Comments on: Labels Are Annoying…

By: Adrian Hayter

Adrian Hayter — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:55:06 +0000

I envy you Mikko! My children will be brought up as atheists to shield them from religious indoctrination as children. I’ll let them discover the absurdity of “god” for themselves though.

By: Mikko

Mikko — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:49:29 +0000

I’ve been an atheist all my life

By: Im-postle-able

Im-postle-able — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:04:46 +0000

For anyone who labels themselves as agnostic about spiritual matters i suggest you listed to this very thorough podcast by Stefan Molynex – http://www.freedomainradioshows.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_502_Agnosticism.mp3

What the point he demonstrates boils down to is that Agnostisism reguarding paranormal / theistic matters is a non-sensical position to take.. doesn’t follow logicaly.. doesn’t follow philosphicaly.. it’s just insane to reserve judgement about a topic where the answer is as plain as the nose on your face.

By: sassy fontaine

sassy fontaine — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:44:16 +0000

secular humanist – that sounds great! sign me up!

By: Adrian Hayter

Adrian Hayter — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:45:23 +0000

I’d probably say Secular Humanism is my worldview, at least politically. It’s yet another label for something completely unrelated to belief in gods (although it does cover it somewhat). I prefer the term “atheist” since it accurately describes my belief in no gods, and it has a certain “shock” value in some parts of society that causes deep interesting conversations (i.e. it’s a great conversation starter)

By: Humanistdad

Humanistdad — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:26:07 +0000

An atheist is one who does not believe in a supernatural god – if this is true for you, you are an atheist. However, being an atheist doesn’t really mean much. You could still be a conservative, environmentalist, homeopathist or even a bus driver.

If you think there might be a god, you are agnostic. I don’t think there might be a motorcycle-riding tooth fairy (read ‘Andrew’s Loose Tooth’ by Robert Munsch) so I am not agnostic about tooth fairies.

Christopher Hitchens uses the phrase ‘antitheist’ to mean one who doesn’t want to believe god is real. This is the more proactive belief. It requires that you work hard to not believe. In this sense, Hitchens has something in common with Intelligent Designers who cover their eyes and ears to evolution.

Me? I believe in secular humanism. Here, we discover that we are all we have: we have the ability to control our destiny and fight for equality.

By: Luis Dias

Luis Dias — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:41:02 +0000

Hillarious post, Adrian.

By: matt

matt — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:08:57 +0000

I must suggest Christians and Atheist to read this book "The End of Reason" by Dr. Ravi Zacharias. This book forces the reader's mind to do the critical thinking that is so lacking in Christianity today. It should also be considered required reading for the atheist who has never really looked at a logical argument for the existence of God, or the Christian who has never really critically analyzed his own faith. Check out more information on The End of Reason here