Belief as a mechanism for self deception

Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:19 pm

Religious belief is the norm established by every major society in the history of humanity, including those that enforced atheism tyrannically.

Post by **_Mercury** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:21 pm

A Light in the Darkness wrote:Religious belief is the norm established by every major society in the history of humanity, including those that enforced atheism tyrannically.

Wow! What a contradiction!

Post by **_asbestosman** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:23 pm

Mercury wrote:
A Light in the Darkness wrote:Religious belief is the norm established by every major society in the history of humanity, including those that enforced atheism tyrannically.

Wow! What a contradiction!

While atheism does not imply religion, I believe that some brands of atheism (remember, atheism is a unified thing) do entail a form of religion complete with leader worship.

Or maybe I'm making junk up.

Post by **_Mercury** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:19 am

asbestosman wrote:
Mercury wrote:
A Light in the Darkness wrote:Religious belief is the norm established by every major society in the history of humanity, including those that enforced atheism tyrannically.

Wow! What a contradiction!

While atheism does not imply religion, I believe that some brands of atheism (remember, atheism is a unified thing) do entail a form of religion complete with leader worship.

Or maybe I'm making junk up.

What specific "school", if there is one, of atheism do you see this in?

Post by **_asbestosman** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:20 am

Mercury wrote:
asbestosman wrote:While atheism does not imply religion, I believe that some brands of atheism (remember, atheism is a unified thing) do entail a form of religion complete with leader worship.

Or maybe I'm making junk up.

What specific "school", if there is one, of atheism do you see this in?

Marxism / Communism. However, I do not claim to be an expert on that subject.