Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.)

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Poll: Do atheists have as great a sense of awe and wonder as theists? This poll is closed.
Yes and more so since they don't immediately interpret that feeling within a system of beliefs.	61.54%	16	61.54%
Yes, but it isn't on par with what theists feel. Without the feeling of the infinite personified and tuned into you, it can't be the same or as great.	0%	0	0%
No, atheists are only concerned with science. For atheists the 'unknown' is just more raw data waiting to be sorted out rationally.	0%	0	0%
Who the hell knows?	38.46%	10	38.46%
Total		26 vote(s)	100%

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Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.)

Chas

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RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.)

January 20, 2014 at 10:22 am (This post was last modified: January 20, 2014 at 10:23 am by Chas.)

(January 19, 2014 at 5:47 pm)Rayaan Wrote:
(January 19, 2014 at 5:25 pm)Chad32 Wrote: If there's anyone to thanks for food, it's the people that grow it, harvest it, and send it to the store for you to buy. If we ever find concrete evidence for any creator gods, and I find a way to talk to him that feels more like I'm talking to my mom than talking to myself, I'll be sure to thank him.

But you know that people wouldn't have been able to grow anything if the soil, plants, and the right ingredients weren't there in the first place. Who put those there for them?

I guess you can be thankful to Mother Nature or evolution for that ... since you're an atheist.

"Who put those there..." presupposes a who. Your question is invalid.

And "thankful" is not a useful word in this context. There is no one to thank.

Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.

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Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Whateverist - January 18, 2014 at 12:13 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Lemonvariable72 - January 18, 2014 at 12:16 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Anomalocaris - January 18, 2014 at 12:19 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Sword of Christ - January 18, 2014 at 12:24 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Lemonvariable72 - January 18, 2014 at 12:26 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Whateverist - January 18, 2014 at 12:35 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Anomalocaris - January 18, 2014 at 12:38 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Esquilax - January 18, 2014 at 1:40 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Zen Badger - January 18, 2014 at 9:58 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by c172 - January 18, 2014 at 12:29 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Jackalope - January 18, 2014 at 12:50 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Chad32 - January 18, 2014 at 12:51 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Kayenneh - January 18, 2014 at 1:04 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Angrboda - January 18, 2014 at 2:54 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Whateverist - January 19, 2014 at 12:23 am

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Get me Rex Kramer! - January 18, 2014 at 9:46 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Angrboda - January 18, 2014 at 10:02 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Esquilax - January 18, 2014 at 10:40 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Violet - January 19, 2014 at 7:17 am

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Ryantology - January 19, 2014 at 11:30 am

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Chad32 - January 19, 2014 at 11:39 am

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Minimalist - January 19, 2014 at 12:03 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by LastPoet - January 19, 2014 at 12:05 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Rayaan - January 19, 2014 at 5:21 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Chad32 - January 19, 2014 at 5:25 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Minimalist - January 19, 2014 at 5:33 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Rayaan - January 19, 2014 at 5:47 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Alex K - January 19, 2014 at 6:11 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Chad32 - January 19, 2014 at 6:15 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Alex K - January 20, 2014 at 4:46 am

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Chas - January 20, 2014 at 10:22 am

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Alex K - January 20, 2014 at 10:44 am

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Angrboda - January 19, 2014 at 5:29 pm

RE: Do atheists lack a sense of awe and wonder? (Doubt it.) - by Chad32 - January 19, 2014 at 5:36 pm

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