Quote:Good it sounds as though you understand the difference between understand and accept
Seems as though you don't understand vernacular English; 'to get' something means 'to understand';it has nothing to do with acceptance.
Quote:I don't think materialism is necessary for atheism,
You're right,it isn't. Atheism is only a disbelief in gods,nothing else is inferred or may be implied. My atheism is an effect of my skepticism,as is my materialist 'view.' (ie seems to be the case due to a lack of credible evidence to the contrary)