| o_O.Q said: " the presence of an omnipotent god has grown smaller and smaller." how can the presense of something you can't perceive grow smaller? i guess what you meant to say is the importance of this idea to western society is being diminished and i'd agree people are saying that irrationality is being reduced as a consequence and i'd disagree... when i look at growing ideologies like feminism and men's right activism i get the idea that irrationality is actually growing "And as a person that do not believe in things we have no proof of, what you would call an atheist" i have no problem with atheism as an ideology... my problem is when atheist pretend that they are above having faith and that having faith shows that someone is flawed in some way because as i've said and given examples of there is absolutely no one alive that is free from having faith in some way... it is an intrinsic part of being alive "That is the difference between a religious person and one that does not have faith in any specific thing" well i don't think that such a person exists... i'd actually venture to say that the only way an intelligent being could have not faith of some kind is to be omnipotent because obviously you then know everything and have no use for speculation |
Yes, you are right, I meant to say that the importance has diminished. My bad english at times :).
I believe in ideas and I find things awe-sinspiring, but I also know that those feelings are most likely a product of society, my upbringing and biochemical reactions in my body and brain. I do not believe we have free will.
I do not pretend that I am above anyone else, but I expect people to respect my view that science is the tool with which we can explain the world, just as I respect that other people view the concept of a God as something that exists. That doesn´t mean that a religious person can´t critizie my view or vice versa.
