Rejection of All that is Holy

[Mister Agenda]

Realizing that my spiritual experiences were happening entirely inside of my head was a factor that contributed to me becoming an atheist, not vice versa.

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But that said, I do say it, atheism, is the rejection of a proposition, because the proposition is already embedded in Western culture in subtle and pervasive ways. For example, in the natural sciences, people talk about various laws, like the laws of physics. This use of the term ‘laws’ is based on a thoroughly Christian concept, i.e. that the regularities observed in nature, i.e. ‘laws’ are the result of a divine lawgiver.

I did not know that, and a little research shows that it isn't true. The idea of natural laws predates Christianity.

So there's an issue primary to the falsity of the contention, and that's is that even if it was true, I was unaware of it, so if Christianity had been behind the origin of the term, it would still be apropos of nothing in regards to creating an assumption of theism in me.

On the other hand, it's true that if you're an American, it's nearly impossible to be unaware of the most basic tenets of Christianity. I'm not at all sure that's true in parts of Europe where atheists form a large minority or even a majority, so I would hesitate to claim it for all of Western culture.