I find it odd that when filling out a form that asked me what my religion is one of the choices is Atheist.

What now? That is the that opposite of religion.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Why? If you worship a god but don’t subscribe to any dogma, accept any scripture or listen to any religious authority, you have no religion. You’re just a theist.

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      1 month ago

      Why? If you worship a god but don’t subscribe to any dogma, accept any scripture or listen to any religious authority, you have no religion. You’re just a theist.

      Except atheism is literally a lack of belief in a god or deity. If you believe in some type of deity, you’re not an atheist. by default. Edit: I missread that. Sorry. Too much coffee and not enough sleep can cause halicuinations

    • Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 month ago

      I guess it depends on your definition of religion. To me, it sounds like a personal religion, even if just one person believes in it. There are any number of religions too small to be included in their list, probably, so they should have an “Other” option, and that seems like the best fit for someone who has a personal set of religious beliefs that do not align with a listed religion.

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      1 month ago

      I suspect Satanists and others on the left hand path would disagree but I agree you’re functionally correct

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        1 month ago

        I would suggest that various flavors of Satanism have a dogma, and more than one version has scriptures, be they LaVey’s book or the Satanic Temple’s tenets.

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          1 month ago

          I can understand why the Satanic Bible might look like dogma, I don’t agree that it is. And religions like the Setians specifically don’t have any dogma.

          I think your point generally holds true largely due to the reality of the world, in principle and philosophy though, totally possible to find counter examples.