The Athieist Foundation exists purely as an anti-religionist organisation.Can they continue to exist in the world of negativity when religion is gone?I'm agnostic,I see the positives and negatives of religion,but what positive philosophies do athieists espouse to sustain and justify their existence?

It is not a matter of what god you believe in,but what philosophy and ethical standard at which you set your moral compass.

I think it is unreasonable to request the atheists to come up with a particular ethic or philosophy. Atheists have many ethical views and philosophies.

Putting up signs on the busses is very useful. In doing so the atheists serve the same function as the little boy who pointed that the emperor had no clothes. People could clearly see the emperor had no clothes but felt constrained to say nothing until the little boy spoke.

Can I finish with this.

Its your world! How do you want it?

EVO

The main difference between a religious person and an atheist is that an atheist believes in one less God.

David F said:

<<I think it is unreasonable to request the atheists to come up with a particular ethic or philosophy. Atheists have many ethical views and philosophies.>>

Re the last sentence.... I smile and add.."indeed they do David..indeed they do"

and that's the problem. Not only do they have many..... often in conflict.. none of them can claim a higher authority than the other.

Aaah... the sweet fragrance of our 'nonsense'.

I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all. (Ecclesiasties 9:11)

But Paul has a strong degree of certainty:

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. (II Tim 4:7)

I guess he looked back over his life as he penned these words..and reflected on how things changed one day on the way to Damascus.
Had he not had the vision... he would have been saying the same things some of us say.... like David F...David Nichols.. and others.

I long for all to long for His appearing.

Dear Polycarp,

Paul had certainty. However, certainty does not mean truth. Unfortunately you are a decent man imprisoned in a mind numbing faith.

There are many religions. Each will claim truth. They all share one characteristic. They think they have THE truth. Then they murder others who do not accept their truth. The Crusades, the Inquisition, the Holocaust and the wars of the Reformation where Christians killed other Christians who had a somewhat different truth are all products of Christian certainty.

Christian certainty of truth has the smell of blood and the stink of corpses.

Have a nice day.