Is Atheism is a non-prophet organization?
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I'm actually getting your little jokes now x
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I'm not, but I do appreciate having people in this section besides all the christians.  they kind of dominate it.  i consider myself a pantheist - god is all of existence, and nothing more - no divine conscious.  "god is the universe"  Additionally I do zen meditation.  neither of these practices do i really consider to be religious.  Christians would probably call me an atheist, because i don't believe in what they call God or really in anything supernatural.
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Most atheists are not very pro-active about it - this site, however, is a breeding ground for zealots with too much time on their hands.  Atheism is not a religion in the sense that there are no beliefs in the supernatural, which is the definition.  If you want to ignore the definition, sure, caregorize atheism as a religion, but it's really more the horrible connotation of religion we object to, not the mystical denotation.\nHave a pleasant day.
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You cant define atheism by terms like 'believing' or 'non believing'. That's like defining light as absence of darkness. Atheism is thought of indifference towards all religious concepts. Even A person who looks down on religion or criticizes God is also not an atheist. A true atheist is not bothered.
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If someone decides he or she is an atheist, is there anything else to do? Meetings? An initiation? If you don't follow the atheist rules can the others kick you out of the club? Disinterest in religion would mean interest in atheism.
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Yes. Among other things, atheists believe in the scientific method, they believe in the material world, they believe only in what they know through their senses, they believe in their own happiness and in societal values (whatever they may be), and they believe religiously in the atheistic article of faith that there is no God.
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Of course we believe, but we ALSO believe that God does whatever He wants to do. He wanted prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to be the last messenger. He clearly stated that in Qur'an. So after that, no one is a prophet from God. \n\nTake a look at reality, can you find one single person who claimed himself as a prophet, after Muhammad (pbuh), and established a succesful religion?
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According to Encarta dictionary,\n\nAn atheist is:\n\nAn "unbeliever in God or deities: Somebody who does not believe in God or deities."\n\nhumanism is:\n\n"1. [A] belief in human-based morality: a system of thought that is based on the values, characteristics, & behavior that are believed to be best in human beings, rather than on any supernatural authority.\n\n2. [A] concern for people: a concern with the needs, well-being, and interests of people.\n\n3. [A] Renaissance cultural movement." \n\n(I won't quote the entire meaning of this entry, as it is irrelevant to the discussion at hand!)\n\n\nA humanist is:\n\n"1. A believer in the principles of humanism.\n 2.One who's concerned with the interests & welfare of humans.\n\n3. a)A classical scholar.\n   b)A student of the liberal arts.\n\n4. A Renaissance scholar devoted to Humanism."\n\nA freethinker is:\n\n"Somebody who does not accept dogma: An independent thinker who refuses to accept established views or teachings, especially on religion."\n\n& finally, dogma is:\n\n"1. [A] religious belief: A belief or set of beliefs that a religion holds to be true.\n\n2. [A] group belief: A belief or set of beliefs that a political, philosophical, or moral group holds to be true."\n\nAccording to these definitions, an atheist can either be a humanist, a freethinker, or both -- but does not necessarily have to be one.\n\nA freethinker may not necessarily be an atheist. Just because a person is an independent thinker who rejects established religious views, doesn't necessarily mean they reject the existence of a supreme being, of God.\n\nA humanist may be a freethinker, but not necessarily. However, they are likely to be an atheist, since their system of morals does not depend on a supernatural being and the qualities and characteristics of such a deity.\n\nSo to sum up:\n\nAn atheist may be/can be a humanist, but not necessarily.\nAn atheist may be/can be a freethinker, but not necessarily.\n\nA humanist is reasonably expected to be an atheist.\nA humanist may be/can be a freethinker, but not necessarily.\n\nA freethinker is no more likely to be a humanist or an atheist than another person, one who is not a freethinker.\n\n\nI hope that helped. Good luck to you in all your endeavours. Take very good care and have yourself a most joyous day, every day.\n\n\nLove And Light\nCogano
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Not assigning yourself a specific religions is called AGNOSTIC\nIt's NOT an athiest... an Athiest is someone who does not believe in god\n\nThe correct definition of not having relgion is AGNOSTIC
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There's a long tradition of "fellow traveling" between anarchism and atheism, but they are not essential to each other. Many early anarchist theorists (such as Bakunin) ascribed much the same role to church as to the state (and not entirely without reason) and therefore rejected religion, but there are also (for example) Christian anarchists (such as Dave Dellinger, the American pacifist/war resister).
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The dictionaries and encyclopedias I have used do not capitalize atheism or atheist.  Capitalization is reserved for Proper nouns.  The non-belief of any Deity is not a religion, and thereby not considered a proper noun.
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The twelve tribes are a cult. Please do not join them. Any group that specifys who their "leader" is, when it is not God, is a cult.
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groups like the Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses object to the label "cult" because it often gets an emotional reaction as well as is a label they want to avoid.\n   The definition I use (and other Christian ministries and theologians use as well) for "non-Christian cult" or "non-Christian religion" is a group that may or may not include the Bible in its set of authoritative scriptures. If it does include the Bible, it distorts the true biblical doctrines that effect salvation sufficiently so as to void salvation.1  If it doesn't use the Bible, it is a non-Christian religion and does not participate in the benefit of divine revelation.\n     In Christian bookstores, there are almost always 'cult' sections which include the Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, etc.
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Yes but  They like so many others have other books and other prophets.  Joseph Smith for instance, was not a prophet of God, but they would say yes.  There are many things they do that the Bible says not to do.  Not bashing, just telling the truth and I can back it up with a lot of scriptures and Mormon statements if you would like.
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Your assumption is incorrect. Atheism does *not* mean that you know for a fact that there is no God without a possibility of being mistaken. Atheism is simply a belief that there is no God.
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This is Religion and Spirituality.  If you have no religion you have no business being here.  That means no atheists unless you are finally willing to declare Athiesm a religion!
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No.  Here's a list of their affiliations:\n\nhttp://www.adherents.com/adh_presidents.html