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There is a style common to many [[atheists]], including: | There is a style common to many [[atheists]], including: | ||
| − | # a general disbelief of unseen and unquantifiable concepts, such as [[love]], intrinsic beauty | + | # a general disbelief of unseen and unquantifiable concepts, such as [[love]], intrinsic beauty and fidelity |
| − | # a belief that [[atheist]]s are smarter than those | + | # a belief that [[atheist]]s are somehow smarter than those having [[faith]], downplaying contributions by [[Christians]] |
# a belief that humans are smarter today than 100 and 1000 years ago | # a belief that humans are smarter today than 100 and 1000 years ago | ||
# a view that most of science is known and understood, in contrast to [[Isaac Newton]]'s view that little is understood | # a view that most of science is known and understood, in contrast to [[Isaac Newton]]'s view that little is understood | ||
| − | # a | + | # a focus on [[materialism]], and a devotion to [[relativism]] in many forms |
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# a generally pessimistic or depressed view of life | # a generally pessimistic or depressed view of life | ||
| − | # among scientists, a belief in never-detected [[graviton]]s, [[black holes]], [[dark matter]], [[super strings]] | + | # among scientists, a belief in never-detected [[graviton]]s, [[black holes]], [[dark matter]], [[super strings]] and life in outer space |
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# belief in the [[Nobel Prize]], universites and newspapers as oracles of truth | # belief in the [[Nobel Prize]], universites and newspapers as oracles of truth | ||
# overreliance on [[hearsay]] and a perception (often wrong) of what most people think | # overreliance on [[hearsay]] and a perception (often wrong) of what most people think | ||
# an insistence on censoring prayer from the classrom | # an insistence on censoring prayer from the classrom | ||
[[category:religion]] | [[category:religion]] | ||
Revision as of 19:36, November 23, 2007
There is a style common to many atheists, including:
- a general disbelief of unseen and unquantifiable concepts, such as love, intrinsic beauty and fidelity
- a belief that atheists are somehow smarter than those having faith, downplaying contributions by Christians
- a belief that humans are smarter today than 100 and 1000 years ago
- a view that most of science is known and understood, in contrast to Isaac Newton's view that little is understood
- a focus on materialism, and a devotion to relativism in many forms
- a generally pessimistic or depressed view of life
- among scientists, a belief in never-detected gravitons, black holes, dark matter, super strings and life in outer space
- belief in the Nobel Prize, universites and newspapers as oracles of truth
- overreliance on hearsay and a perception (often wrong) of what most people think
- an insistence on censoring prayer from the classrom