RE: Another atheist here
March 11, 2012 at 5:11 pm
(This post was last modified: March 11, 2012 at 5:15 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Perhaps you haven't considered their beliefs deeply enough? The problem, for me, is not that I don't understand where they're coming from, it's that I do. This isn't some arcane mystery or cutting edge modern knowledge. We've had a long time to ponder over why people might believe what they do, what parts of us any given belief tug at, and what less than savory bits of ourselves these things can facilitate. Before we ever decided to voice the doubt that "god" didn't exist, we'd been roundly and successfully explaining just why "gods" didn't exist. Disbelief has existed at least as long as belief, and in all likelihood, even longer.
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