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- From: sandvik@newton.apple.com (Kent Sandvik)
- Subject: Re: A point well missed ...
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 01:40:30 GMT
- References: <11216@vice.ICO.TEK.COM> <C1I2GF.Dnu@darkside.osrhe.uoknor.edu> <1993Jan27.195335.17753@grouper.mkt.csd.harris.com>
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- In article <1993Jan27.195335.17753@grouper.mkt.csd.harris.com>,
- jimb@rcx1.csd.harris.com (Jim Burmeister) wrote:
- >
- > In article <C1I2GF.Dnu@darkside.osrhe.uoknor.edu>, bil@okcforum.osrhe.uoknor.edu (Bill Conner) writes:
- > > I've had the experience of discussing atheism with atheists before
- > > and in every case the atheists avoids the questions, "Why are you an
- > > atheist?" ...
- > > I think there are really only two possibilities here: one is that
- > > the atheist can't explain his position, the other is, if he did he'd
- > > look like a fool.
- > > Other than sarcasm, ridicule and hyperbole, I've yet to hear an
- > > atheist's defense of atheism; are you up to it?
- > >
- > > Bill
- >
- > Well, I'm not sure this post deserves a response, but I'll give it a go...
- >
- > Of course, I can't speak for all atheists, but here's why I am an atheist.
- >
- > I have a skeptical world-view. In other words, I do not accept something
- > as "truth" without some sort of evidence to back it up. So far, I have
- > not received convincing evidence that "god" exists. Therefore, I live my
- > life under the assumption that there is no god. That makes me an atheist.
-
- You actually used the falsification method, used by science to figure out
- knowledge. I agree, one do not need to use sarcasm, ridicule and hyperbole,
- there are many other tools available. Anyway, I've seen use of sarcasm,
- ridicule and hyperbole as well when theists justify their case, so this is
- a human way of dealing with certain social conversations, and not
- restricted
- to atheists alone.
-
- Kent
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