무신론 이론 - 무신론 선언 - Atheist Freethinkers ( AFT ) 
 무신론 선언 - Atheist Freethinkers ( AFT ) 
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 Atheism is the natural state of human beings once they have freed themselves of all mythologies , hoaxes , religions and supernatural spiritualities which may have previously encumbered their minds . Atheism favours our reconciliation with our own humanity by rejecting the alienation caused by baseless and dangerous beliefs . Despite its negative grammatical form , atheism is a positive force . 
 We value reason , critical thinking , science and knowledge . We value the material , intellectual and moral advancement of humanity . Reason and cooperation are essential to meeting the challenges that confront humankind . We value the evidence of our senses and rely on what we can sense and measure in this natural world . We draw our conclusions based on the best evidence , and change our conclusions accordingly as new data become known . Our ethics and values are evidence - based . Ethics and morality evolve over time as we better understand our world and the consequences of our actions . 
 Science is the best tool we have for seeking truth and understanding our world . We value knowledge and we hold the endeavor to increase it as best we can to be one of the noblest efforts one can make . We consider unethical any and all efforts to stifle or denigrate knowledge and learning . We believe in modernity and progress and the ability of humanity to develop a better world based on reason . 
 We are convinced that human compassion and empathy are crucial to improving the human condition . Life is precious , as it is the only life we know that we and our fellow living beings will have . We hold that all people have the inalienable right to life , liberty , the pursuit of happiness and freedom of conscience . Freedom of conscience includes not only freedom of belief but also the right to have no religion and freedom of non - belief . 
 We reject all magical thinking , all superstition , all infantile hopes in a salvation provided by gods or spirits originating in any illusory supernatural realm . We know that we human beings of this small planet must survive by our own wits and resources , however modest these may be . We are responsible for humane interaction with other people and other animals in order to preserve the natural environment necessary to sustain life . 
 We detest obscurantism and the ignorance which it causes . We reject censorship and the prohibition of free speech . We deplore the duplicity and credulity which many people display in their response to supernatural allegations . We reject narrow - mindedness and dogmatism which are antagonistic towards progress and new knowledge . 
 We are materialists . We are monists , not dualists . We do not recognize a spiritual plane separate from material reality . Spirituality , if that term has any meaning , is simply an aspect of our material existence : it is the life of the mind , which is itself material . There is no soul separate from the body . We are our bodies . We reject all belief in one or various gods or goddesses , in demons or angels , or in any other supernatural nonsense . We reject all belief in agents whose alleged acts would be incompatible with our painstakingly acquired scientific knowledge . Indeed , the so - called supernatural is a non - sensical concept , because if a “ supernatural ” phenomenon were in fact observed , it would thus be natural , i . e . part of the natural world and subject to scientific inquiry . 
 We are atheists . We also call ourselves humanists , freethinkers , skeptics or secularists , but we do not use these labels as cowardly euphemisms to mask our atheism . Atheism is not a system of beliefs , but rather the rejection of theistic systems . Atheism is the result of the rigorous application of critical thought to supernatural beliefs . 
 We are not agnostics . We know that the various theisms are baseless prescientific mythologies , inherited from antiquity , and that their falsehood is a certainty beyond all reasonable doubt . 
 We are especially not deists . We know that the hypothesis of a creator , even one who never intervenes in the natural world after his / her / its hypothetical act of creation , is superfluous and has no scientific or moral value . 
 We are moral and constantly evolving beings , responsible for ourselves , as is the humanity of which we are a part . We know that our moral sense is innate , a product of our biological and cultural evolution as human animals . We know too that to assign moral authority to a fictional deity alienates us from our own humanity , compromises our freedom , and renders us irresponsible . We know that any religious authority which has the pretention to speak for an illusory god exploits the credulity of its followers . 
 We are antitheist , antideist and antireligious . We are convinced that the free expression of ideas is necessary . To criticize religions is not only a right , but a necessity . Of all supernatural or paranormal beliefs which infect human thought , the various theisms are among the most widespread and the most dangerous . We do not limit our criticism to fundamentalists or extremists . We also criticize religious tendencies considered “ moderate ” or “ liberal ” . All supernatural beliefs are irrational , whether they are considered “ moderate ” or “ fundamentalist ” . All forms of religion have in common moral arrogance , the arbitrary nature of their supernatural beliefs , and a pernicious attachment to religious authority and tradition at the expense of reason . 
 We promote secularism , that is , the complete separation between religion and State , and the expulsion of all religious influence from public institutions . We are willing to work in coalition with any other association , even a religious one , which shares with us a clearly secular objective . But we will not curtail our antireligious criticism in an effort to avoid offending whomever . We respect freedom of belief and non - belief , and we do so by promoting legal measures to guarantee that freedom , but we are not bound by any obligation to respect beliefs themselves . 
 We are not religious , and we will not imitate those who are religious . We make no claim to be morally superior to believers , nor are we morally inferior . Most importantly , the religious prejudice which associates atheism with immorality or amorality is nothing but a fallacy promoted , self - servingly , by religious institutions and their allies . We know that atheism is beneficial and in no way harmful . Unlike fundamentalists , we have no inclination to criminalize behaviour simply because we may find it morally dubious . The various theisms are morally reprehensible ideologies , but we have neither the ability nor the desire to forbid their practice -- provided that such practice remains compatible with fundamental human rights and with secular values , including freedom of speech , equality of the sexes , and the right of children to be free from religious indoctrination . Rather , we wish only to minimize the damage they do , so that the religious practice of some does not compromise the freedom of others . 
 What we know above all , is that all knowledge is incomplete and subject to revision . If a new phenomenon or a new technology or new data incompatible with our worldview should present itself , then we will study that novel discovery with an appropriate balance of open - mindedness and skepticism , and change our conception of the world if modification is justified . 
 Founding members of Atheist Freethinkers : 
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