Aren't all atheists secular humanists somewhat?
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As an agnostic I do believe in morals values and preserving this little aquarium in space that we all live in. But being athiest does not make you any more moralistic or less than a religious person. Studies have shown that secular people have \nthe same morals as church folk. I would dare say that more have died in religously driven wars and disputes than common murder
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I believe there are atheists.I don`t believe in their theology.
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This depends on what you mean by the term 'faith'. Atheists have beliefs, we just don't believe in a god. Atheism and nihilism are not the same thing! We also have faith in our friends, faith that most people try to be good (even if they fail), and faith that the world can be understood. However, all of these 'faiths' are based on reason, unlike the faith in a deity.
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Try THE BRIGHTS. This is a global on-line constituency, an umbrella group for atheists agnostics humanists and others. \nhttp://www.the-brights.net/\n\nOr check out your local secular society, most places will have one here's mine.\nhttp://www.secularism.org.uk/
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You called?  ;-)  :-)    I am a spiritual atheist.   I am one who does not believe in "god" or "goddess" or in the divinity of Jesus, but I do still practice a form of spirituality that helps me with my life.  I like some of Jesus' teachings, I glean some wisdom from various religions and apply them to my life.  That is spirituality, in my personal definition.  \n\nSOME, not all, atheists ARE spiritual to various degrees.\n\nEDIT:  In re: confusio; don't worry, that happens.  We all learn something new everyday.  :-)
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An Atheist is a believer.  However, they do not believe in the correct religion.
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well I can neither prove the existence of god or disprove because hes intangible therefore I'm undecided  I guess that makes me a humanist. but some people are freakin crazy or just mean if you don't agree with them or there bible says it a sin to be gay or women should be subjugated or jews are going to hell lame crap like that make me sick so I really don't want to have anything to do with them
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Human nature. Also, atheists might enjoy talking about religion more, even if they don't beleive in any.
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I think some people are confused. They don't really realize that many of the people they think of as "atheists" are actually god-fearing individuals.\n\nThey simply point at Hollywood or scientists and assume that these people are godless. They are largely wrong.\n\nI'm coming from a different frame of view. I think that faith divides people and causes them to do terrible things to one another. Worse than that, it justifies these actions. The idea that atheists are immoral is faulty. The idea that one cannot have morals without god is faulty. \n\nThe people who come down so hard on atheism are missing that it truly is a message of tolerance. It's an acknowlegement that there are no rewards or punishments in some made-up after-life, so it is incumbent upon the individual to do the right thing for no other reason than doing the right thing. It is selfless in that sense.\n\nThere is a man in Florida who is trying to start a town for Catholics where abortion (among other things) would be banned. Is it constitutional? I don't know. However, I think that if I were to try to start a town for atheists, secular-humanists, whatever you want to call yourself and the only rules would be "1. No worship of the supernatural and 2. Tolerate everyone" people would go crazy and decry it as a new Sodom or Gomorrah.\n\nAlso, atheists cannot recruit in the traditional sense. We cannot "show you the light." One must reach their own rational conclusions. The further truth is that most atheists do not fault people simply for believing in god. It's when they use their faith as justification for intolerance or violence that we really get up in arms.\n\nDespite our lack of organization, we have something going for us that no other "faith" does. We will never go away. Whether people worship Zeus, Jehovah, or (maybe in 1000 years) The Star Wars Trilogy, there will always be people who say, "This cannot be right."
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No, but I did want to take the opportunity to correct Schneb! \n\npolytheism=worship of many gods (paganism just happens to be a polytheistic religion)!\n\nSo by definition atheists don't believe in a god at all, a pagan does. However I think you want to call an atheist a pagan, that may be what you're asking. In which you can, it is technically a name for a non-Christian in general: \nhttp://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pagan\n\nHowever, I think the better term would be heathen, mainly because I just like that word, and partly because paganism is an actual religion, and calling all non-belivers a pagan is confusing.\n\nSo- recap: an atheist is (or can be called) a pagan, BUT a pagan is NOT an atheist.
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I do look there too, but it seems that most of the discussion is here.  The lack of religious belief obviously does fit in the religion category, but I agree that atheism is more philosophical than religious.  \n\nI also look to question why people have religious beliefs since they seem so absurd to me and that is more of a religious discussion than philosophical one.
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Every atheist is different, but it probably stems from the fact that most people simply can't 'believe' that another person can't BELIEVE in something.  After all, they've been trained/ taught/ conditioned since childhood to believe in god or some kind of creator.  To not believe kind of boggles their mind.  So they pre-judge others on their on observations.
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yes, for sure.  in fact, if the opponent was religious, and they were equally qualified, i would be more inclined to vote for the atheist.  I would have confidence that he/she would not be a tool of the religious right and would likely not seek to invade people's privacy in the name of morality.
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Theoretically, if they are saying the phrases you describe then they are not actually atheists. how can someone you don't believe in damn anything? Seriously I don't get especially annoyed by this one thing that atheists do but there are other things such as being illogical and pigheaded which usually bother me more!!
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As a Muslim, I think humanism is a beautiful ideology that places onus on the human race to find goodness within themselves and the people around them.\nI don't really believe it's contrary to what is expected of me as a Muslim. \nMy understanding, however, is that humanists reject the idea of God, or a dependence on God.\nIn this case, I still don't see the conflict in my eyes, since in Islam we are called upon to do these things, not due to dependence on God, but in humble acceptance of his orders.\nThere are religious humanists out there, though, usually they come from more liberal religious teachings... but I still don't see it as contrary to what I believe as a Muslim.
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I think they are pretty much like most.  Some are intelligent and have reached their position by in depth thought.  Others are parrots who just like what they have heard and parrot what others have said.  Sounds like the average Christian community of which I am a part.\n\nWhat I think those who have reached their position by in depth thought don't understand is that they each really do believe in an ultimate authority who calls all the shots just like Christians do.  The difference is Christians believe that ultimate authority is a diety who created all of us and controls the physical and spiritual world.  Atheists believe they are god in that they have decided that their intelligence reigns supreme and they make all the decisions. \n\nIn either case there is an ultimate authority.  It's just whether the ultimate authority is the individual or God.
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atheists, I suppose, embrace individual liberty\n\nI can only speak for myself