Are we at the ground floor of the end of religion and the start of a dominant secular society? Although the decline of belief in America is evident, the country still remains largely religious. 80% of Americans believe in a personal god. I see small glimpses of true secularism and atheistic movements chipping away at religious institutions and thought. We can see what the future of a true secular and atheist society will look like দ্বারা observing the leaders, social media, and local atheist communities. The fear and skepticism of atheists দ্বারা the faithful still remains to be a roadblock to progress, however, it is the rising number of atheists and our willingness to be open about our true identities and consistent vocalization of the silliness of believing in ancient myths that will help rid the country of them.
Although atheists can and will tolerate believers, it should be our ultimate goal to free them of being imprisoned দ্বারা superstitions through education, বিতর্ক and exposure to the negative impacts on society they impose. The Constitution guarantees their right to worship freely in their private lives, and atheists should make it clear that our intention is not to deny that freedom, but to minimize those practices দ্বারা providing an alternative solution to living a true, meaningful and happy life. Minimization of these practices absolutely cannot come দ্বারা way of force, but only through enlightenment of how they can find purpose and meaning without fear of death and experiencing the beauty of life in its natural form. The goal of atheists is to convince believers to break out of inner impulses in order to understand outer nature. The only way to achieve that is to stop our own skepticism of each other in regards to methods of persuasion and form a unified message that is well defined and inviting. We must break free of the never ending প্রশ্ন of philosophical methods to finding উত্তর to the message and stop our fear of one message being interpreted as not indifferent to religious tactics of persuasion. The movement cannot be progressive if we do not end the enthusiastic message of religion and replace it with an enthusiastic alternative.
We also have to be clear on the differences between a unified non-skeptical method of persuasion, and the unified skeptical nature of the sciences. For it is only through the promotion of skepticism in science to which the end result is truth and progress. The presence of skepticism is what separates science and religion. Skepticism might be useful in determining what the message should be and how it should be delivered, but there should be no skepticism on it being a unified message, once agreed upon, and a unified method of delivery. The faithful are easily confused and need a clear, precise and well defined message. Once the enlightenment reaches them, the message ceases to be necessary to the individual in understanding what has been revealed to them.
The movement has already begun. All across America and many parts of the world, leaders of our movement are participating in debates, লেখা বই and promoting atheism. Never before in our history has the voice of decent been so ubiquitous. Our leaders promote the beauty of life, value of science, and the positive influences of finding morality without religion. People like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, and many others are promoting the movement. Our leaders may not think of it as such, but it is a movement. Out of all of the শীর্ষ atheists, Dawkins seems to have the best and closest thing to what a unified message should be. He consistently promotes finding beauty in life through knowledge of nature and the universe. Just the শিরোনাম of his newest book, “Magic of Reality” is a testament to the delivery of his message.
Social media has provided a useful platform for delivering the message. Atheists are now communicating with each other through networks like facebook, reddit, digg, ফ্যানপপ and many others. Reddit atheism, at current time, has well over 220,000 members and growing দ্বারা the thousands daily. Many of the deliveries of our message can be seen to have very little effect as a whole to religion. Reddit atheism is a nice tool to mock religion through quick memes, and posting conversation with believers from other social media for the sole purpose to laugh at the silliness of irrational thinking. At times, some meaningful interaction takes place, but rarely. The writer of this প্রবন্ধ has even participated at this method of communication. It can be a sanctuary for atheists to blow off steam and share common reactions atheists have towards those who still believe in ancient myths. This method of bonding with others should not be discouraged, however, if we are to make progress in our movement, we have to engage in আরো persuasive techniques. Having ব্যক্ত that, there can be a value to utilizing a little comic relief to relieve the frustration of living in a society where the majority still lives their lives believing in ancient myths.
