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Atheism trusts in humanity's potential
Matt Schirano
Issue date: 12/7/07 Section: Ed-Op
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Just like you don't have the power to change decisions God has made, you don't have the power to change society because it's out of your control, it's too much of a meta-concept to alter.
That's the ultimate problem, I think, that atheists have with religion.
Its rules are stifling, and set limitations on humanity that aren't real, and are ultimately damaging.
In reality, you can change anything you want to, the only limitations set on you is by you.
But if you believe that God has created a world with rules and unalterable realities, you translate that to believe that society has the same unchangeable facets.
Atheism doesn't ruin the world by removing a pivotal structure of social stability and order.
Atheists don't believe religion is what creates social stability; we believe it limits our potential as a limitless species.
Remember what I said about God's power being our power when you remove him as a concept.
Imagine what we could accomplish if we believed that we could achieve what God has achieved throughout history. If God was in us all along, then technically we are already in heaven, we just haven't created it yet.
We could make heaven a reality, and our accomplishments would only be restricted by our will to create.
So please don't think atheists are soulless people. If anything, we have more love for mankind than anyone else. We also probably have the most faith, except ours lies in each other directly, not through a made-up fantasy.
That's the ultimate problem, I think, that atheists have with religion.
Its rules are stifling, and set limitations on humanity that aren't real, and are ultimately damaging.
In reality, you can change anything you want to, the only limitations set on you is by you.
But if you believe that God has created a world with rules and unalterable realities, you translate that to believe that society has the same unchangeable facets.
Atheism doesn't ruin the world by removing a pivotal structure of social stability and order.
Atheists don't believe religion is what creates social stability; we believe it limits our potential as a limitless species.
Remember what I said about God's power being our power when you remove him as a concept.
Imagine what we could accomplish if we believed that we could achieve what God has achieved throughout history. If God was in us all along, then technically we are already in heaven, we just haven't created it yet.
We could make heaven a reality, and our accomplishments would only be restricted by our will to create.
So please don't think atheists are soulless people. If anything, we have more love for mankind than anyone else. We also probably have the most faith, except ours lies in each other directly, not through a made-up fantasy.
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LochRaven
posted 12/07/07 @ 6:33 PM EST
A voice of reason and logic. That theists misunderstand and misstate the atheist position is a given. The only drawback to articles like this is that, sadly, they more often than not end up preaching to the choir. (Continued…)
Allen Knowshisgun
posted 12/09/07 @ 3:42 AM EST
Many Europeans have only had two ways of looking at the world and it's either Bible or Science. If you look at both they do indeed conflict. However, I am American Indian from the Crow poeple, and we beleive very differently, you see it's an understanding of Spirituality and Science together which makes sense. (Continued…)
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