Monotheism is definitely
far from atheism.
Not exact matches
There is much that could be said about this, but I will stick with one thing, based on discussion at about the 2 minute mark: When atheists insist that
atheism does not drive behavior, and then then campaign on behalf of
atheism, ridicule religion and religious believers in the name of
atheism, seek to change laws in favor of their atheistic positions, recommend the extermination of religion, and practice falsehoods like Dawkins's in support of
atheism, they prove that their
atheism drives their behavior and that their premise is false, disingenuous, and (as
far as I can tell) useless for anything but giving
atheism rhetorical cover
from being implicated in atheists» atrocities.
Michael «As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the
furthest thing
from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with
atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.»
As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the
furthest thing
from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with
atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.
Specifically, it's
far less common to hear about how a student who finds their way to or
from Christianity, Islam, or Judaism (or even
Atheism for that matter) while attending a university.Taking classes and sharing experiences alongside classmates
from varying backgrounds can cause even the most religious or nonreligious person to inspect, analyze, and even question their beliefs.
It is not even to be assumed that case one, at the opposite extreme seemingly
from atheism, is really in every sense «
farther»
from it than is case two.
My
atheism could not be
further from religious fundamentalism!
Like the testimony of an elite scientist, Lord William Kelvin, who says «I believe that the more thoroughly science is studied, the
further does it take us
from anything comparable to
atheism.»
here's reality: Communism begins
from the outset with
atheism; but
atheism is at first
far from being communism; indeed, that
atheism is still mostly an abstraction.
It could not be
farther from the ad hominem tropes of the new
atheism, say.
Hartshorne's table shows that the disjunction «theism or
atheism» or the slightly more sophisticated «traditional theism, pantheism, or
atheism» are
far from exhaustive.
You adamantly refuse to recognise the historical fact that «scientific
atheism» was both a foundational philosophical position and an actual policy of the Soviet Union and other atheist states
from the time of Lenin on, and responsible for massive persecution, torture, suffering, humiliation and death
far in excess of the numbers of the «victims» of Christianity - So now the history that isn't in your book is factual?
The negative efforts of traditional Christian apology against
atheism have only
further removed Christian faith
from the secular world.
But if he does exist, I'm convinced that he is not the God I was raised to believe in...» An honest statement and an understandable position — also
far from a proclamation of
atheism.
But this is a
far cry indeed
from the public controversies that our current epidemic of so - called realist
atheism has given rise to, such as whether it is permissible to pray or celebrate Christmas in schools and other public institutions, or to grant government support of one kind or another to private religious education.
His analytic mentality,
far from deepening his
atheism, ultimately drove him to faith.