Amoral Atheists, WTF???
What kind of ARROGANCE leads "believers" to think only THEY know how to be moral, that only dogmatic rules and the threat of eternal damnation can make a person tell the truth, or be faithful to a spouse, or behave ethically?
Atheism isn't (just) existentialism. It isn't (merely) humanism. It is many schools of thought, all of which share the common tenet of not needing a deity or mythology to give life meaning or purpose.
Atheism
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Atheism, as a philosophical view, is the position that either affirms the nonexistence of gods or rejects theism. When defined more broadly, atheism is the absence of belief in deities, alternatively called nontheism. Although atheism is often equated with irreligion, some religious philosophies, such as secular theology and some varieties of Buddhism such as Theravada, either do not include belief in a personal god as a tenet of the religion, or actively teach nontheism.
Many self-described atheists are skeptical of all supernatural beings and cite a lack of empirical evidence for the existence of deities. Others argue for atheism on philosophical, social or historical grounds. Although many self-described atheists tend toward secular philosophies such as humanism and naturalism, there is no one ideology or set of behaviors to which all atheists adhere.
The term atheism originated as a pejorative epithet applied to any person or belief in conflict with established religion. With the spread of freethought, scientific skepticism, and criticism of religion, the term began to gather a more specific meaning and has been increasingly used as a self-description by atheists.
SO! What do you know! There are as many kinds of "nonbelievers" as there are "believers!" Please make a note! If I can take the time to learn about the differences between a Methodist and a Baptist, then I'd like the same courtesy returned. Isn't that the same approach espoused in something called "The Golden Rule?" Pretty biblical approach, people. Let's all just get along.