Do you have the right to be an atheist?
Yes, I have the right to be an atheist. No one can dictate the use my reasoning faculties, except for moi.
I have to concur with most of the observations made here, that you are arguing from ignorance. Us, claiming that you are arguing from ignorance isn’t an insult, it means, just have an open mind, don’t assume things, and use rational thought. It seems that you are being sincere, so I’ll try to shed some light on my opinions on what’s going through your head. You seem to be thinking of yourself as a quark in a solar system. The sheer immenseness seems to overwhelm you of what you know to exist, compared to how tiny of a cockroach you and I really are. Thinking in those terms gets you into a complex state of awe, which can be a powerful. Powerful, in an imaginative, persuasive kind of way. You start thinking, how could this all exist? This is so amazing, it would have to have a creator, instead of using our best source of knowing things…science. Science is the best thing we have to figure out answers to questions. And, just because it doesn’t have an answer to the specific question of, “How did it all begin?” doesn’t mean you should jump to the conclusion that a god probably exists. God is man-made construct to try to answer a question, because humans have such a hard time with not knowing information, so we go as far as to make up stories to satisfy ourselves. You have been predisposed to the idea of god, because of primitive minds passing on what they think is the best possible explanation to the grand question. I think you need to get that out of your head, and research as much as you can about other explanations and look at the evidence for quite some time, listen to the arguments from people that know what they’re talking about, then make a rational decision. Just because something is amazing, doesn’t mean that a god exists. Have you ever seen any evidence personally? Has god ever appeared to you, done anything that couldn’t have possibly happened without some sort of divine intervention? I’m guessing no, if you have answered rationally. Give it some thought…don’t stop looking up at the stars and daydreaming, but don’t start being gullible because of your ignorance.
Yes, I have the right to be an atheist. No one can dictate the use my reasoning faculties, except for moi.
I have to concur with most of the observations made here, that you are arguing from ignorance. Us, claiming that you are arguing from ignorance isn’t an insult, it means, just have an open mind, don’t assume things, and use rational thought. It seems that you are being sincere, so I’ll try to shed some light on my opinions on what’s going through your head. You seem to be thinking of yourself as a quark in a solar system. The sheer immenseness seems to overwhelm you of what you know to exist, compared to how tiny of a cockroach you and I really are. Thinking in those terms gets you into a complex state of awe, which can be a powerful. Powerful, in an imaginative, persuasive kind of way. You start thinking, how could this all exist? This is so amazing, it would have to have a creator, instead of using our best source of knowing things…science. Science is the best thing we have to figure out answers to questions. And, just because it doesn’t have an answer to the specific question of, “How did it all begin?” doesn’t mean you should jump to the conclusion that a god probably exists. God is man-made construct to try to answer a question, because humans have such a hard time with not knowing information, so we go as far as to make up stories to satisfy ourselves. You have been predisposed to the idea of god, because of primitive minds passing on what they think is the best possible explanation to the grand question. I think you need to get that out of your head, and research as much as you can about other explanations and look at the evidence for quite some time, listen to the arguments from people that know what they’re talking about, then make a rational decision. Just because something is amazing, doesn’t mean that a god exists. Have you ever seen any evidence personally? Has god ever appeared to you, done anything that couldn’t have possibly happened without some sort of divine intervention? I’m guessing no, if you have answered rationally. Give it some thought…don’t stop looking up at the stars and daydreaming, but don’t start being gullible because of your ignorance.
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' -Isaac Asimov-
