Dear Atheists..

[Manc baggie]

I’m with Bill Hicks on this one.

 

[johnny crossan]

Most existentialists do not contemplate god or his works. They tend not to worry about his judgement since when you die, you cease to exist.

Don't know how many are as you describe but existentialism is usually credited to the Christian thinker Kierkgaard

Christian existentialism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[KS55]

Don't know how many are as you describe but existentialism is usually credited to the Christian thinker Kierkgaard

Christian existentialism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That is Christian existentialism. Quite different or at least divergent. Atheistic existentialism covers the “most” I referred to. Attributed to Nietzsche in c19.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God"

Lol. Reminds me of a song. This.

 

[Grassland Blue]

Not really, I understand science and biology. You’re dead or you’re not, there’s no going to dead and back again.May as well read about Vikings and Valhalla.

Is Val Halla the rags next signing....?

 

[Grassland Blue]

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God"

Not 'bird' then......?

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Don't know how many are as you describe but existentialism is usually credited to the Christian thinker Kierkgaard

Christian existentialism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

As an aside, Kierkegaard wrote a book titled Either/Or.
Elliott Smith borrowed the title for his third album.
Apologies for derailing the thread, as you were.

 

[Kippaxpete]

Don't know how many are as you describe but existentialism is usually credited to the Christian thinker Kierkgaard

Christian existentialism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Existentialism is not an branch of philosophy unique to Kierkgaard and to suggest otherwise betrays a monumental level of ignorance. Nietzsche wrote extensively on existentialist matters but was not a fan of Christianity as the following quote makes clear.

I call Christianity the one great curse, the one great intrinsic depravity, the one great instinct of revenge, for which no means are venomous enough, or secret, subterranean and small enough,—I call it the one immortal blemish upon the human race…

 

[Grassland Blue]

Not a sham, religion is woven into the fabric of society but obviously much less so in this one these days. Christianity is at the heart of western European culture and Islam that of the middle East and northern Africa. Always difficult for anybody to reject the norms that define their society. China today is a similar example in an atheist context.

Catholicism is the official religion of China. Buddhism is very strong in the north.

 

[johnny crossan]

Catholicism is the official religion of China. Buddhism is very strong in the north.

According to Wiki: The People's Republic of China is officially an atheist state,[4] but the government formally recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism are recognized separately), and Islam.[5] All religious institutions in the country are required to uphold the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, implement Xi Jinping Thought, and promote the sinicization of religion.[6]