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Objectives

The objectives of this wiki include, but are not limited to:

• Presenting the atheist point of view.
• Dispelling myths about atheists.
• Highlighting the damage which can be caused by religions.
• Showing the world the damage caused by Religion

Note; this Wiki says relatively little about Liberal Christianity because in the authors' opinion Liberal Christianity does relatively little harm.

Point of view

This wiki does not have a neutral point of view. It has a True, naturalistic or atheistic point of view.

Although all opinions are welcome, it is unlikely that contributions which tend to support religious or superstitious points of view will remain in articles. Nevertheless editors holding those opinions are welcome to present them in talk pages.

This wiki Supports Naturalism

As defined by philosopher Paul Draper, naturalism is "the hypothesis that the physical world is a 'closed system' in the sense that nothing that is neither a part nor a product of it can affect it." More simply, it is the denial of the existence of supernatural causes. In rejecting the reality of supernatural events, forces, or entities, naturalism is the antithesis of supernaturalism.

(…) if a disease is caused by microbes, we can learn more about how microbes interact with the body and how the immune system can be activated to destroy them, or how the transmission of microbes can be contained. But if a disease is caused by demons, we can learn nothing more about how to stop it, as demons are said to be supernatural beings unconstrained by the laws of nature (unlike natural causes). Definition of Naturalism

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Atheism Basics

Definitions: Atheism is

• the positive belief that gods in general or any "maximally great being" does not exist.
• the lack of belief in a god or gods.
• a conviction that there is neither evidence nor necessity to believe in god(s).

Atheism is not a religion, as a religion is defined as a belief in a god or gods. Atheists simply do not believe in gods which are defined as supernatural, non-physical, spiritual entities. Atheists lack faith in this type of being in the same way they lack faith in the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Atheists generally pursue naturalism or have a scientific approach to life. As a result, Atheists tend to support the Theory of Evolution and its proponents.

The theory of evolution is backed up with any amount of evidence. Natural Selection makes sense. Perhaps the most basic human desire is a desire for order The theory of evolution describes change in an orderly fashion and there is evidence for it. The God hypothesis describes existence and ethics in a way that's superficially orderly but Christians can't look too closely into their religion or they begin to doubt.

Beliefs

Atheism is a lack of belief in a god or gods - and by extension any other supernatural forces or influences.

The term "Atheism" is literally derived from the prefix "A" which means "without" and "Theos" which means "god" thus giving you "without god".

Morality

Disbelief in gods and the supernatural doesn't entail any other ethical or moral positions. None the less atheists as a rule want to be moral. Christian morality leads to many problems. That's part of Trying to follow the Bible. Christians sometimes increase suffering in this world when they try to please their imaginary friend, God. Atheists like to please real human beings round them.

Human beings evolved to have a sense of right and wrong. That encouraged us to look after relatives who share our genes. Having a sense of right and wrong also encouraged us to look after unrelated people from our community who may later repay kindness. This world is the only world atheists know anything about. Atheists strive to make this world as good as possible for themselves and for other people.