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I found in a World Pantheist Movement (www.pantheism.net/paul/faqs.htm) about atheism like this:
"Atheism and humanism don't suffer from the logical or empirical problems of traditional religions - but many people find them too cold and dry. They don't provide a sense of positive belonging to nature and the universe".
I just want to know your comment(s) (as an atheist) about that
thank you
It's a true statement about atheism, but atheism isn't any sort of philosophy, religion, or belief system that should be expected to provide anyone with anything. It's simply the absence of belief in gods.
I wouldn't agree that the same is true about humanism; to say that humanism doesn't provide something is simply a matter of personal opinion. Humanism may not "work" for this or that person for some reason, but that doesn't justify saying or implying that it can't work at all for anyone.
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