Atheism (in the West): A rejection of arguments for the existence of a God or gods, rendering their worship moot. Often (but not by definition) accompanied by a belief that religions are misleading at best and divisive/dangerous/sinister at worst. Often (but not by definition) accompanied by a humanistic approach to society, the belief that our problems, to the extent they can be solved, can only be solved by the fine tuning of a social contract that elevates reason/rationalism and empathy above individual advancement.
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The use of social contract I think is related to a blank slate concept. We come into this world and something hands us beliefs from outside of us.
I tend to view gods and religions as part of or stemming from what Jung calls the collective unconscious. We are born with concepts inside of us that work their way out.
Social contracts might be involved. But they come later.
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The use of social contract I think is related to a blank slate concept. We come into this world and something hands us beliefs from outside of us.
I tend to view gods and religions as part of or stemming from what Jung calls the collective unconscious. We are born with concepts inside of us that work their way out.
Social contracts might be involved. But they come later.
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