RE: Can Atheists Worship/love the Divine? Yes.
February 15, 2012 at 10:43 pm
(This post was last modified: February 15, 2012 at 10:44 pm by Reforged.)
Divine refers to something of supernatural or god-like power. The concept of divinity is one without any evidence, logic or reasoning. On that basis it is a concept any atheist would reject as those are essential stepping stones when it comes to discerning reality.
So to answer the question; Atheists can fall in love with the mythology of the divine as few works of fiction can compare in complexity.
As to the question of worshiping the divine? No, both the concepts of divinity and worship (in the true sense of the word) are repellent to the stepping stones of evidence, logic and reasoning that are required for our functioning as sane, intelligent and productive human beings.
I hope I have been helpful in my answer.
So to answer the question; Atheists can fall in love with the mythology of the divine as few works of fiction can compare in complexity.
As to the question of worshiping the divine? No, both the concepts of divinity and worship (in the true sense of the word) are repellent to the stepping stones of evidence, logic and reasoning that are required for our functioning as sane, intelligent and productive human beings.
I hope I have been helpful in my answer.
