RE: Purchasing One's Atheism Cheaply
October 4, 2013 at 8:46 pm
(This post was last modified: October 4, 2013 at 8:51 pm by Simon Moon.)
(October 4, 2013 at 7:23 pm)Vincenzo "Vinny" G. Wrote: David Bentley Hart's criticism of atheism is as follows:
What I find chiefly offensive about them is not that they are skeptics or atheists; rather, it is that they are not skeptics at all and have purchased their atheism cheaply
Well, good for him.
Every atheist I know personally, or have been able to question, claims their atheism is a product of their skepticism. I have no reason to doubt them, since they apply the same method that got them to their atheism to other claims.
My atheism is also a product of my overall skepticism.
An example of my skepticism would be, I do not accept any claim that is not supported by demonstrable evidence and reasoned argument. When I apply this method, I get the following results, I do not accept claims of the existence of bigfoot, alien abductions, astrology, the existence of god(s), homeopathy, Loch Ness monster, crystal healing, etc, etc.
The time to start believing a claim is when it is supported by the above criteria, not a second before.
Please point out the problems with that method.
Quote:Atheism has lost the weight of intelligence it used to carry. It has become cheap.
Great, you found an article that agrees with your opinions.
Too bad you are both wrong.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
