Is atheism practical?

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Does being an atheist make any real positive changes in a person's life or is it all just head games? You can replace atheism with humanism or some other secular philosophy.

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It is subtly compelling

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who cares?

My arse is an atheist

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Friar_Zero 4 months ago

Atheism is just the lack of belief in a god. Atheism is not a philosophy, it has no tenets or precepts beyond non-belief. Is that what you are discussing or are you talking about non-theistic philosophies like naturalism, humanism, etc? Just seeking clarification.

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phlydwg 4 months ago

How's this? "Are philosophies that involve the lack of belief in a god practical?"

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Friar_Zero 4 months ago

Even though you can be an atheist Buddhist or a christian humanist I understand what your aiming for now.

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This topic was started by phlydwg phlydwg has 1,392 Grupie Points on August 8th, 2008. 16 grupies have voted on one or more of the 6 answers.

Tags: atheism, humanism, life, philosophy, religion

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