False atheismor the new-sacred ideologiesOne of the principal criticisms of atheism is that, in the absence of God or of religion, men try, in an other way, to satisfy their major and powerful needs. These needs can be : strong bonds within a community (for safety, feeling of membership, comfort...), idolatry, fetishism or the search for this lost "enchantment" that materialism of the modern world has destroyed. Then, "systems" that reintroduce forms of sacred, are set up, often in an unconscious way. Their followers are often victims of insidious forms of underhand maneuvers that divert their needs towards satisfaction of other objectives : policy, will of domination, egocentrism, financial interests... We will see some examples of these systems : nationalism, Nazism, communist dictatorships, capitalism, consumer society, "star system". It would be too easy to call "religions" these "systems", even if they present great similarities with them. It would be a confusion and to allow the exploitation by the traditional religions of these society deviancies. Indeed, those would not fail to affirm that atheism is a dead end that leads to other forms of religions, and that the salvation (of humanity) is only in their arms. Therefore, it seems preferable to use the word "religion" for what is concerning the belief in one or several gods.
Is really atheistic a man who is devoted to forms of sacred, even without religious characteristics? Some parallels can be dared between these false atheism, sacred and religions. They are presented below.
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