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Scientific Atheism
Scientific atheism may refer to: * Marxist–Leninist atheism, a Communist doctrine and philosophical science formerly promoted in the Eastern Bloc * New Atheism, a 21st-century atheist movement * Relationship between religion and science, more general discussion {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marxist–Leninist Atheism
Marxist–Leninist atheism, also known as Marxist–Leninist scientific atheism, is the antireligious element of the Bolshevism, Soviet Bolshevism-style variant of Marxism–Leninism, the official communist state ideology of the Soviet Union. Based upon a Dialectical materialism, dialectical-materialist understanding of humanity's place in nature, Marxist–Leninist atheism proposes that religion is the opium of the people; thus, Bolshevism, Soviet Marxism–Leninism advocates "scientific atheism", rather than Religion, religious belief.In ''Novaya Zhizn No. 28'', 3 December 1905Marxists Internet Archive Lenin said that: “Religion is one of the forms of spiritual oppression, which everywhere weighs down heavily upon the masses of the people, over-burdened by their perpetual work for others, by want and isolation . . . Those who toil and live in want all their lives are taught, by religion, to be submissive and patient while here on Earth, and to take comfort in the hope of a heave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Atheism
The term ''New Atheism'' was coined by the journalist Gary Wolf (journalist), Gary Wolf in 2006 to describe the positions promoted by some atheists of the twenty-first century. New Atheism advocates the view that superstition, religion and irrationalism should not simply be tolerated. Instead, they should be Antireligion, countered, Criticism of religion, criticized, and challenged by Rationality, rational argument, especially when they exert undue influence, such as in government, education, and politics. Major figures include Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett—collectively known as the "Four Horsemen". New Atheism often criticised what writers such as Dawkins described as the indoctrination of children and the social harms caused by perpetuating ideologies founded on belief in the supernatural. At the time, critics of the movement deployed pejorative terms such as ''militant atheism'' and ''fundamentalist atheism'' to malign vocal atheists. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
