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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Without another belief system to attack atheism would lack all purpose and zeal. Without a enemy to demonize it would quickly fade away as a concept.
That is why atheists can't be content in their own unbelief. Try to find a book written by a atheist that promotes their belief without attacking other faiths. Compare that to the percentage of books in any christian book store that promotes its own beliefs without the need to even mention other belief systems. It is easy to see who is dependant on whom.
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That's because atheism itself doesn't embody any
content, but rather is the lack of belief in a certain set of positive statements (theism). Watch how easy this is:
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That is why anti-astrologers can't be content in their own unbelief. Try to find a book written by a anti-astrologer that promotes their belief without attacking astrology. Compare that to the percentage of books in any new age book store that promotes Aztec astrology without the need to even mention different types of astrology, like Chinese astrology. It is easy to see who is dependant on whom.
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"Without another belief system to attack atheism would lack all purpose and zeal. Without a enemy to demonize it would quickly fade away as a concept."
Of course, because theism is the idea with "substance" to it, not atheism. Theists present an idea that is critiqued in so-called atheist books.
Are you content in your unbelief in the tooth fairy? I suppose so, but the difference here is the impact that these beliefs have, and also the number of people that hold them.