(June 5, 2014 at 11:06 pm)Cinjin Wrote:(June 5, 2014 at 10:51 pm)mickiel Wrote: Well you make a convincing argument, and I can see your point, and agree. I just find it hard to accept that there was a time in humanity, not counting early Neanderthals and Cromagnons, that humans were not being influenced by a belief in gods. Lets just say the last 40-50,000 years, what time in history did humans have the goddless experience you are suggesting?
There is a culture in the Amazon even today that is completely atheistic. The Pirahã people know of no god and even rejected the idea of Jesus when they found out that the missionaries had never heard or seen him. This is proof positive that atheism exists separate from theism, but even on a much greater scale, there are millions of atheists who have never believed in any god at any time in their life. Regardless of whether or not they heard of your god, they made the choice to reject theism often solely on the premise of my original point: lack of knowledge because of lack of evidence.
I agree with you, but disagree with it being " Millions", no, not on that scale, but small pockets like those Amazon Piraha.
