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In early modern times, the first explicit atheist known by name was the German-languaged Danish critic of religion Matthias Knutzen (1646–after 1674), who published three atheist writings in 1674. Knutzen was called "The only person on record who openly professed and taught atheism" in the 1789 Students Pocket Dictionary of Universal History ...
Atheism - Naturalism, Secularism, Rationalism: Such a form of atheism (the atheism of those pragmatists who are also naturalistic humanists), though less inadequate than the first formation of atheism, is still inadequate. God in developed forms of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is not, like Zeus or Odin, construed in a relatively plain anthropomorphic way. Nothing that could count as “God ...
Apr 11, 2017 · There is no way to prove or disprove the existence of god, the argument goes, so to deny it is a leap of faith. Ergo, atheism is just like a religion. “This idea turns up all the time, and it is ...
Jun 25, 2019 · Atheists' critical stance with regards to religion is more a product of cultural trends in the West than of anything internal to atheism itself, which is only the absence of belief in gods. Some atheists hate religion. Some atheists think religion can be useful. Some atheists are themselves religious and adherents of atheistic religions.
Jan 21, 2019 · Atheism is a religious worldview because it claims to know something fundamental about reality that hasn’t been—or can’t be—proven. Like theists, atheists operate out of a foundational faith or belief that shapes their perceiving, thinking, and living in the world. But it’s not as if theism and atheism are forms of “blind faith.”.
Jul 19, 2016 · Yes, it is true that atheists are sure that there is no God and they think they are right about this and everyone else is wrong. But strength of conviction does not make one religious. Most people ...
Jun 7, 2019 · Some atheists think religion is ridiculous or generally awful, while others don’t think about religion at all, and still others think religion is fine, or even a force for good.
