Antitheism?

[Jeremiahcp]

I noticed there seems to be a small number of Antitheists here, and I just wanted know what others thought about this theological position.

I am gonna ask two general questions, but feel free to give any input you like.

What are the difference between Antitheism and Atheism?

Is Antitheism a rational position?

 

[Cobol]

Atheist believe there are no gods.

Anti theists are convinced there are no gods.

 

[Jeremiahcp]

Atheist believe there are no gods.

Anti theists are convinced there are no gods.

Antitheism is an opposition to theism. It has less to do with god and more to do with the attitude towards theism.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

It seems to be mostly emotion-driven and taken up by angry, hurting people.

 

[Cobol]

Antitheism is an opposition to theism. It has less to do with god and more to do with the attitude towards theism.

I agree, but by definition anti theists are convinced their are no deities.

 

[Jeremiahcp]

I agree, but by definition anti theists are convinced their are no deities.

There are atheists that are also convinced there are no gods, but they are not at war with theism.

 

[Cobol]

It seems to be mostly emotion-driven and taken up by angry, hurting people.

Their is no anger or emotion involved in what I am confident in. Lack of logic, and sound reasoning can be frustrating though.

 

[Cobol]

There are atheists that are also convinced there are no gods, but they are not at war with theism.

I do believe that theism and religion are harmful to society.

 

[Jeremiahcp]

I do believe that theism and religion are harmful to society.

Yes, your threads make that perfectly clear.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Their is no anger or emotion involved in what I am confident in. Lack of logic, and sound reasoning can be frustrating though.

Your snarkiness says otherwise.

 

[idav]

I do believe that theism and religion are harmful to society.

It's not so much a problem of mythology but the problem of ignorance that is dangerous.

 

[Curious George]

I noticed there seems to be a small number of Antitheists here, and I just wanted know what others thought about this theological position.

I am gonna ask two general questions, but feel free to give any input you like.

What are the difference between Antitheism and Atheism?

Is Antitheism a rational position?

Atheism says no gods exist is true. Anti theism says no gods exist is true and the belief in non existent gods is harmful.

 

[Cobol]

It's not so much a problem of mythology but the problem of ignorance that is dangerous.

Don't underestimate the power of a myth though, and its danger.

 

[Curious George]

I do believe that theism and religion are harmful to society.

Oops, you already said it... I knew I should have tried to post while I was driving.

 

[Curious George]

It seems to be mostly emotion-driven and taken up by angry, hurting people.

I think this is a correlation that can be explored. Religion can general can be said to be an emotion-driven and many of those religions are taken up by angry people. I think the reason for this is that people on both sides are very opinionated at what is causing harm. Imagine how you would feel toward ideology that you believed was causing harm to you, your family, your pets. (Not that religion or lack of religion is causing harm to your pets, just because I know you have a love for animals), you might be angry or at least appear so.

But I don't think that anger is a prerequisite for antitheism or for religions.

 

[Brickjectivity]

What are the difference between Antitheism and Atheism?

Usually anti-theism is part of a political movement that views particular theists as a problem group. I think of major political movements when I think of anti-theism.

Is Antitheism a rational position?

Its a word that sounds nonsensical. It appears to mean that someone becomes an activist against theists and their actions rather than against God. If they were to take action against God they'd be theists.

 

[Curious George]

Usually anti-theism is part of a political movement that views particular theists as a problem group. I think of major political movements when I think of anti-theism.


Its a word that sounds nonsensical. It appears to mean that someone becomes an activist against theists and their actions rather than against God. If they were to take action against God they'd be theists.

But they don't take actions against god, they take action against the belief in gods.

 

[idav]

Don't underestimate the power of a myth though, and its danger.

I love the Power of Myth, great book, I own it.

 

[The Kilted Heathen]

As others have stated - now that anti-theism is established as being opposed to theism - I think it's a ridiculous stance. It's as problematic and nosey as zealots who preach against non-believers. Only here it's zealous preaching against believers.

 

[Quintessence]

It is always best to ask what someone means by the term when they use it, but when I see someone identifying as "anti-theist" it reads to me as a position of bigotry akin to being racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. And while bigotry always has its rationale (humans are good at rationalizing anything, after all), to call it a "rational position" does a disservice to the term.