Taxonomy of Atheism

[Pah]

Atheist categories

• nihilistic don't believe in anything
  • they don't think
  • those who don't care
  • those who have another agenda.
• mad at god "the kind of person who, due to some unfortunate personal tragedy or thwarted desires, has declared god incompetent, insane, or dead."
• philosophical
  • those who are logical
  • those who are emotional
• scientific "those who realize that the actions of a "god" have no place in any scientifically-controlled experiment"
• reared "those who have been brought up as atheists"

Source and quotes from The San Diego Humanist
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[Yerda]

I've never bothered to try and classify athiests, I still fail to see the usefulness. I would say the article is more concerned with classifying the type of people who lable themselves athiest.

Out of interest, does anyone know a self-confessed:

• mad at god "the kind of person who, due to some unfortunate personal tragedy or thwarted desires, has declared god incompetent, insane, or dead."

 

[jewscout]

I've never bothered to try and classify athiests, I still fail to see the usefulness. I would say the article is more concerned with classifying the type of people who lable themselves athiest.

Out of interest, does anyone know a self-confessed:

• mad at god "the kind of person who, due to some unfortunate personal tragedy or thwarted desires, has declared god incompetent, insane, or dead."

Rachel's aunt and uncle on her mother's side

but then i don't really classify them as atheists...they have a relationship w/ G-d, that relationship is just based on a hatred of Him

 

[Tawn]

Whats more fascinating is why people feel the need to categorise everything - to put everything in boxes so to speak. Yet at the same time we value things like individuality, uniqueness and hate to be steriotyped. We're mad.

 

[robtex]

I have not thought about it either. But, I would say that I would classify nihilism under philosophy along with secular humanism, objectivist (ayn rand), hedonism (including lavey satanism), utilitarianism and naturalists. I see it more of a secular philosophy as opposed to a reason.

I think it would be more accurate to amend "mad at God" to "mad at religion" . I meet a lot of atheists who feel they were lied to by a religious group but I don't think one could believe there is a God and still be an atheists even if they were mad at them.

I have never heard of emotional philosophy. I would need clarification on that concept. Doesn't sound right on the surface though. philosophy asserts premises to draw conclusions. Not really the work of ones feelings as opposed to ones cognative thoughts.

If "reared" is the only reason they are atheists than I would say that overall that is pretty weak reasoning on the same grounds as theists who choose a faith based on rearing. I realize you either believe or you don't but I imagine even a "rear" atheists at some time or another made a deduction as to why they don't percieve there to be a supernatural power in the universe. In the USA at least, it would be next to impossible to not believe in God and not be challanged on it at some point prompting introsepction into the matter.

 

[Pah]

I've never bothered to try and classify athiests, I still fail to see the usefulness. I would say the article is more concerned with classifying the type of people who lable themselves athiest.

Out of interest, does anyone know a self-confessed:

• mad at god "the kind of person who, due to some unfortunate personal tragedy or thwarted desires, has declared god incompetent, insane, or dead."

Not that that reason is the whole of my decision to be an Atheist, but it sure happened to me when my father died of cancer. He was more than worthy, through his religious life, to have a quick, painless death. At that point, I was mad at God as a confirmation of my Atheism. I hurt for my father and it was one more reason to fly in the face of those who believe in God.

 

[Vet873]

grr ok look to be mad at god means you belive he is there so that is not a valid classification. and secondly what is with all these stereotypical people that think they can separate everyone and alienate them!! athiest = the belief that there is no god!

 

[michel]

Interesting read Pah; I must admit to not having thought of 'brands' of atheism.

 

[elwedriddsche]

Atheist Sects

 

[Valjean]

Sophmoric silliness. Attempting to complicate a simple concept.

For our next act, we shall subdivide blood-group AB into twelve distinct psychological types....

 

[Flappycat]

Are we allowed to just think it's...kinda funny?

 

[Bennettresearch]

A Ha Syorni, an AB group MPD! (multiple personality disorder)

Big question, how can somone who is mad at God not believe in God?

As to the Atheists, I am glad they are here in this forum, welcome. It is kind of an oxymoron to tell of an atheist member of a religious forum however. What I might hope they find is that to be religious does not mean that one gives up being objective and analytical.

 

[Valjean]

As to the Atheists, I am glad they are here in this forum, welcome. It is kind of an oxymoron to tell of an atheist member of a religious forum however. What I might hope they find is that to be religious does not mean that one gives up being objective and analytical.

I see nothing oxymoronic in a religious atheist. Religion is more than a belief in an Invisible Supreme Personage.

That's my objective analysis, anyway.

 

[Flappycat]

I think that gods are for people who still want the universe to take them seriously.

Moral absolutes are for people who fail to get the point of morality.

Bathing in hydrogen bromide is not my idea of a good time.

Eternal afterlives are for people who haven't grown up enough to realize that being nonexistent again won't be anymore bothersome the second time than the first.

If you're still looking for a meaning of life, forget it: we're just here, and we're free to make it as delightful or as miserable as we please.

It's perfectly normal to spend most of one's time wondering exactly what is going on, and it is really nothing to feel terribly embarrassed about as long as it doesn't impair your ability to avoid behaving like a complete dunce. Religious pseudo-philosophy is not as helpful in this regard as many seem to enjoy making it out to be.

I find it amazing that you have determined the exact nature of the universe without once picking up an abacus. You really aren't that intelligent.

Have I been terribly unclear?

 

[jamaesi]

It is kind of an oxymoron to tell of an atheist member of a religious forum however.

.. Why? Not all religions have G-d.

 

[michel]

I don't know why, but I am surprized at the 'those who are emotional' in philosophical. Doesn't that 'sound' wrong ?

 

[Aletheia Athanatos]

Source and quotes from The San Diego Humanist
I ask you read the article and make comments

The link appears to be broken.

But I have to say, I don't think much of it as a systematic taxonomy. It comes over more like an online quiz results list of "What type of Atheist are you?"

** for reference: I'm INTJ

It leaves off things like Ignostics and Apatheists.