I recently observed that supernatural/psychological horror movies no longer have any impact on me as a result of the rational view of the world that I've developed with no belief in the supernatural. I even gave The Exorcist a try the other day, hearing it was widely viewed as the scariest horror movie ever made, yet because the whole story was centred around the idea of demonic possession, I didn't find it at all scary since I don't believe in that. Conversely, I would have been very frightened by such movies when I was younger and more superstitious.
I'm curious as to whether other atheists are the same or would you still be a little uncomfortable with movies like these?
I'm curious as to whether other atheists are the same or would you still be a little uncomfortable with movies like these?
"The chances of each of us coming into existence are infinitesimally small, and even though we shall all die some day, we should count ourselves fantastically lucky to get our decades in the sun." - Richard Dawkins
