The Abrahamic religions are the exceptions to the rule of what makes out religions and not the norm. However because two of them have conquered the world through force and mutation, many think that all religions were like those two.
Many atheists have rejected only their monotheistic religion, but they remain politically and culturally monotheists. So they act accordingly with the same intolerance to other views and keep to their faith. Not only do they believe in one way or the other in millenial political theories, but also they are prone to believe conspiracy and pseudoscientific theories and have a pseudophilosophical way of thinking. Even those who swear to experimentally proven science, they expect miracles and even immortality through science.
All of them are adamant that there are absolutely no gods and that all priests are abhorrent.
One atheist had proposed, that instead of equinoxes and solstices, birthdays of great people should be celebrated. However he never said how. Let us think how such an idea would evolve. One should present and make clear who these celebrated people were and what did they achieve and how much their work and achievements influenced their field and our culture. Something like museums, which means temple of the Muses, the goddesses of arts and science by the way. Won't these museums need personnel? Decent people who know and understand what these famous people achieved and are capable of imparting their knowledge? Won't the celebrations follow a pattern? Won't people representing some authorities take part? Won't all these things need money? If his descendants create a private museum with all things this personality used, will they be allowed to accept donations or not?
This is what was happening with the ancient religions. Knowledge about persons and their acts can be acquired by books. All classes of people, however, have a need of celebrating and all forms of celebration all over the world have things in common.
Many atheists have rejected only their monotheistic religion, but they remain politically and culturally monotheists. So they act accordingly with the same intolerance to other views and keep to their faith. Not only do they believe in one way or the other in millenial political theories, but also they are prone to believe conspiracy and pseudoscientific theories and have a pseudophilosophical way of thinking. Even those who swear to experimentally proven science, they expect miracles and even immortality through science.
All of them are adamant that there are absolutely no gods and that all priests are abhorrent.
One atheist had proposed, that instead of equinoxes and solstices, birthdays of great people should be celebrated. However he never said how. Let us think how such an idea would evolve. One should present and make clear who these celebrated people were and what did they achieve and how much their work and achievements influenced their field and our culture. Something like museums, which means temple of the Muses, the goddesses of arts and science by the way. Won't these museums need personnel? Decent people who know and understand what these famous people achieved and are capable of imparting their knowledge? Won't the celebrations follow a pattern? Won't people representing some authorities take part? Won't all these things need money? If his descendants create a private museum with all things this personality used, will they be allowed to accept donations or not?
This is what was happening with the ancient religions. Knowledge about persons and their acts can be acquired by books. All classes of people, however, have a need of celebrating and all forms of celebration all over the world have things in common.
