Atheism is a Religion
- HouseFire
- Aug 27, 2022
- 7 min read
Updated: Aug 29, 2022
This is my post that I had on Quora, it's 3 posts but the links no longer work, and so I am posting here all 3.
Post One:
ATHEIST CHURCHES TAKING OVER??
This is something new I have learned, by the definition, Atheism is a religion and so we must treat like so. As with all religions there are different Denominations with different beliefs and doctrines and also needs to be considered when we speak about the religion of Atheism.
As we dive into this on this space we can explore all the different false doctrines that try to explain the origins of our past, origins of the universe and the future that is to come.
The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
"ideas about the relationship between science and religion"
A particular system of faith and worship.
"The world's great religions"
* A pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance.
"consumerism is the new religion"
A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group.
"the doctrine of predestination"
a stated principle of government policy, mainly in foreign or military affairs.
"the Monroe Doctrine"
John Ayto: Dictionary of Word Origins
"Latin religio originally meant 'obligation, bond.' It was probably derived from the verb religare 'tie back, tie tight' … It developed the specialized sense 'bond between human beings and the gods,' and from the 5th century it came to be used for 'monastic life' ... 'Religious practices' emerged from this, but the word's standard modern meaning did not develop until as recently as the 16th century."
Post Two:
I wouldn't go that far into calling the Religion of Atheism a dumb belief system, but their doctrines are false and need to be evaluated on a doctrine by doctrine bases.
For instance the:
Millions of years theory.
Can be debated and I would suggest Ken Ham, Answers in Genesis.
Big Bang theory.
Everything started from nothing, … well how did something come from nothing?
Man came from apes.
The evolution theory can be debunked by simple research, and the Dawkins theory isn't a good source of material to go by, as a certain bird that became another bird is not a good quote to talk about when discussing “Kinds".
We can go in further but everything does require further research, and some are plausible.
I would also suggest looking at the grand canyon and Mt. Saint Helens when trying to compare the millions of years theory. Calling Atheist dumb is the wrong way to go at making a question, as they are just trying to figure things out also.
So which direction should a person go?
The God's challenge is a better direction to go.
1 Kings 18:21-40 If Baal is god follow him, if the Lord is God follow Him.
God's challenge:
Isaiah 41:21-23 Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. [22]Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. [23]Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
If atheism is true, let man show the future and follow him. If God be God, and He is able to produce the future, then follow Him. Paraphrased.
According to scholars and historians and scientists, the book of Daniel is written long before Jesus was born. And this book, predicted the rise and fall of Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome and the 10 generals Rome came to be after its fall, and the Papacy which ruled for 1260 years.
That is just the summary of what Daniel says. That God is the one I follow and the one I am learning about.
Prophecy is what took me out of the "Religion Of Atheism", and I plead with you to produce your case with God and take Him up on his challenge to you.
I'm not talking about mapping stars and determining their next location, that's all mathematics. I'm talking about Earthly history and our future which can not be put into a mathematical equation.
Try and take a shot at Daniel, and use history and the Bible as the source, follow the Bible as you review history, and always ask questions, keep asking questions.
I also suggest some YouTube links:
These YouTube links are amazing when researching, especially Ivor Myers if your into a really good study on “What Does The Bible Say”.
But also take into consideration that by definition Atheism is a Religion, with different denominations and doctrines, each with different set of beliefs.
Hope this helps, thank you.
Post Three:
Why does atheism's definition change all the time?
Atheism is a religion with many denominations, you'll hear alot of different atheist claim to be atheist but still believe in a higher power, like stars or Earth or nature, or universe. Atheism just takes the word God and replaces it with something else, like big bang, evolution, etc etc...
Yes, people will claim atheism means "lack of", and use parables like collecting stamps, if you have 2 or more that don't collect stamps etc etc. But the fact is by definition atheism is a religion, and this religion like all others have denominations, different beliefs, different doctrines.
The goal is what kind of atheist are you?
Do you believe in universe?
Nature?
Mother Earth?
The stars?
Etc?
