Posted by Theophilus on 12/15/06 10:50

> It is impossible to "convert" to atheism since atheism is not only not
> a religion, it is a rejection of religion. That's like saying you
> joined nothing.


Atheism IS a religion, the most hypocritical known.



Religion is the wilful self-delusion about higher power(s) being the actual
arbiters of mankind and the universe.



This self-delusion is necessary to prevent oneself from realizing one's true
position in the universe, namely that a conscious mind is no more valuable
or meaningful that any other bit of matter in the universe, be it cow dung,
helium or coal.



Atheists wilfully remove that self-delusion (usually with great pride), even
claiming that the universe is a meaningless place, but never once realizing
where that leaves them.



It's really about who the arbiter, the assigner of meaning, is: for a
religious person it is God, even though there is no empirical evidence to
back it up; hence the wilful delusion.



For the atheist it is his himself, he is his own arbiter, master of all
morality and value. That flies in the face of evidence; he says that he
knows that he is no more valuable than any other piece of matter in the
materialistic universe, and yet continues to assign value to himself and his
actions anyways.



Which of these has the most reasonable position? (As if reason itself has
any value in a materialistic, godless universe.) Who is the greater
hypocrite?

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