(December 2, 2009 at 6:34 am)tackattack Wrote: What is the general view of the average atheist regarding reality as it pertains to causality or just reality generally? Thanks!
There are no average atheists. An atheist does not believe in god and that's an end to it. One atheist may be an extreme left-winger while another may be an extreme right-winger. They might disagree on almost everything (politics, morality, abortion, sports, etc, etc). It is possible the only thing common to both is a lack of belief in god.
I don't have any philosophical attitude to "reality". I just plod along, doing what comes naturally, and seem to be getting along OK. I can tell you, though, that my "reality" does not have room for miracles. For example, I don't believe that Jesus walked on water. Do you?
