RE: Do atheists need some faith?
July 18, 2012 at 5:34 pm
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2012 at 5:35 pm by Faith No More.)
When it comes to an unspecified god, yes, many atheists site a lack of evidence as the reason for not believing. The theist gods, however, are rejected for many reasons, i.e. lack of verification for holy texts, the condradictory nature of their deities, etc.
If by faith in the idea that there really isn't evidence to be discovered you mean that it is a belief, I would say yes, but some might disagree with me. It is a belief based on such things as the aspects of life attributed to god in the past are either found to have natural explanations or are unanswered. Faith, as defined in the religious context which is belief despite any evidence but a personal conviction, however, is not needed.
If by faith in the idea that there really isn't evidence to be discovered you mean that it is a belief, I would say yes, but some might disagree with me. It is a belief based on such things as the aspects of life attributed to god in the past are either found to have natural explanations or are unanswered. Faith, as defined in the religious context which is belief despite any evidence but a personal conviction, however, is not needed.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
