RE: Thanks for creating a forum with real debate!
March 12, 2013 at 2:41 pm
(This post was last modified: March 12, 2013 at 2:46 pm by jstrodel.)
Quote:Well actually atheism only requires the non-belief in god.
I have never been a believer so if I hadn't come here I would not have been exposed to the sillier beliefs of theists. If I hadn't encountered the arguments I would not have formed any opinions of them but I still would have been an atheist as that is my default position.
In order to defend your default position, you need to rely on some sort of external ideology.
Atheism as a default position is really more of an argument from authority.
You need to know a great deal about the world to believe that there is nothing responsible for the creation of the world.
Quote:So education is atheistic.
I suppose that means a lack of education is theistic.
No, there is a history of Christian education and the original Ivy League and Oxford and most of the famous universities of the world have been either Christian, Muslim or Jewish.
It just so happens that in the US right now, higher education happens to be dominated and controlled by liberals. This is not a reflection of anti-intellectualism, it is fact, just as tyZe Roman Empire was once in control of much of the world, now liberals happen to be in control of the education system, and use it is a means of advancing their humanist politics and philosophy.
Quote:persecution
Christian also suffer persecution throughout the world. It is a shame and I wish that the earth could be a peaceful place.
