Atheism: By far the most Irrational
After a great deal of thought and re-reading over the many thoughts on atheism that have been plagerized from other peoples websites, I have come to this conclusion: of all the stances that there are to take, the belief (or lack of) in atheism has to be, by far, the most irrational and unfounded idea of them all.
So we’re going to choose science over faith? That is building your belief system on one shaky foundation. All one has to do is take a course in the philosophical foundations of science to see that this one aspect of life that is constantly undergoing change in respect to our understanding. One whose life was centered on what he/she could “see” in regards to “scientific proof” in the mid-19th century would be considered a fool in todays society. For example, it was once a widely held belief among many well respected scientists and philosophers that a slab of rotting meat would spontaneously turn into maggots. Of course, we now know that this idea is simply ridiculous. I would venture to say that todays understanding of science will look as foolish to future generations as the understandings that those held in the past look to us now. And people say that they choose to believe in science rather than a faith that has remained constant over the course of hundreds and thousands of years? This is irrational.
And rather than even consider the evidence that points to the existence of God, most atheists demand physical proof of God Himself. I think that they demand this b/c they know it won’t happen and they can then continue to justify a denial or defiance of God. In my own opinion, the worst is choosing not to believe anything. “There’s no proof, so I can’t (or rather won’t) believe in anything.” Wow. How spineless. Rather than standing for something, take a stand for nothing. Be a firm believer in indecision and fence riding. This is irrational.
And what’s with the defiance of authority? Is the fear of getting your “rights” trampled on that heavy and forebearing? The truth of the matter is that people are not inherently good and need an outside authority to provide a code of conduct. I could point you to studies and experiments that show that people are just plain mean when ungoverned and freed from any rules or authority. One involved regular people that administered painful shocks to others when instructed, even if the patient was screaming and begging them to stop. Another involved a mock prison where regular college students were chosen to play the part of inmates and guards over a period of time. The experiment had to be shut down early because the “guards” had become so cruel in their treatment of the “inmates”. People are sinful by nature and have to work at or be made to be good. So saying that one doesn’t need anyone or any God to tell them how to be moral is irrational.
Based on conversations with self proclaimed atheists that I’ve encountered throughout college and visiting some atheistic websites, I’ve found that the one common theme that all possess seems to be arrogance. They don’t need no stinkin’ god to tell them how to act. They are fine one their own. There seems to be this exaggerated ego about them that projects that somehow they are on an intellectual plane that is above the rest of the general population and that those who do place their belief in God are sheep or weak-minded or have to use religion as a crutch for their feeble intellects. They then plagerize the words and ideas of others who have also chosen to take their firm stand for nothing. With this new plagerized vocabulary, they can mock the rest of us and make themselves appear to be revolutionary thinkers freed from the bonds of mental slavery that “organized religion” and God provides.
But this too is irrational.
Le Renard Subtil (The Guest Entrant)
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