(May 28, 2011 at 7:43 pm)bozo Wrote: Hello Doktor, and welcome........just curious why an atheist academic would not want to respond to a challenge from a student about atheism?
Hi Bozo,
Mainly because it's boring and it's not what I teach. When I'm on the job, I want to just do my job, not get involved in a theological debate. Besides, my impression has been that religious people are not convinced in these matters by rational argument; they've already forgone reason for faith. It is a testament to the brain's ability to compartmentalize that they're able to be rational about, say, their house mortgage, but not religion. I just think it's an immense waste of time.
