Ricky Gervais explaining how he became an Atheist

[highwaystar101]

tombi123 said:

highwaystar101 said:

With regards to your first point. I don't think that atheism is a term for not believing in anything, it is a term for a theism (or lack of it) viewpoint. Also, I think I would still refer to myself as Atheist and I know many people on these forums have stated they are atheist as opposed to no religious preference

On your second point. I would say one rule that we atheists would follow, would be to believe that which can be proven. This explains why most of us trust science and not something said in a very old book. There are of course many other less significant rules, but that is the main one I present.

 

 

But 'atheists' don't HAVE to trust science. Jews aren't allowed to eat pork, Christians have to go to church onsundays. Atheists don't follow a set of beliefs or have a book to follow.

 

You are fair  and correct in stating that Atheists do not have to follow set guidelines. However, I think that there is an unwritten Atheist code. I sure have been scrutinised by Atheists by going against the norm of what Atheists believe, despite being one myself. Besides, at the end of the day I would imagine that the amount that don't trust science is probably akin to the number of Jews that eat pork, or those christians who don't attend Church.