People think that atheism is all about denial of God, denial of religion, denial of their Holly books, denial of their beliefs and denial of their doctrines. These are all the common man thoughts about atheism. Is that true about atheism? Of course not.
Atheist are criticized a lot by believers. Especially, the regional atheists by the regional believers. They used to say, you often criticize our religion only or you don't have faith in our religion only. However, believers ain't ready to accept that, Atheism literally means atheism, ie. Atheists don't have faith in any religion and they have been criticizing every religion in need. Being an indian, I've been raised voices like " you criticize hindu religion only not others", " you don't have faith in Hindu religion only", " you have vested interest on Hindu religion". The interesting thing is that, I was born to a Hindu family and continue to be hindu without accepting it. However, we don't have a religion named Atheism. Talking about this reminds me BERTRANT RUSSELL, who made a speech on " WHY I AM NOT A CHRISTIAN?" on March 6, 1927 at National Secular Society in London. Now tell me believers, you tend to ask, why he made a speech on why I'm not a Christian? The reason is that he was born to a Christian family and had been grown up hearing and reading the verses of Bible and some sayings of Christianity.
At certain age, he would have been thinking that, he had been traveling in a wrong path. Can you see where the problem rises from? Yes, that he started thinking. Number of stories being told just to have faith in God not to make people step in fair way or not to correct them from wrong doings. Having faith in God alone is enough to be a believer. If you start believing, you will be released from your past sins and you can start engaging fresh sins. Many massacres we're took palace in the history for making opinion which is north-west to the religious beliefs. For insurance, GIARDANO BRUNO the man who was physically burnt for placing a truth among people that, the earth is spherical in shape. At the time Bruno do so, the believer's word believed, earth is flat. That being an accusation, he was burnt by the believers without any trial. The world has many instances like that. Among theists, one who thinks differently, he is immediately considered as an atheist. So, religion is something that will never allow us to get out of the world of conservatism. We once might have had belief, but as soon as it is disproved by science, it must be gone miles away.
Atheism isn't like just what they say, it's duty is not ended with denying god. Moreover, it doesn't even care about good. Atheism criticizes the god at only inevitable situations and in need. Otherwise it doesn't even think of it. Because it has many things to concern about. It sees the world with the scientific view but that doesn't mean atheists are scientists. Atheism has it own unwritten doctrine that teaches the atheists not to hate the human race by Creed, religion, sex, nationality, language ethnicity or by any means. Being an atheist, no need of wasting time going to pilgrimage, doing prayers, fasting.
In India, the believers especially of Hindu religion don't read their so-called Holly books like Vedas, upanishads and Dharma sastras which we went through. When we put our opinion among the theists, it is no wonder that they would deny but they ain't ready to listen to what do we say. Perhaps, that is the way their religion brought them up with. We call it as lack of "common discipline" which was given a fantastic definition by our beloved leader E.V.R.RAMASAMY PERIYAR , common discipline is something that "how we expect others to treat/respect us, the same way we must respect/treat them. But yes I do admit that we are the minority citizens of the world among believers, which doesn't mean we are wrong and they are right. Above all it is not the question of right or wrong. It is about whether do we need or not. If yes, we need religion, then why? Are we gonna make harmony or peace with religion? No religion can't make Harmony among people and it doesn't want to. No god existing in the world gives equal right to women. Today the need of atheism gets increased. We need a paradigm shift on culture which respects everyone, encourages women in every aspect, respects other's feelings, listens to other's opinion. In other words, we need atheistical culture which is the only remedy for this fast growing barbaric world.
In India, the believers especially of Hindu religion don't read their so-called Holly books like Vedas, upanishads and Dharma sastras which we went through. When we put our opinion among the theists, it is no wonder that they would deny but they ain't ready to listen to what do we say. Perhaps, that is the way their religion brought them up with. We call it as lack of "common discipline" which was given a fantastic definition by our beloved leader E.V.R.RAMASAMY PERIYAR , common discipline is something that "how we expect others to treat/respect us, the same way we must respect/treat them. But yes I do admit that we are the minority citizens of the world among believers, which doesn't mean we are wrong and they are right. Above all it is not the question of right or wrong. It is about whether do we need or not. If yes, we need religion, then why? Are we gonna make harmony or peace with religion? No religion can't make Harmony among people and it doesn't want to. No god existing in the world gives equal right to women. Today the need of atheism gets increased. We need a paradigm shift on culture which respects everyone, encourages women in every aspect, respects other's feelings, listens to other's opinion. In other words, we need atheistical culture which is the only remedy for this fast growing barbaric world.
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