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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:05 pm
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:27 pm
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:55 pm
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 7:35 pm
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![User Image](https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/Dathu/Gaia/Onion/Cute-Onion-HellNo.gif) Firstly, this guild does have a purpose, just not an offensive one. Realistically speaking, there's nothing that an online guild on an anime based website can do, so instead of trying to change the world offline, we're happy to do what we can online.
“What's that?”, you ask. Well, simply put, we provide a safe haven for Atheists to interact without any theistic influences, interruptions, and/or ideologies.
Now, as to why there isn't much unity, homogony, or friendly harmony is also simple. Unlike religions, that use mythical stories and the reward and punishment technique used on animals to enforce a philosophy, Atheism has no real philosophy other than the disbelief in a god, gods, and god-like beings.
![User Image](https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/Dathu/Gaia/Onion/Cute-Onion-Shrug.gif) What this means is that an Atheist's morality can lie anywhere on the spectrum. There are extreme conservative Atheists, liberal Atheists, anarchist Atheists, and everything in between and even more that I can't think of. On the negative side, this means that Atheists can and do encounter friction when communicating with other Atheists, and finding morally like minded peers is difficult.
![User Image](https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/Dathu/Gaia/Onion/Cute-Onion-Idea.gif) However, on the positive side, this also means that Atheism isn't simple a fad or a culture specific trend. Atheism affects everyone, and not just the smart ones, trust me! There are people who don't believe in god because they honestly can't fathom that complex a concept.
True, most American Atheists are educated, white, liberal, and male. However, if anything, this guild has shown how low a percentage that "most" is.
Truth be told, I've never favored the idea of unity in Atheism. I feel congregating under an ideology, regardless of how simple, is just another theistic ritual. I could on about the laws, the groups that protest, militant Atheists, and all that jazz, but it would just be digression.
My point is, because Atheism is a truth, anyone can be one, and as a consequence, there are little philosophical similarities. But, as I mentioned, I think it's a good thing.
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:25 pm
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:55 pm
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:06 pm
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:53 am
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 12:38 pm
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:23 pm
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:08 pm
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:01 pm
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:22 pm
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:33 pm
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:51 pm
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