RE: Why does Jesus' "suffering" matter?
July 21, 2015 at 2:31 am
(This post was last modified: July 21, 2015 at 2:33 am by Salacious B. Crumb.)
I'm not so sure. I feel that when people are born, they are neither atheist or theist. They don't have an active position regarding a deity, it's only when someone comes along and pollutes their minds or they actually think about the subject on their own, that they become an agnostic, atheist, theist, etc. Atheism is an active position, that states that you don't believe in a god. So, if you don't know what a god is, I'd say you're neither an agnostic, atheist, or a theist. I don't know if there would be a default position on that, although I've heard that before. I remember Sam Harris saying that, but I don't agree with it, not that it's a big issue or anything.
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' -Isaac Asimov-
