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'''Atheism''' ({{lang|ja|無神論}}, ''mushinron'') is a belief that there are no [[god]]s or other supernatural beings like [[buddha]]s or [[ghost]]s and reject most or all religious ideas. Atheism is often backed by scientific theories and often clash with religious ideals. While atheism is not a religion, it is often seen as a belief system. Atheism is increasingly common in developed countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan due to the advancement of science.
{{nihongo|'''Irreligion'''|無宗教|mushuukyou}} is the practice of ignoring or rejecting religion. It includes {{nihongo|'''atheism'''|無神論|mushinron}} (disbelief in the existence of gods, or of supernatural beings in general), '''misotheism''' (belief that gods are not worthy of worship), '''anti-theism''' (belief that religion is harmful or destructive) and '''apatheism''' (lack of interest in religious matters). Irreligious views are increasingly common in developed countries due to the advancement of science. Many [[youkai]] are depicted as irreligious, rejecting the values of humans or actively attempting to damage their faith.


==Atheism in Touhou==
==Irreligion in Touhou==
While gods and other supernatural creatures like [[youkai]] are found in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'', characters like [[Sakuya Izayoi]] deny the existence of a god. It is unknown if Sakuya is referring to a monotheistic god or a polytheistic one. If gods and other supernatural creatures are species that evolved over time, then it can be said that characters like Sakuya can believe that there are no divine beings like a god in the way most religions portray them.
As [[god]]s and [[youkai]] can easily be met and interacted with in [[Gensokyo]], atheism is almost unheard of, though other forms of irreligion exist.


==Characters relevant to this belief==
[[Magician]]s, being the magical equivalent of [[scientist]]s, generally hold little interest in religion beyond its uses for magic. Likewise the [[kappa]] and [[tengu]], while known to worship gods, do not seem to place much value in religion as a whole<ref>[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]: [[Touhou Hisoutensoku/Translation/Patchouli's Script|Patchouli Knowledge's win quotes]] — "If you want to sort them, tengu are the magician types. They're the same in seeking the truth."</ref>, with their leaders using the offer of faith as a negotiation tool.
*[[Sakuya Izayoi]]<ref>''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'': [[Immaterial and Missing Power/Story/Sakuya's Scenario|Sakuya's Scenario]]. "Sakuya: Too bad. I don't believe in god."</ref>
 
*[[Remilia Scarlet]]<ref>''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'': Chapter 10. "Remilia: No idea. I'm not interested in religion."</ref>
Faith in the supernatural has been steadily dropping in the [[Outside World]].
 
==Characters relevant to irreligion==
* [[Sakuya Izayoi]] (apatheist/misotheist)<ref>''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' [[Immaterial and Missing Power/Story/Sakuya's Scenario|Sakuya's Scenario]]: "Too bad. I don't believe in gods."</ref>
* [[Nitori Kawashiro]] (anti-theist)<ref>''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'': [[Hopeless Masquerade/Story/Nitori's Scenario|Nitori's Scenario]] — "Every one of you religious guys just spouts nothing but nonsense. Stop fighting and preaching and getting people riled up just to get what you want!"</ref>
* [[Marisa Kirisame]] (apatheist)<ref>''[[Mountain of Faith]]'': Marisa-B Good Ending — {{hidetext|"So the faithless can't understand faith, huh..."}}; {{hidetext|"Marisa eventually asked Kanako to explain what faith is. And this is what Kanako said: 'It's exactly the same as how you feel towards magic.'"}}</ref><ref>''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'': [[Hopeless Masquerade/Translation/Reimu's Script|Reimu Hakurei's win quotes]] — "You don't even care about religion, do you?"</ref>
* [[Patchouli Knowledge]] (apatheist)
* [[Hata no Kokoro]] (briefly anti-theist)<ref>''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'': [[Hopeless Masquerade/Story/Kokoro's Scenario|Kokoro's Scenario]] — "That's it! I've got it! I know now who my enemies are! The religious leaders, who toy with people's emotions!"</ref>
* [[Remilia Scarlet]] (apatheist)<ref>''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'': Chapter 10 "No idea. I'm not interested in religion."</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
*Wikipedia entry for [[wikipedia:Atheism|Atheism]]
* Wikipedia entry for [[wikipedia:Apatheism|Apatheism]]
*[[Scientist]]
* Wikipedia entry for [[wikipedia:Apatheism|Antitheism]]
* Wikipedia entry for [[wikipedia:Atheism|Atheism]]
* Wikipedia entry for [[wikipedia:Misotheism|Misotheism]]


==References==
==References==

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Irreligion (無宗教 mushuukyou) is the practice of ignoring or rejecting religion. It includes atheism (無神論 mushinron) (disbelief in the existence of gods, or of supernatural beings in general), misotheism (belief that gods are not worthy of worship), anti-theism (belief that religion is harmful or destructive) and apatheism (lack of interest in religious matters). Irreligious views are increasingly common in developed countries due to the advancement of science. Many youkai are depicted as irreligious, rejecting the values of humans or actively attempting to damage their faith.

Irreligion in Touhou

As gods and youkai can easily be met and interacted with in Gensokyo, atheism is almost unheard of, though other forms of irreligion exist.

Magicians, being the magical equivalent of scientists, generally hold little interest in religion beyond its uses for magic. Likewise the kappa and tengu, while known to worship gods, do not seem to place much value in religion as a whole[1], with their leaders using the offer of faith as a negotiation tool.

Faith in the supernatural has been steadily dropping in the Outside World.

Characters relevant to irreligion

See Also

References

  1. Touhou Hisoutensoku: Patchouli Knowledge's win quotes — "If you want to sort them, tengu are the magician types. They're the same in seeking the truth."
  2. Immaterial and Missing Power Sakuya's Scenario: "Too bad. I don't believe in gods."
  3. Hopeless Masquerade: Nitori's Scenario — "Every one of you religious guys just spouts nothing but nonsense. Stop fighting and preaching and getting people riled up just to get what you want!"
  4. Mountain of Faith: Marisa-B Good Ending — "So the faithless can't understand faith, huh..."; "Marisa eventually asked Kanako to explain what faith is. And this is what Kanako said: 'It's exactly the same as how you feel towards magic.'"
  5. Hopeless Masquerade: Reimu Hakurei's win quotes — "You don't even care about religion, do you?"
  6. Hopeless Masquerade: Kokoro's Scenario — "That's it! I've got it! I know now who my enemies are! The religious leaders, who toy with people's emotions!"
  7. Silent Sinner in Blue: Chapter 10 — "No idea. I'm not interested in religion."