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| + | [[Image:Cherry Blossom Japan.jpg|right|thumb|250px|In [[Japan]], researchers found that Japanese children see the world [[Intelligent design|as designed]].<ref>[https://creation.com/children-see-the-world-as-designed Children see the world as designed]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and children]] ]] | ||
The ''Encyclopedia Britanica'' (Edinborough 1771) in its article on [[atheism]] declared: "Many people both ancient and modern have pretended to atheism or have been reckoned atheists by the world, but it is justly questioned whether any man seriously adopted such a principle. These pretentions therefore must [[Atheism and arrogance|be founded on pride]] or affection."<ref>''The Repressive Denials of Atheism in Britain in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries'' by David Berman, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature Vol. 82C (1982), pp. 211-246. Published by: Royal Irish Academy https://www.jstor.org/stable/25506089</ref> | The ''Encyclopedia Britanica'' (Edinborough 1771) in its article on [[atheism]] declared: "Many people both ancient and modern have pretended to atheism or have been reckoned atheists by the world, but it is justly questioned whether any man seriously adopted such a principle. These pretentions therefore must [[Atheism and arrogance|be founded on pride]] or affection."<ref>''The Repressive Denials of Atheism in Britain in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries'' by David Berman, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature Vol. 82C (1982), pp. 211-246. Published by: Royal Irish Academy https://www.jstor.org/stable/25506089</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:59, September 1, 2019
In Japan, researchers found that Japanese children see the world as designed.[1] See also: Atheism and children
The Encyclopedia Britanica (Edinborough 1771) in its article on atheism declared: "Many people both ancient and modern have pretended to atheism or have been reckoned atheists by the world, but it is justly questioned whether any man seriously adopted such a principle. These pretentions therefore must be founded on pride or affection."[2]
Atheists and pretentious monikers
See: Atheists and pretentious monikers
Related quote
See also: Atheism quotes
“Atheism is psychologically impossible because of the way humans think... They point to studies showing, for example, that even people who claim to be committed atheists tacitly hold religious beliefs, such as the existence of an immortal soul.” - Graham Lawton in the New Scientist science magazine [3]
See also
- The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions
- Denials that atheists exist
- Atheism and narcissism
Notes
- ↑ Children see the world as designed
- ↑ The Repressive Denials of Atheism in Britain in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries by David Berman, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature Vol. 82C (1982), pp. 211-246. Published by: Royal Irish Academy https://www.jstor.org/stable/25506089
- ↑ Unruh, Bob (July 19, 2014). "Scientists: atheists might not exist". WorldNetDaily. Retrieved on February 21, 2015.