(January 30, 2016 at 2:49 pm)Cecelia Wrote: Let's take a look at everything Mr. Storm says:
Quote:This was the big nothing, the big blackout, the one you never wake up from, the end of existence. I had absolute certainty that there was nothing beyond this life – because that was how really smart people understood it.
And here already we have something that calls into question if Howard Storm was really an Atheist. Not just a 'strong' atheist mind you. But an Atheist at all. He's basing his 'absolute certainty' of there being nothing in the afterlife on an appeal to experts. A logical fallacy. "that's how really smart people understood it." That's not an atheist. None of us stopped believing because some 'really smart people' thought that way. This reeks of a theist who doesn't understand why atheists don't believe.
Eh, I'm sure each atheist is different, since there is no "atheist dogma." If he felt really smart for being an atheist, I don't see how that means he wasn't really an atheist.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
