(11-23-2011, 03:31 AM)Conifer16 Wrote: I am one of them. I thought I was an atheist(someone who doesn't believe in a creator being) but then I realized that I did and always had.
So what kept you from realizing the greater insights?
(11-23-2011, 05:21 AM)Namaste Wrote: When you hint at the point there is a reason for this all happening, they start to get uncomfortable.
Have you brought up the idea of being God directly? What did they say?
(11-23-2011, 07:36 AM)Oceania Wrote: they hardly ever open their minds to anothers' point of view and are very snooty about their intellectual abilities.
I imagine there are many who consider themselves intellectual, but don't think critically.
(11-23-2011, 10:27 AM)BlatzAdict Wrote: i used to think i was an atheist
Expand on why..I'm interested in understanding the frame of mind.
As far as the 'point' of atheism, I think it's possible they're here to balance themselves. They were perhaps fundamentalists that caused a lot of problems in the past. Atheists generally care about providing their idea of balance to a collective mind that is entrenched in dogma. Their task would be to approach spirituality in an entirely rational manner, except it seems many lack the exposure to such points of view.
The claims that atheist's numbers are growing are probably misleading. Many probably identify themselves as atheists because they can't claim to know the answer either way, in which case they would be considered agnostic. Atheism may rise in popularity, but it won't last.