(June 1, 2021 at 8:12 am)johndoe122931 Wrote:(June 1, 2021 at 7:48 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: To the OP, many different kinds of people become atheists for many different reasons. Some do so after much intellectual deliberation, others in reaction to abusive treatment. As a group they are distinguished by a common intellectual concern but individually they are as diverse as any other collection of individuals. There really is nothing to understand about 'them' that is unique despite the superficial commonality of being atheists.Good morning Neo-Scholastic,
Yes, I understand that there are many different reasons as to why one chooses to become an atheist. My question is more specifically why did you personally become an athesit?
I used to consider myself an existentialist atheist up until I was born again in the 1990's. I did not reply directly to your OP because I was a little put off by the word wall.
My personal opinion, as of late, is that intellectually motivated athiesm is at least in part motivated by a commitment to evidentialism, i.e. the belief that only beliefs supported by empirical evidence are rational. Of course there is no evidence for this position, making it self-referentially incoherent, but it is a position that finds plenty of expression here.
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