Atheist meetups at the local level is a very effective tool to share ideas. My current experience with them has been both encouraging and disappointing. In order to make progress, we have to be critical of ourselves. I am encouraged দ্বারা the level of intelligence and enjoyment of challenging conversation that is present at the meetups. The communication of political and educational events is a convenient way to stay active and in touch with the atheist community. I am discouraged দ্বারা the direction of my own weekly meetup. Although it is enticing to engage in conversation that is diverse in topics, we seem to lack any real enthusiasm to engage in our own movement. We often argue and বিতর্ক many subjects with no purpose other than to satisfy our desire to play devil’s advocate and need for banter. My criticism is not an admission that I don’t find the meetups stimulating to my own thirst for knowledge on various topics, only an admission that I feel a greater purpose in the resolution of finding a decisive and persuasive message to help promote and grow the atheist movement. It seems that we have accepted defeat in so far as we have প্রদত্ত up all efforts to find a common message of persuasion and make a practice of delivering it.
Finally, it has to be said, despite the lack of a central message and unified method of persuasion, the atheist movement is on the rise and growing. The presence of outspoken leaders, social media and local community groups have made it much easier and আরো acceptable to vocalize one’s atheism without regret and fear of negative consequences in most parts of America and some parts of the world. Our main focus, if we are to make any progress, is to promote a unified message utilizing all of these tools of communication. An atheist is naturally skeptical of all things, which results in the discovery and amazement of the outward results of nature. The release of inner impulses to find অতিপ্রাকৃতিক উত্তর and meaning will result in the ability to find truth and purpose in the laws of nature. Our challenge as atheists is to release our own inner impulses to be skeptical of finding a unified way of communicating and persuading others to see life as we do. We must express ourselves outwardly to others in a positive, consistent and persuasive way to end ancient myths and সরানো progressively in society. If we convince ourselves of the impossibility of persuading believers, we have only conceded defeat of our movement. Our only barrier would be our own natural need to dissent and reject a unified message for fear that it could have religious overtones. However, religion দ্বারা its deepest definition can only be a religion with the acknowledgement of a supreme being. It is the very rejection of this notion that makes our movement unique and separates us from potential dogma. It is our ability to be good without acknowledging a supreme being and attribute our morals as part of nature that opens our eyes to the beauty of life. It is this realization that differentiates us from those that claim good can only come from a supreme being and drives us to a greater appreciation for life and a higher set of moral values than believers. Finding a আরো effective way of communicating this message will be the most efficient and fastest way to tearing down the walls of dogma that divides our world with religious borders. To see the world as an atheist is to see a আরো peaceful one. This is our plight. This is our movement. This is our opportunity. This is our time.
Although atheists can and will tolerate believers, it should be our ultimate goal to free them of being imprisoned দ্বারা superstitions through education, বিতর্ক and exposure to the negative impacts on society they impose. The Constitution guarantees their right to worship freely in their private lives, and atheists should make it clear that our intention is not to deny that freedom, but to minimize those practices দ্বারা providing an alternative solution to living a true, meaningful and happy life. Minimization of these practices absolutely cannot come দ্বারা way of force, but only through enlightenment of how they can find purpose and meaning without fear of death and experiencing the beauty of life in its natural form. The goal of atheists is to convince believers to break out of inner impulses in order to understand outer nature. The only way to achieve that is to stop our own skepticism of each other in regards to methods of persuasion and form a unified message that is well defined and inviting. We must break free of the never ending প্রশ্ন of philosophical methods to finding উত্তর to the message and stop our fear of one message being interpreted as not indifferent to religious tactics of persuasion. The movement cannot be progressive if we do not end the enthusiastic message of religion and replace it with an enthusiastic alternative.
We also have to be clear on the differences between a unified non-skeptical method of persuasion, and the unified skeptical nature of the sciences. For it is only through the promotion of skepticism in science to which the end result is truth and progress. The presence of skepticism is what separates science and religion. Skepticism might be useful in determining what the message should be and how it should be delivered, but there should be no skepticism on it being a unified message, once agreed upon, and a unified method of delivery. The faithful are easily confused and need a clear, precise and well defined message. Once the enlightenment reaches them, the message ceases to be necessary to the individual in understanding what has been revealed to them.
