system considered a religion from, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say its from a credible source you just forgot to cite. Oh and I'll also overlook your spiel on 'gaming golf soccer' etc, because clearly you could not have thought that was a compelling arguement... I mean... that must have been a joke right? None of those things are belief systems (which you admit atheism and other religions are) so that comparison is simply... ridiculous!Zefar said:
I seriously didn't mean for you to flip out on me like this. Clearly you have issues with the word 'religion' being associated with you, and I didn't mean to upset you. Please calm down! I'll even let you have my cookie
Atheism isn't a religion, but a belief. Which when you think about it, every religion is a belief so would that make Atheism a religion then?
Whatever, Atheism, Christianity, Buddhism, whatever. The constitution says you can believe in whatever dopey shit you wish.
Whatever, Atheism, Christianity, Buddhism, whatever. The constitution says you can believe in whatever dopey shit you wish.
I know an atheist or two, none of them seem to say it's a religion, since they say atheism is at it's core the LACK of religious beliefs, so no, it's not a religion. But it IS still free speech, I have no right to tell them they're bad for it, and really no one else does . . . just because it's not a well documented "major faith" doesn't mean it isn't free speech
Believe what you want. If someone doesn't agree with your belief, it is their right to tell you that they don't agree, even hate you because of it, but it is your right to disagree and hate them right back. As long as you don't actively interfere with someone else's belief (which includes harassing them with pamphlets about the FSM as they get off the plane at airports) and don't break any of your regular laws, murder, theft, assault, etc, you can do whatever you like.
Oh, you most assuredly have a right to tell them that they're bad for it. You just don't have a right to ban it.Mikkaddo said:
Good point, but I'm of an "alternate faith" myself, so I catch hell for it. I hate the idea of putting someone down for what they believe, so I really don't think it's right. But I'd fight for the right to free speech regardless. I don't agree with calling a person bad for it, but that's part of life.Seanchaidh said:
Atheism is not a religion. I don't know who decided it was, but he was an idiot.
And the first amendment applies to [b/]everyone[/b] not just religions.
And the first amendment applies to [b/]everyone[/b] not just religions.
I guess I should clarify, though: the government cannot officially tell us that atheism (or christianity etc.) makes a person bad either, or teach that in schools, or whatever.Mikkaddo said: