A recent Study has found some interesting Facts on Atheists.
There seems to be some common factors between the theists and Atheists..
Both believe in some principles,the Atheist in the Principle That God does not exist or at least the principle that the Theists have to be resisted.
2.Theist Religions propagate, believe in Conversions-Hinduism is an exception.
Atheist also do.
3.Christianity believes in mass meetings, Atheists do.
4.Islam, Christianity assert, that other than those who believe in Islam and Christianity are fools.
Atheists do.
5.Theists,religions have Symbols.
Atheists have been working under different symbols.
Now they have unveiled a new symbol.
‘Atheists unveiled the nation’s first public monument to secularism outside a county courthouse in Florida last week — a 1,500-pound gray granite bench engraved with quotations extolling the separation of church and state.”
6.Religions have sects, different schools of Thought.
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN.NYT.
Atheists also have, as a new study reveals.
“1. Intellectual Atheist/Agnostic. By far, the most common kind of non-believer, at nearly 38 percent. This group enjoys intellectual discourse, and while they’re often very certain about their beliefs, they’re not belligerent about it..
2. This group also gets commonly accused of being dogmatic, but like the intellectual atheist, while they’re firm in their beliefs, they’re intellectually flexible and don’t prioritize attacking believers..
3. Seeker-Agnostic. This group, which makes up 7.6 percent of non-believers, are unlikely to be as critical of religion as most other groups…
4.Anti-Theist. This group tends to get conflated with all atheists by believers, but they only constitute 15 percent of non-believers. Like the Intellectual Atheists, they like to argue about religion, but they are much more aggressive about it and actively seek out religious people in an effort to disabuse them of their beliefs…
5.Non-Theist. They don’t believe in any gods, but don’t think about those who do very often. In such a religious society, simply opting out of caring much about religion one way or another is nearly impossible, which is why this group is only 4.4 percent of non-believers. “A Non-Theist simply does not concern him or herself with religion,” researchers explain…
6.Ritual Atheist/Agnostic. While you might think the anti-theist is the non-believer type that scares Christians the most, it turns out that it may very well be the Ritual Atheist/Agnostic. This group, making up 12.5 percent of atheists, doesn’t really believe in the supernatural, but they do believe in the community aspects of their religious tradition enough to continue participating. ”
In general The Atheists have the same essential ingredients that make up a Religion, but under a different tag.
It may be of interest to note that Hinduism accepts Atheism as a Form of Worship, knowing pretty well that Human beings need something to cling onto.,call it whatever you like, be it No God!
Source:
http://www.salon.com/2013/07/13/poll_six_kinds_of_non_believers_in_america_partner/
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