(June 15, 2009 at 4:23 am)lukec Wrote: I rather like to think that atheism is the only logical position. All religions or beliefs in the supernatural make claims which you have to take more or less on faith. However, all these doctrines/scriptures whatever cannot be right. Only one can. But they're all the same mumbo jumbo about higher forces which are completely invisible and insubstantiated, so we don't really have a lot to go on as to how to choose which is probably right. Atheism, on the other hand, makes no claims and demands no worship etc. The only thing one needs to be an atheist is skepticism (and often, it's true, some kind of education).
Bollocks
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Love the post Luke.
Isn't atheism a philosophical position rather than a philosophy? I think it stands as that, and I'm sure I've seen (whispers) Wikipedia list that in it's definition.
Luke's post highlights the scientific standpoint with some objective yet non objective blind superstition to balance the position (not).
You also need to turn off your mind to be an atheist IMO. It is after all the dominant thought stance of our 'generation'. Skeptics are the religious nowadays.
(lubs you guys BTW
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