You post in a thread discussing attitudes of atheists, and yet you can't have a discussion with one. Is it typical of religionists to just make assumptions about a subject rather than ask someone who actually knows about it?
If I ever want to know about attitudes and beliefs of religionists, I ask a religionist. However if you want to ask about the beliefs of atheists, you ask another religionist? What sense does that make?
Given that Believing involves Faith, your post is the key of all the discussion: FAITH.
Faith: does it exist without God?
For BADecker (user) Faith can be unrelated to God and, as atheists show some form of faith, user BADecker comes to the conclusion that: atheism is a Religion (user BADecker conclusion).
My point:
- Leave faith of the atheists aside (1 less problem to take care of)
- Atheism is a capital sin (idolatry for 1st Commandement and punishment in the "Golden Calf episode", Ex 32:4)
As you stated previously that you are an atheist, how do you relate to yourself the word Faith?
Thank You
Best regards.
A question before I answer yours: How is atheism "idolatry"? Isn't that reserved for other religions?