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Originally posted by K. Roman
I'm not here to argue who is better. My statement is there is nothing wrong with atheism. Just as there is nothing wrong with religion. There are plenty of good in both kinds. I don't understand why people start attacking atheists by saying we have communistic ideas. As an atheist, I just don't practice anything remotely religious. That's all. No organization. Now, when religion tries to roadblock me from my own choices that's where we have problems. I don't roadblock or care to roadblock a religious persons choice so tell me why do you want to impose your beliefs on to me?
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I see your point but respectfully have to disagree with the assertion that "there is nothing wrong with religion". There's EVERYTHING wrong with religion. It's an outdated convention relied upon by those that are typically either indiscriminate or desperate for some meaning and purpose in their lives. Maybe you're talking about what I call "sprituality" (personally-held supernatural/metaphysical beliefs), but since you called it "religion", I have to respond to that. FWIW I've got no problem with people believing what they want (spirituality), but I've got every problem in the world with religion. It's outlived its usefulness, it creates far more problems than it solves and it divides and destroys far more than it unites and creates. I have little use for it.
I'm not a communist either (quite the opposite) but I also think the idea Stalin had to get rid of religion as an organized institution maybe wasn't such a bad one.