RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
May 10, 2011 at 7:41 pm
(This post was last modified: May 11, 2011 at 4:50 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:From this it follows that a claim that God does not exist can only be made on the grounds of probability,
No,it does not. I can and do assert I don't believe due to lack of evidence. Not being a so- called neo Platonist, I reject the notion that truth may be discovered by reason alone. I demand evidence.
Probability is pretty good if one happens to be preparing actuarial tables for an insurance company or playing poker. However, probability does not provide absolutes.
If you mean "is atheism a way of avoiding reality,or say expressing anger at god?" I'd say probably for some,but I have no idea of how many people that might be.
My opinion is that to be unable to accept a belief which is virtually universal and say so,is the antithesis of cowardice, and is in fact an act of integrity and intellectual honesty. These qualities are often absent in apologists we get here.
Further,it is my life observation that many of the more dogmatic believers are deeply fearful and cowardly human beings unable to face life on life's terms.
