Is American Atheism Evolving Towards A Cult?

[Svartalf]

I thought we had an agreement to release all that jazz to the satanists?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I thought we had an agreement to release all that jazz to the satanists?

The satanists are gay?

[Svartalf]

gayer than a pas de deux between Daniel Radcliffe and billy elliott

[Gawdzilla Sama]

gayer than a pas de deux between Daniel Radcliffe and billy elliott

Gayer than Graham Norton at a sperm bank?

[Svartalf]

depends. to make a deposit, or for a withdrawal to consume per orem?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

depends. to make a deposit, or for a withdrawal to consume per orem?

Quality Control, I would think. Or HR. (Bella, is there a difference between those two?)

[Svartalf]

I'm not qualified for that one... better ask LP who claims to be a specialist.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I'm not qualified for that one... better ask LP who claims to be a specialist.

You don't trust Graham Norton to explain it all to us?

[Svartalf]

I disregard what cocksuckers say out of principle.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I disregard what cocksuckers say out of principle.

True, that's why I never watch the news.

[Jason]

Gayshit wits.

[Seth]

Given the number of Americans who claim to follow jesus but are actually following very culty ways when not in actual cults, I'd say that the tiny minority of atheists who derive into cultlike hatred of religion can safely be discounted as the inevitable % of wackos in any group.

How do you know the followers of Jesus are being culty rather than following Jesus? After all, you don't know what Jesus wants, and perhaps they actually do have a line to the Man and you just don't know it.

Atheists, on the other hand, have no excuse.

[Seth]

caze = mistype for case
chretin = christian with beliefs strong enough that they impair intellectual abilities
my appraisal = that the culty element among atheists is statistically identical with the inevitable number of wackos in any group and does not constitute a trend.

what the fuck? If you're a lady, I'd be happy to demonstrate.

It appears to be easier for a camel...wait, wrong metaphor. It appears to be easier to convince you that Atheists are a cult than it is to get you to admit that Atheism is (or can be) a religion. Interesting.

[Seth]

caze = mistype for case
chretin = christian with beliefs strong enough that they impair intellectual abilities
my appraisal = that the culty element among atheists is statistically identical with the inevitable number of wackos in any group and does not constitute a trend.

Ah. Well, at least not an anomaly, statistically speaking, amongst groups devoted to a single ideal. You have, however, committed a grievous error that would be readily exploited in a live debate with any theist worth his holy water - you've intrinsically admitted (or consented, if it was a point of contention in the argument [and it often is in these situations]) that atheism is a 'group'. From there it is a short leap for your theist counterpart to argue that as a 'group' you share certain commonalities, commonalities which could, arguably, be construed as 'cultish' or 'religious', depending upon the predilection of your opponent (I've seen both argued often enough).

Well put!

Moreover, we are now due some critically robust scientific evidence supporting the assertion that cultish atheists are "statistically identical with the inevitable number of whackos in any group."

[Seth]

Objections received.


Granted atheists are definitely not a "group" in the sense that their commonality (lack of belief in the divine) comes in all shapes and with an assortment of motives and justifications that precludes honest lumping of them together. OP is therefore mendacious and moot

/thread.

Nice try at evasion, but it's not going to be that easy.

If atheists are not a "group," then please explain the numerous atheist groups that exist and why, for example, groups of atheists gather each year for a global atheist conference. Evidently there is some commonality of belief(s) that draws them to travel from around the world to meet. That would seem to be sufficient to "group" them either as a cult or as a religion, or both.