What can an atheist possibly celebrate?
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Stumble ThisThis is simply to point out that one does not need a deity in order to have something to celebrate or to feel any kind of meaning. This kind of thinking is not necessarily unique to atheists. Regardless, Richard Dawkins, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Sam Harris give us something we can ALL celebrate. -Youtube
I'm a softy for 8 year olds getting dressed up and what not, but that's how they gettcha - no one wants to break the illusion.
On the other hand, trying to get those same kids to pay attention in science class, when there really is SO much wonder in the universe, and so much to discover is another thing. They all just came to the communion for the crackers.
I will not tell my child some magic entity in the sky made something happen.. all because 'it' decided to work in mysterious ways in order to keep us from ever 'knowing' or understanding the truth. Effectively quelling any incentive for investigation/experimentation. Such behavior feeds ignorance by stunting an individuals natural desire to learn and experience. Filling in gaps in one's knowledge with fairy tales, does not give one knowledge.
I guess the key is to not let anyone monopolize a specific definition of how something should be.
I guess I'm agnostic again.
You could ask, how can a Christian can allow the worship of a false idol, born by cloven animals, who dresses in red and visits at night. Who children pray to with letters and leave offerings of milk and cookies, who encourages greed for material possessions and punishes them with coal fire and brimstone.
On the very night of the birth of their messiah they allow this!?
You could ask, how can a Christian worship a Rabbit that bestows food and fertility at the equinox and pagan rebirth. How is a bunny any different than a golden cow?
You could ask what a Christian has to celebrate - when their own faith has been so totally undermined with blasphemy and forbidden idolatry!
Maybe an atheist - believing that death IS death - celebrates life as more precious and unique.
How many atheist videos are gonna get upvoted like this? I'm fine with everyone believing in what they want to believe in as long as they don't hate on other peoples views. But this is starting to become like an atheist evangelism site.
I feel like these videos are going over the same things over and over and over. Religions are never going to stop coming after atheists, but atheists need to stop making videos!
Seriously,
How many atheist videos are gonna get upvoted like this? I'm fine with everyone believing in what they want to believe in as long as they don't hate on other peoples views. But this is starting to become like an atheist evangelism site.
I feel like these videos are going over the same things over and over and over. Religions are never going to stop coming after atheists, but atheists need to stop making videos!
are you saying this video has hate of other views? what part of this video has hate?
or have I read your comment wrong?
are you saying this video has hate of other views? what part of this video has hate?
or have I read your comment wrong?
Nah this video doesn't hate on anyone else's views. I was just stating my own personal philosophy. I'm fine with everyone believing what they want to believe as long as they don't impose their views on others.
Seriously,
How many atheist videos are gonna get upvoted like this? I'm fine with everyone believing in what they want to believe in as long as they don't hate on other peoples views.
In my personal life I often run into intolerance for my belief in the Easter Bunny, but I have yet to meet anyone who can prove He doesn't exist. I support people's right to believe anything they want, but why do they feel the need to jump all over my faith?
On the other hand, since religion is so pervasive in our culture that "atheism" seems like an anomaly, rather than a starting point, it's probably good that more of this is getting out there.
To me, religious worship as a means to experience spirituality is a bit like driving with the parking brake on. How are you ever going to feel wonder if you think you have all the answers?
Starting? How long you been around here mate? Videosift has been a pulpit for uppity atheists for some time now-
Downvote for the music and for propagating the notion that atheists are a collective.
I'd say scientists are a collective. But atheists being a collective, that kinda defeats the purpose of separating ourselves from the horrors of organized religions, doesn't it?
Oh and I like the music
Starting? How long you been around here mate? Videosift has been a pulpit for uppity atheists for some time now-
Haha, you used the word "uppity". Awesome. Is there a sift tag for "uppity"?
I'm fine with everyone believing what they want to believe as long as they don't impose their views on others.
You must have some serious disdain for Christians then.
Until there ceases to be religious folk who insist on browbeating the world with their faith, I'll continue to upvote videos contradicting mistaken beliefs of the faithful.
You must have some serious disdain for Christians then.
Until there ceases to be religious folk who insist on browbeating the world with their faith, I'll continue to upvote videos contradicting mistaken beliefs of the faithful.
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I won't knock anyone for doing that (upvoting these videos), just like I don't knock anyone for their beliefs. I'm just saying what I guess SallyJune has apparently known for quite some time. I just think that after a while it's information overload.
If I wanted to see the same stuff, all the time, over and over, I wouldn't come to video sift. I'd stay on break.com and youtube and whatever. I come here to Video Sift because I expect to see free and new content. The "Sift"ing part to be done and I want to contribute to that community.
These atheist videos ,to me, are starting to become a meme that won't die.
P.S.: Yes I do have a lot of disdain for most Christians and bible thumpers or whatever religion people constantly pound their drums to until my ears bleed holy purity.
It's an incredibly narrow minded and infuriating comment. It's coming from this world view of they know everything and if you don't subscribe to their world view then you are an ignorant fool who doesn't believe anything.
Argh... so very annoying.
If you believe that it was all created by your God... yahoo for you. But don't you DARE make laws that belittle those that don't (US state laws discriminating against non believer for parliament), don't you DARE try to force your 'belief' into a science class (there's religious education classes for that), don't you DARE try to suggest that those of us who have no belief in a higher power, or more to the point, no belief that the ridiculous book written by a hodge podge of authors and altered and changed and rewritten countless times is supposed to be some divine text have not suffered countless years of persecution for being rational.
So, thank you very much. It's all well and good, apparently, for Christians to say 'you believe in nothing', but not ok for us to retort with 'actually, this is what we believe in'.
And, of course, Christmas has nothing to DO with christianity, but is rather an appropriated celebration of bygone cultures in tune with nature. So stuff off, we can celebrate the coming of a make believe fat guy in a red suit as much as anyone... because it's fun and we know it not to be true, but also know that we can all hang our OWN meaning to the time of the year.
^Exactly, and all this video is really doing is answering a 'question' which the religious use to mock or talk down atheists. They say 'if you don't believe in our god, then you don't believe in anything'.
It's an incredibly narrow minded and infuriating comment. It's coming from this world view of they know everything and if you don't subscribe to their world view then you are an ignorant fool who doesn't believe anything.
Argh... so very annoying.
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http://www.videosift.com/video/Sam-Harris-Believing-the-Unbelievable
http://www.videosift.com/video/Response-to-Atheists-have-faith-just-like-theists
http://www.videosift.com/video/Slavoj-iek-Why-Only-an-Atheist-Can-Believe
http://www.videosift.com/video/Richard-Dawkins-Atheism-and-Faith
I'm sure there are more but these are the videos that discuss different types of atheism and what they believe in.
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The point I am making is that these videos are not gonna change anyone's mind, the people who these videos are marketed too NEVER WATCH them and if they do it's just to find ammo against you. If they don't find any ammo they just move on.
This video is just self serving, it gives atheists re-affirmation that their beliefs are sound and let them feel there is nothing to worry about with some nice piano music. Do you really need to watch this to feel better? I hope not because my understand of atheists, and one of the best parts about them, is they stand their own ground when confronted with the nonsense of religion.
If I'm not understanding the target audience please let me know. Because as far as I can see the Bible Movement has their talking points that I constantly get harassed with, and these videos are the atheist counter talking points for you to really stick it to them! Nothing more fun than proving a religious nut has poor logic! Or worse, this is just atheist ammo to harass me with.
I'll stop going to holiday parties when Christians stop using anything that has been produced by the scientific method! No cars, phones, medical attention, etc.!
Even trade I say!
Upvote for conversation!