So, basically, they feel that empirical evidence overwhelmingly indicates the non-existence of God...at least that's how I'm interpreting it. Their non-belief/good common sense/whathaveyou follows from what they feel to be conclusive proof of the nonexistence of a deity. (I'm an agnostic, I hasten to add.)
It seems to me, from my experiences with my own family, who are very religious, that they feel that empirical evidence overwhelmingly indicates the existence of God. Their belief in God/Jesus/The Biggest Hamster Ever/whathaveyou---and from thence, adherence to the tenets of their religion--- followed from what they felt to be conclusive proof of its existence. (Which is pretty Pascalian, and AFAICT, seems to fall outside the black-and-white divisions we've established here...although all good generalizations are like brooms...meant to sweep broadly, not stand in corners.)
Of course, I'm inclined in general to distrust people who feel the need to tell me what their opponents say or how they think---I grew up amongst the extreme-ish right and attended school with the extreme-ish left...neither of whom I found very convincing. I don't think that Christianity is correct when it identifies atheists (should that be capitalized) as people who simply "don't want to live a moral life", certainly; any group over ten people will lack a single definite agenda that everyone works towards.
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Date: 2005-10-08 07:29 pm (UTC)It seems to me, from my experiences with my own family, who are very religious, that they feel that empirical evidence overwhelmingly indicates the existence of God. Their belief in God/Jesus/The Biggest Hamster Ever/whathaveyou---and from thence, adherence to the tenets of their religion--- followed from what they felt to be conclusive proof of its existence. (Which is pretty Pascalian, and AFAICT, seems to fall outside the black-and-white divisions we've established here...although all good generalizations are like brooms...meant to sweep broadly, not stand in corners.)
Of course, I'm inclined in general to distrust people who feel the need to tell me what their opponents say or how they think---I grew up amongst the extreme-ish right and attended school with the extreme-ish left...neither of whom I found very convincing. I don't think that Christianity is correct when it identifies atheists (should that be capitalized) as people who simply "don't want to live a moral life", certainly; any group over ten people will lack a single definite agenda that everyone works towards.
At any rate, hope I'm not intruding.