RE: Twilight and the Bible?
January 8, 2010 at 8:49 am
(This post was last modified: January 8, 2010 at 8:50 am by Azazylix.)
(January 8, 2010 at 7:20 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: You can have extremist atheists... but not about and because of their atheism
I think atheism without critical thought is less likely to lead to something like, say, 911 than theism (Islam in this case). Because it would need more than just lack of critical thought to go that bad... atheism would also need a gospel (or something to that effect) that was completely unquestioned by atheists... and the content of it would have to cause nasty consequences (to say the least) if so zealously believed in.
EvF
Well one can argue that atheism is devoid of strict moral values such as displayed in the Bible, -> 'extremists', be it for the atheist purpose or not, may be prone to more radical actions.
Oh, oh, then of course there'd be the reason why atheists would believe in said 'gospel'! If Jesus didn't (supposedly) perform his magic tricks and preached till his mouth ran dry, I doubt anyone would care. I wonder what would (or COULD) convince an ATHEIST. xD
Quote:No. Don't put words in my mouth. I stated that atheism without critical thought is no better than theism - a lack of belief doesn't stop you from making absolutist (the other word for fundamentalist) statements.
Agreed, case in point too! But doesn't it irk you when people transform atheism into something of a religion with phrases like 'real atheism'? Almost like there's a religious (pun intended) blueprint!
~We, the atheist, in creating a purpose for ourselves where there was none, are greater than God himself.~
