Subject: Re: Ross's evidence Date: 26 Jan 1999 04:12:06 GMT From: (Andrew Bromage) Newsgroups: nz.soc.religion,aus.religion.christian G'day all. "Robert Howard" <> writes: >John, as an atheist I am amazed but not surprised to see two christians >arguing over interpretations of their faith. As you know there are a number >of atheist contributors who don't know each other, have no common >philosophy, have no atheist creed yet are in remarkable agreement. The only >argument I have ever had was about the exact definition of an atheist. >Doesn't that make you think? Personally, it makes fine sense to me, though I suspect your sample of atheists and what they discuss is limited. Here on a.r.c, we have thoughtful and reflective atheists, highly opinionated atheists and even the odd bitter hate-filled atheist. They're usually not at each others' throats, but it would be very hard to suggest "remarkable agreement" on any topic but a few. For example: - Despite pretty all being evolutionist, some atheists are "pro-science" and some are "anti-science". To overload the cliches, we might say this is a battle between "left brain" and "right brain". - There are many different opinions on the value of religion or the accomplishments of religious organisations. - Some defend religions from unreasonable or patently stupid attacks, some mount the unreasonable or stupid attacks, some stay out of such arguments. - "Spiritual life" (for lack of a better term) wildly from atheist to atheist. - There's not much agreement on matters of politics and social policy. - Most atheists, like most theists, simply don't examine their beliefs or lives. Such is human nature... A friend of mine who is an atheist (and philosopher by trade) even believes in state establishment religions. (No, he did not have a religious upbringing.) Admittedly, he's somewhat unusual, but still... What connects all atheists is the absence of belief in a god or gods. So on matters related to god-existence, they have in the kind of agreement which I don't find remarkable at all.Cheers, Andrew Bromage
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