tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197404598798041270.post4384802986169114609..comments2019-09-03T15:28:52.957-05:00Comments on The Predestined Blog: The Atheist AdvantageThe Predestined Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587261989476613134noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197404598798041270.post-67381280783445156612009-11-21T14:32:42.817-06:002009-11-21T14:32:42.817-06:00argh...
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Since the overwhelming majority of ...argh...<br /><br />Edit:<br />Since the overwhelming majority of atheists/secular humanists/radical liberals are pro-choice, pro gay marriage, pro evolution, just b/c they do not have a codified set of laws, doesn't mean these specific ideas are ***NOT*** associated with these groups ie they are closely associated with the groups.<br /><br />Also you cannot in good conscious associate pro choice, pro gay marriage, pro evolution to Christianity even though some in it believe in those ideas.The Predestined Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587261989476613134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197404598798041270.post-79443902393900491642009-11-21T14:29:18.704-06:002009-11-21T14:29:18.704-06:00Thanks for you comment Brian.
You are correct, ho...Thanks for you comment Brian.<br /><br />You are correct, however I was not making technical distinctions about the specific beliefs of atheists and if you look at the history of atheism, what it exactly entails is highly debatable.<br /><br />The point I was making was that a certain group of people (namely atheists/secular humanists/materialists/and radical liberals above mentioned) have their own personal ideologies (though they may not be in a formal belief system or philosophy as Judaism, Islam, Roman Catholicism, and Evangelicalism have) and can push their OWN views. So if (I AM JUST ASSUMING AND FOR EXAMAPLES SAKE) you were pro-choice and for homosexual marriages , you could push those ideals onto the public square and not have it under the guise of "religion," but can be under "fairness" and "tolerance" b/c it is seemingly your own agenda.<br /><br />On the other hand, what if I as Christian were to promote my own views, it is looked down and automatically seen as my trying to put my religious idealogies unto the public arena. <br /><br />This is my main point, no one differentiates my personal views on these topics from my religious, when on the other hand, the overwhelming majority of atheists, secular humanists, and radical liberals share a common ideology, push those, and are not branded under "religion" or "personal ideology."<br /><br />I am well aware there are theists that support gay marriage, but there are atheists who believe intelligent design should be discussed in public schools. However, it is clear on the specific issues I mention, what the overwhelming majority of those groups believe. Since the overwhelming majority of atheists/secular humanists/radical liberals are pro-choice, pro gay marriage, pro evolution, just b/c they do not have a codified set of laws, doesn't mean those specific ideas are associated with those groups ie you cannot in good conscious associate pro choice, pro gay marriage, pro evolution to Christianity even though some in it believe in those ideas.The Predestined Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587261989476613134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197404598798041270.post-34639002206543777442009-11-21T12:44:54.999-06:002009-11-21T12:44:54.999-06:00Though atheists have their own unique ideas, they ...<i>Though atheists have their own unique ideas, they can promote them in schools and government under the guise of "fairness" and "tolerance" b/c they are not a formal religion!</i><br /><br />The only idea unique to atheism is a disbelief in gods, and schools and government are not allowed to promote that (just as they aren't allowed to promote theism, even though they DO promote theism at times).<br /><br />None of your later examples are atheist-specific, and there are plenty of theists who agree with e.g. gay marriage.Brian Westleynoreply@blogger.com