Reflecting on Atheism.

[Cheerful Charlie]

Here is an interesting quote from philosopher John Gray from his book Straw Dogs:

"To Deny the existence of God is to accept the categories [framework] of monotheism. As these categories fall into disuse, unbelief becomes uninteresting. Atheists say they want a secular world, but a world defined by the absence of the Christian God is still a Christian world. Secularism is like chastity, a condition defined by what it denies. If atheism has a future, it can only be in a Christian world.

Atheism is a late bloom of a Christian passion for truth. No Pagan is ready to sacrifice the pleasure of life for the sake of mere truth. The long delayed consequence of Christian faith was an idolatry of truth that found its most complete expression in Atheism."

Hi guys. I just joined this forum. I thought this quote was fascinating and would be interesting to reflect upon and discuss about.

I deny the Gods of countless contradictory religions, including those with many Gods. Christians have never really had much use for truth. The contradictions of their religion are just brushed aside with bad rationalizations. Archaeology's demonstration, that the exodus and conquest of Canaan and all the theology based on this myth is nonsense and never happened is just ignored. The failed miracle promises, the failed prophecies. Ignored. So many strawmen, so little time.

And no Mr. Gray, its an Islamic world. Isn't making trollish assertions such grand fun?


You are a philosopher you say? Or did you mean degreed troll?

There is nothing so absurd that it has not been said by some philosopher.
Cicero - De Divinatione




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