Not all atheists believe that there is any force out there and so reject all mentioned above, but how they feel in their heart is hidden as they do believe but won't admit, now that is a strong claim there cause we all believe in something but atheist will proclaim there is no God, while replacing it with another word and calling that the "natural force" of the universe etc etc with many other words.
Then you have the science denomination of atheism, people who claim science. Since science means knowledge, there is alot of science in the Bible, but they reject the Bible for personal reasons and so reject the science inside.
Good answer, why do atheist believe?
A list of Atheist and each with a different understanding on certain things, these people are not in the same denomination of the Religion of Atheism.
Moreover, religiously unaffiliated Americans (those who say their religion is atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular”) are about as likely as Christians to hold New Age beliefs. However, atheists are much less likely to believe in any of the four New Age beliefs than agnostics and those who say their religion is “nothing in particular.” Just 22% of atheists believe in at least one of four New Age beliefs, compared with 56% of agnostics and eight-in-ten among those whose religion is “nothing in particular.”.
This is why the definition of Atheism needs to be explored constantly and continually as each person has his or her own set of beliefs. But we humans love to categorize everything, segregate things and find the group we most associate with. As one Atheist will believe in Nature and another Atheist will not.
Atheism is a Religion, and it’s a very confusing one at most. For God is not the Author of confusion.
1 Corinthians 14:33 KJV For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
Everything we need to know is in the Bible, and almost every question has been asked about the Bible and the things inside it, but each generation has the same set of questions from the old generation. Nothing new under the sun, but it’s all good cause we all need to know and learn, and God wants us to learn about this “Great Controversy” that has been going on since the beginning of time.
Starts at the 21:00 min mark.
God wants us to learn what is going on, and why it’s going on, we can’t know all the details cause that’s for the saints in Heaven during the 1000 years when all will be revealed and every question will be answered.
But Atheist want proof, Atheist want evidence, and they do have it but reject it, we have the knowledge at our disposal thanks to the internet, and Tech Tyrants, sorry, Giants like Google and FaceBook, etc. Not everything on the internet is true and so we must discern accordingly.
There are people like Aron Ra who get so so mad very easily, excuse me, we all get mad easily when defending our faith. Yes Atheism has faith, built on sandy foundation and not a rock.
(For instance: Do you agree and believe in everything Aron Ra says?)
And so we get to the proof of God and the Bible. For some it’s easy for them to believe in some kind of entity, for me coming out of the Religion of Atheism I had to debunk the Bible, and so I went towards history. Historians and Scholars and well everyone says that the Bible was written at such and such time, and even older for the OT. ( And So I went to the Prophecies ) If I am to believe in these people for my “Science” then I must also believe them when it comes to the Bible, otherwise you must reject everything about the Bible and your own knowledge.
Why believe in scientists anyways?
Why believe in historians?
Etc etc.
We all believe in something, and for Atheist they should lead towards man’s opinion of what is true or false, so it’s more like popular opinion battle.
Young Earth
Old Earth
Who wins? They use the same science, same rocks, same methods, same everything and still get 2 different answers.
It’s a popularity contest, lol.
Noah’s Flood?
No Flood at all?
Who wins? They use the same science, same rocks, same methods, same everything and still get 2 different answers.
We the people must figure out who is correct, But since it’s a popular opinion contest, we may never knew who wins till the end of time when all is corrected?
So to get back to the question: Why does atheism's definition change all the time?
Is because this religion has many different denominations in it, and each person has their own view and understanding of where this religion direction should go. Most people tend towards the popular vote, the guy with the bigger mouth, stronger arms, better speech, etc etc, we all do that cause we are human, we don’t always agree and we all have different likes and dislikes, but when it comes to the Word of God, we must be on the same level, same accord.
Jos_9:2
Act_1:14, 2:1, 2:46, 4:24, 5:12, 7:57, 8:6,12:20, 15:25, 18:12, 19:29
Php_2:2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
As soon as we can recognize that Atheism is a Religion with many different denominations and beliefs, then this new Religion can start to redefine their words and also be on the “One Accord”. It’s still confusion, cause Babylon means Confusion, and we are called to leave Babylon.
Hope this helps,
Thank you.
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