What are the dangers of atheism?

Answer 1

There's little evidence that Atheism is actually dangerous; occasionally some atheist apologists "over" attack theists, but it's difficult to imagine atheist extremists blowing up statues of the Buddha or becoming suicide bombers - why would they?

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Answer.

I am going to try to precise the answer above.

As any religion or ideology, the danger is not in what one believes in.

As a book has never killed a man. But Men have.

The danger in a system of thinking appears when this thinking (whatever it is political ideology or Religion) is considered more important than mankind : it is called Fanatism or Intolerance.

An opinion often used by believers to criticize those who don't is : Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot or other dictators were atheists.

First, Hitler was a catholic. But this is not the point.

If I follow the same logical path, as there are some pedophile priests, Christianity is a religion for pedophiles.

In France (i take this example because it is my country), you are free to believe in what you want.

I am a atheist but I can attend church for Christmas because I think it is a nice way to share with others. I also attended the funeral in a church when my father died : it was his will. What I believe in is not important compared to my responsabilities as a man and a son.

You may ask : why do you if you don't believe ? or you can claim I am not an atheist.

I am an atheist, but I think that my beliefs are my own, that they should never be a source of division with others. That is what I call respect.

A friend of mine is a Muslim, we sometimes debate on religion but it has never been a problem because we do not try to convert each other. Islam is his faith, and as a friend and a human, I considere what we have in common much more relevant than our differences. Same for him.

I've met so many good men and woman that believe in God to reject them only because they were believers. As I met "militant atheists" who disgusted me because their behavior was only based on their rejection.

The problem in the Theism-atheism debate (war ?) .

In Europe, there is no such a debate : religion does not interfere in political life and seldom occurs in social life.

The main problem is this debate in the US is a gordian knot. And it always comes down to a deafs dialogue. And the blame is often on both sides, because it is passionate and irreasonable.

The faith over facts.

Take a look at some videos about atheism. The "facts" used to argue always lead to

- you cannot prove ... so I am right.

or as atheism failed to explain this or that, so Religion is right.

What is Atheism ?

Atheists are people who do not believe in a religion. That's all.

Some are good, others are bad. Some are clever, some are not.

Atheism must not be a rejection of religion, but a rationnalistic way to live and to think.

Atheist should also stop to think that Religions are "the root of all evil" on Earth.

And religions should be a way chosen to become better.

Answer 2

People might hate you, threaten you, question your religion, and in some counties in Africa they might kill you. But in the end it WILL be WORTH it

Other thoughts:

There are benefits and DANGERS of religion; as there are with other things in life (ie benefits and dangers of a particular job; starting a business; where and how you invest money; which health direction you pursue; etc)

Dangers of Religion are:

1) You can be mislead.

2) You can loose your money to a religious system with little payback in the way of spirituality.

3) You can come into the grip of a mere human; or you can come under the spell of 'evil spirit forces' (which The Bible calls 'demons'.)

4) You could lose your life, (ie as in war) despite the blessing of a clergy-person.

5) You could become disapproved by the same god you thought you were worshiping. (Jesus said: "Get away from me - - I don't know you," even though you had done some wonderful religious things under the guise of 'his name'.)

Others can fill in the rest:

6) You can become obsessed with ritual and dogma and forget to have a life.

7) An obsession with heaven and the afterlife, may cause you to want to get there more quickly (sometimes taking other innocents with you)

8) When a religion tell you to kill someone, there is something wrong with it.

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