(July 1, 2013 at 8:08 pm)Polaris Wrote: So you're becoming a genuine Deist. You believe that there is a god, but don't buy into religion as you see it all around you.
Honestly, I don't see how that would be a major issue in relating to most atheists (or well anti-theists) who seem to be against religion and not so much a general belief in the supernatural.
Well, the issue for me is what is true, rather than what will or won't bother people.
It should also be noted that most atheists who argue against the substantial views of various religions are actually 'morally' outraged by such views. they are appalled by the moral misguidedness of the religious and concerned that a religous world view can inspire people to behave in appalling ways that they would not otherwise have contemplated. All, I have to say, entirely legitimate concerns. However, the atheist is inconsistent in having such concerns, for their moral outrage presupposes the existence of something that their world view disallows: morality.
But anyway, the bottom line is I am interested in what actually exists and what is actually going on. And it seems to me that Atheism may well be false. I think christianity is as well. Perhaps most atheists are more concerned to show christianity to be false than atheism to be true. So be it. The fact remains, atheism seems to be false.
