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Originally Posted by Skerlnik
I s'pose they can. Just noting that there's not really any sort of equivalence between churchgoing, and any sort of meeting atheists would have.
That's why I find it odd. Every atheist I know considers that sort of stuff rather obvious, and doesn't feel much of a need for external validation.
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How is holding a meeting of freethinkers somehow the equivalent of going to church? I think you might be mistaken in your base assumption.
Also, I attend, from time to time, a Unitarian "church" & periodically attend meetings of "freethinkers." I attend such meetings not for validation, but rather to learn. Sometimes, these groups have an interesting speaker delivering an informative speech or paper. Sometimes, these groups meet to discuss literature. Sometimes, these groups meet to organize against faith-based campaigns. There are plenty of reasons for freethinkers to meet, none of which have anything to do with "validation." It seems the only ones crying out for validation is the overly churched, what with their campaigns to enact Biblical law in place of our secular laws.