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Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
May 10, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Intellectually, there is not much difference between an Atheist and a Theist. As a species we have only existed for a miniscule amount of time compared to the age of the universe(~14 Billion years according to Scientists). Of this time we have only been studying Science in a rigorous sense for ~ 300 years. It is no exageration to say that, although we have learned a lot in that time, we have much to learn in the future. In fact, it is not just that we do not know everything, but we do not even know how much we don't know.
From this it follows that a claim that God does not exist can only be made on the grounds of probability, based upon current scientific knowledge. But probability is only based upon uncertainty and therefore, any claim that God does not exist must be, in the end, a belief (even if based upon the latest empirical and scientific evidence). From this perspective an Atheist and a Theist both share something in common - belief.
Atheism cannot, therefore, be ascerted based upon certain knowledge. Therefore, it follows that the truly honest position of any member of humanity is Agnostic. It is intellectual cowardice, on the part of Atheists, not to accept the rational conclusions that reason leads to - namely, that no definitive statement can be about the existence/or not of God, due to lack of knowledge.
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RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
May 10, 2011 at 4:40 pm
(This post was last modified: May 10, 2011 at 4:53 pm by Anomalocaris.)
So promiscuous credulity is courage while intellectual rigor is cowardess?
It's funny that the very christians imbeciles whose very "faith" is conclusive evidence of credulity so great that it stands ready to believe just about anything, should issue warning with every appearence of sincerity, in this very forum no less, against rejection of their bullshit because that would open the way for you to believe "anything".
So are the christians theists courageous or cowardly, even by your definition?
Now fuck off and go shove your cowardly credulity up your ass and slink back to your friendly intellectual worms in your church.
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RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
May 10, 2011 at 4:43 pm
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RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
May 10, 2011 at 4:45 pm
What a waste of pixels.
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RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
May 10, 2011 at 4:47 pm
(May 10, 2011 at 4:40 pm)Chuck Wrote: Fuck off. So promiscuous credulity is courage while intellectual rigor is cowardess? Go shove your cowardly credulity up your ass and slink back to your friendly intellectual worms in your church.
Thank you for your eloquent argument!
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RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
May 10, 2011 at 4:54 pm
(May 10, 2011 at 4:47 pm)diffidus Wrote: (May 10, 2011 at 4:40 pm)Chuck Wrote: Fuck off. So promiscuous credulity is courage while intellectual rigor is cowardess? Go shove your cowardly credulity up your ass and slink back to your friendly intellectual worms in your church.
Thank you for your eloquent argument!
You are not welcome.
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RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
May 10, 2011 at 4:56 pm
My argument is not pro religeon !!
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RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
May 10, 2011 at 5:00 pm
(May 10, 2011 at 4:56 pm)diffidus Wrote: (May 10, 2011 at 4:43 pm)Welsh cake Wrote:
My argument is not pro religeon !!
No, it's just pro religious credulity. It's like saying I am not pro-disease, but I am pro the weakening of immune system.
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RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
May 10, 2011 at 5:02 pm
(This post was last modified: May 10, 2011 at 5:07 pm by diffidus.)
(May 10, 2011 at 4:54 pm)Chuck Wrote: (May 10, 2011 at 4:47 pm)diffidus Wrote: (May 10, 2011 at 4:40 pm)Chuck Wrote: Fuck off. So promiscuous credulity is courage while intellectual rigor is cowardess? Go shove your cowardly credulity up your ass and slink back to your friendly intellectual worms in your church.
Thank you for your eloquent argument!
You are not welcome.
How sad. I thought that Athiests were a growing body of people made up from enlightenment thinking and humanists. I see you are an exclusive group who are not prepared for rational argument but much more engaged in expletives and uncivil responses. You must be a very small group indeed. (PS: my argument was not pro-religeon)
(May 10, 2011 at 5:00 pm)Chuck Wrote: (May 10, 2011 at 4:56 pm)diffidus Wrote: (May 10, 2011 at 4:43 pm)Welsh cake Wrote:
My argument is not pro religeon !!
No, it's just pro religious credulity. It's like saying I am not pro-disease, but I am pro the weakening of immune system.
I think the arguments strength is in its intellectual bravery, that is, the admission that we really cannot ascert Atheism or Theism due to the imperfect narure of our nowledge. This may be an unsavoury conclusion but surely you would admit it is a statement of fact.
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RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
May 10, 2011 at 5:07 pm
(May 10, 2011 at 4:40 pm)Chuck Wrote: So promiscuous credulity is courage while intellectual rigor is cowardess? Funny... I thought he was saying the opposite! Intellectual vigor produces a more accurate view, where promiscuous credulity supports incredulous positions.
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