The movement has already begun. All across America and many parts of the world, leaders of our movement are participating in debates, লেখা বই and promoting atheism. Never before in our history has the voice of decent been so ubiquitous. Our leaders promote the beauty of life, value of science, and the positive influences of finding morality without religion. People like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, and many others are promoting the movement. Our leaders may not think of it as such, but it is a movement. Out of all of the শীর্ষ atheists, Dawkins seems to have the best and closest thing to what a unified message should be. He consistently promotes finding beauty in life through knowledge of nature and the universe. Just the শিরোনাম of his newest book, “Magic of Reality” is a testament to the delivery of his message.
Social media has provided a useful platform for delivering the message. Atheists are now communicating with each other through networks like facebook, reddit, digg, ফ্যানপপ and many others. Reddit atheism, at current time, has well over 220,000 members and growing দ্বারা the thousands daily. Many of the deliveries of our message can be seen to have very little effect as a whole to religion. Reddit atheism is a nice tool to mock religion through quick memes, and posting conversation with believers from other social media for the sole purpose to laugh at the silliness of irrational thinking. At times, some meaningful interaction takes place, but rarely. The writer of this প্রবন্ধ has even participated at this method of communication. It can be a sanctuary for atheists to blow off steam and share common reactions atheists have towards those who still believe in ancient myths. This method of bonding with others should not be discouraged, however, if we are to make progress in our movement, we have to engage in আরো persuasive techniques. Having ব্যক্ত that, there can be a value to utilizing a little comic relief to relieve the frustration of living in a society where the majority still lives their lives believing in ancient myths.
Atheist meetups at the local level is a very effective tool to share ideas. My current experience with them has been both encouraging and disappointing. In order to make progress, we have to be critical of ourselves. I am encouraged দ্বারা the level of intelligence and enjoyment of challenging conversation that is present at the meetups. The communication of political and educational events is a convenient way to stay active and in touch with the atheist community. I am discouraged দ্বারা the direction of my own weekly meetup. Although it is enticing to engage in conversation that is diverse in topics, we seem to lack any real enthusiasm to engage in our own movement. We often argue and বিতর্ক many subjects with no purpose other than to satisfy our desire to play devil’s advocate and need for banter. My criticism is not an admission that I don’t find the meetups stimulating to my own thirst for knowledge on various topics, only an admission that I feel a greater purpose in the resolution of finding a decisive and persuasive message to help promote and grow the atheist movement. It seems that we have accepted defeat in so far as we have প্রদত্ত up all efforts to find a common message of persuasion and make a practice of delivering it.
Finally, it has to be said, despite the lack of a central message and unified method of persuasion, the atheist movement is on the rise and growing. The presence of outspoken leaders, social media and local community groups have made it much easier and আরো acceptable to vocalize one’s atheism without regret and fear of negative consequences in most parts of America and some parts of the world. Our main focus, if we are to make any progress, is to promote a unified message utilizing all of these tools of communication. An atheist is naturally skeptical of all things, which results in the discovery and amazement of the outward results of nature. The release of inner impulses to find অতিপ্রাকৃতিক উত্তর and meaning will result in the ability to find truth and purpose in the laws of nature. Our challenge as atheists is to release our own inner impulses to be skeptical of finding a unified way of communicating and persuading others to see life as we do. We must express ourselves outwardly to others in a positive, consistent and persuasive way to end ancient myths and সরানো progressively in society. If we convince ourselves of the impossibility of persuading believers, we have only conceded defeat of our movement. Our only barrier would be our own natural need to dissent and reject a unified message for fear that it could have religious overtones. However, religion দ্বারা its deepest definition can only be a religion with the acknowledgement of a supreme being. It is the very rejection of this notion that makes our movement unique and separates us from potential dogma. It is our ability to be good without acknowledging a supreme being and attribute our morals as part of nature that opens our eyes to the beauty of life. It is this realization that differentiates us from those that claim good can only come from a supreme being and drives us to a greater appreciation for life and a higher set of moral values than believers. Finding a আরো effective way of communicating this message will be the most efficient and fastest way to tearing down the walls of dogma that divides our world with religious borders. To see the world as an atheist is to see a আরো peaceful one. This is our plight. This is our movement. This is our opportunity. This is our time.