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Originally Posted by ubertuber
Can you say more about your surprise? It only seems natural to me that atheists would be as motivated (if not more) than religious folks to spread their views. I wouldn't classify atheism as a religion though - in that it lacks faith as a component that would seem to be a sloppy classification. In fact, I think one would be missing the point of atheism if they only consider it to be a negative classification - the absence of religious belief. I think of atheists (and myself) as being devoted to the observable universe and rationalism. That's a positive classification (here I mean negative and positive in their classification orientation, not qualitative senses).
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I didn't say I was surprised, only fascinated. I think that eventually atheism will be classified as a religion. All you need is an outspoken leader, which they have, and a group of people willing to follow. I could also see this splitting into separate camps much as Christianity or other religions have. Its the nature of many to stick to their beliefs, never giving on inch, arguing over idiotic details, inventing more dogma for lost souls to absorb into their pitiful empty lives, which in the end only results in more conflict and strife.
Repeating my belief that life is more than logic & rationalism is beginning to get very redundant. I think I'll change my sig.......
