psyah
September 16, 2011, 4:12pm
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Re: Questions for desi atheists
I am not saying a word here. That will be another war!
But your assumption about the atheist is wrong. Unlike religions, all atheists are not united and do not have a common one belief, they lack a belief and how each believes could be completely different! They do not confide in each other and come up with different rules to conform to but doesn’t mean atheist groups do not exist.
Atheists in the name of atheism have not fought a single war! The basis for all Islamic wars and the Crusades and Jewish battles were religious in nature, the need to spread the religion, the need to fight in the name of God. Wars throughout history cannot be attributed to atheism - atheism is lack of belief in god, it’s not a belief system that has any guidelines.
like I said not all atheists are vegetarian and anti-war.. we are not exactly indie hippies. One can be against war while the other can be very pro war all things violent.
You believe in a prophet that led war expeditions. you can’t get any pro war than that. I can’t even say the same for christians because Jesus never fought in a battle yet they led the crusades. what gives?
Right and I do not judge people simply because they muslim, christian or whatever. The problem arises when one imposes their religious beliefs on others. For as long as I have joined this forum, I have been asked a million questions. Why? Because I am an atheist. Have I asked a muslim to explain their beliefs to me? No because it’s not that hard to find out info on a belief system that a billion people share. However, atheism is different. it’s a lack of belief. It’s not a unanimous belief system. We reach our lack of belief through different portals, experiences, thought process, etc etc.
Again, atheism is not a unanimous belief system. We as ATHEISTS do not rule the world. To say atheism has caused bloodshed is absurd. If you tell me one atheist did so and say, i will be like..yeah what an a-hole and how wrong he was for doing it. If I tell you, this caliph or this shaba did this and that, you would justify it. That’s the difference!
We are in agreement here.
Alas I did not say that all atheists believe in the same thing and yet I also said that all religions do not believe in the same thing … My point was because PEOPLE war can we necesarrily blame their beliefs for it … The rational answer is no we cannot … Accept this … then I shall believe you are truthful.
Further we cannot conclude all war is evil - what of those who go out to defend an oppressed people?