just try to write a bit for the benefit of those who dun have
straits time
quoting from sam harris article on 10 myths, truths about
atheism
given that we know that we know atheists are often among the most
intelligent and scientifically literate people in any society, it
seems important to deflate the myths that prevent them from playing
a larger role in our national discourse:
myths about atheism
myth 1. atheists believe that life is meaningless
atheists tend to be quite sure that life is precioius. life is
imbued with meaning by really and fully lived.......
myth 3. atheism is dogmatic
an atheist is simply a person who has considered this claim, read
the books and found the claim to be ridiculous. one does not have
to take anything on faith to reject unjustified religious
belief...
as the historian stephen henry roberts once said: " i contend that
we are both atheists. ijust believe in one fewer god than u do.
when u understand why u dismiss all the other possible gods, you
will understand why i dismiss yours. "
4. atheists think everything in the universe arose by chance
NO ONE knows why the universe came into being. in fact, it is not
entirely clear that we can coherently speak about the "beginning"
or ""creation" of the universe at all, as these ideas invoke the
concept of time, and here we are talking about the origin of space
time itself.
the notion that atheists believe everything was created by chance
is also regualrly thrown up by criticism of Darwin evolution. as
richard darwin......
5. atheism has no connection ito science
although it is possible to be a scientist and still believe in god
- as some scientists seem to manage it - there is no question that
scientific thinking tends to erode religious support
6. atheists are arrogant
when scientists don't know some thing - like why universe came in
to being or how the self-replicating molecules are formed - they
admit it.preteneding to know things one does not know is a profound
liability in science. and yet it is the lifeblood of faith based
religion..
7,8,9,10 lazy to write liao....... Ito asked me to write
one......
