Lots of bashing for the belief of God....

[sapphi_snake]

highwaystar101 said:

I'm sorry, but I have to weigh in here. I've stayed out of this debate so far because theological debates tend to end with me telling people their deepest beliefs are wrong, which makes me feel bad. But I have to reply to this to defend atheism.

You paint an incredibly bleak picture of atheism. I wouldn't really consider myself much of an atheist anymore, but I don't believe in a creator by any means, so what I say is still valid.

In my current line of research I have had to learn about how light behaves (as well as the occlusion, needless to say). I could tell you, mathematically, how light behaves during an eclipse*. But because I know how the light behaves doesn't make an eclipse less spectacular. If an eclipse were to happen right now I would be staring at the beauty like everyone else. Just because I understand the physics doesn't means I can't appreciate it. In fact, if anything, I probably appreciate it more because I understand it!

You paint a bleak picture of atheism. And beyond that you paint a bleak picture of having knowledge in general!

 (*In fact the sun and moon rarely line up perfectly for an eclipse like you say, and most people get solar or annular eclipses. It's a matter of perspective, not design)

And you find this surprising because...?