Is atheism considered to be a religion or spiritual?

Onesimus

In any way at all is it considered for you to be a religion or spiritual?

Gordon

It's the lack of religion, hence why you should put 'Religion: none' on a census if you're atheist.

Onesimus

Gordon wrote: »

It's the lack of religion, hence why you should put 'Religion: none' on a census if you're atheist.

Thanks so its not a religion period. Is there anything spiritual about it?

Onesimus

axer

Onesimus wrote: »

In any way at all is it considered for you to be a religion or spiritual?

No.

Next!

magicbastarder

it's more of a dance craze than anything else.

Onesimus

If it isnt religious and it aint spiritual then what on EARTH is it doing in the Religion and Spirituality forum?

Ghost Buster

Im only jumping on the band wagon as its the new cool thing.

Ghost Buster

Onesimus wrote: »

If it isnt religious and it aint spiritual then what on EARTH is it doing in the Religion and Spirituality forum?

Its as religious as Irish Cultural Catholicism I would think;)

axer

Onesimus wrote: »

If it isnt religious and it aint spiritual then what on EARTH is it doing in the Religion and Spirituality forum?

Atheism does not exist without religion/belief in deities thus it is still associated with religion and spirituality.

Gordon

Onesimus wrote: »

If it isnt religious and it aint spiritual then what on EARTH is it doing in the Religion and Spirituality forum?

Because categorisationally, it is most relevant within the religion & spirituality sub-forum of the society forum.

Do you think it should go within a different category? If so, what and why?

MagicMarker

Not everything is where it should be, for instance, Christianity should be in the Humour forum.

Science forum

Nailz

^ Not necessarily, not everybodies' Atheistic opinions are based around science, although most are.

kylith

Onesimus wrote: »

If it isnt religious and it aint spiritual then what on EARTH is it doing in the Religion and Spirituality forum?

I would assume it's because atheism is a stance on religion and spirituality. If everything were where we think it 'should' be all the Religion fora would be in either Paranormal or Mythology.

Dades

Onesimus wrote: »

If it isnt religious and it aint spiritual then what on EARTH is it doing in the Religion and Spirituality forum?

Where would you have it?

magicbastarder

in the dance forum.

Logical Fallacy

Onesimus wrote: »

If it isnt religious and it aint spiritual then what on EARTH is it doing in the Religion and Spirituality forum?

Because the two are inextricably linked.

bnt

Onesimus wrote: »

If it isnt religious and it aint spiritual then what on EARTH is it doing in the Religion and Spirituality forum?

Because it's defined in relation to religion, in the same way that silence is defined in relation to sound. Calling it a kind of religion, just because there's a word for it, would be like saying nothing is a kind of something. :pac:

Pygmalion

Onesimus wrote: »

If it isnt religious and it aint spiritual then what on EARTH is it doing in the Religion and Spirituality forum?

Because most of the things we talk about here relate to Religion or Spirituality, not because we are religious or spiritual, but because both of those things play a large role in society, and it's important to know about and understand them.
It's also nice to be able to talk about them with other "outsiders".

If you're interested in atheistic religions or spiritual atheists, humanism might fit the bill depending on how you define the terms (personally I don't think it does, but as I said, definitions), it's not exclusively atheist, there's Christian/Jewish/Buddhist/whatever Humanists as well.
A lot of Buddhists are atheist as well, I don't know much about it but apparently you can be Buddhist without believing in the existence of a supernatural being.

Pace2008

Onesimus wrote: »

If it isnt religious and it aint spiritual then what on EARTH is it doing in the Religion and Spirituality forum?

CHECK AND MATE!

Mickeroo

I don't think you have to believe in auras or spirits of any kind to be "spiritual", I think you can be an atheist and still be spiritual. I think Carl Sagan put it best really.

'Spirit' comes from the Latin word 'to breathe.' What we breathe is air, which is certainly matter, however thin. Despite usage to the contrary, there is no necessary implication in the word 'spiritual' that we are talking of anything other than matter (including the matter of which the brain is made), or anything outside the realm of science........Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual. So are our emotions in the presence of great art or music or literature, or acts of exemplary selfless courage such as those of Mohandas Gandhi or Martin Luther King, Jr. The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
- Carl Sagan, The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

Undergod

There are certain religions which could be classed as atheist too.

18AD

Atheism is the most religious of all religions. It engages seriously, to the best of it's ability, with religious doctrine. No other religion is as interested in it's own teaching. The rare believer is serious about their own beliefs in a critical context.
























*troll face

bbrhuft

Is Dart Vader an Atheist? Em...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npHWX1dciOE

ShooterSF

Go pick on the pro wrestling forum OP.