“When the atheist is told that God is unknowable, he may interpret this claim in one of two ways. He may suppose, first, that the theist has acquired knowledge of a being that, by his own admission, cannot possibly be known; or, second, he may assume that the theist simply does not know what he is talking about.” KnowsWayFirstsMayDoeTwoTalkingKnownAtheismClaimsAssumingAtheistPositive AtheismTwo WaysAdmissionTheist Book:Why Atheism? Source: Why Atheism?
“A willingness to engage in the give and take of argument displays a commitment to cognitive egalitarianism - the proposition that all people should be treated as intellectual equals, and that no individual can legitimately claim a privileged immunity from the burden of proof.” PeopleGivingShouldIndividualAtheismIntellectualCommitmentArgumentClaimsBurdenPositive AtheismProofTreatedWillingnessDisplayPrivilegedPropositionsCognitiveImmunityGive And TakeEgalitarianismBurden Of Proof Book:Why Atheism? Source: Why Atheism?
“Atheism is the absence of a belief in a god, nothing more. If the theist wishes to draw monumental implications from this lack of belief, he must argue for his claims.” IfsBeliefWishAtheismDrawsClaimsAbsenceArguingImplicationsTheist Book:Atheism: The Case Against God Source: Atheism: The Case Against God
“I am continually amazed by the credence given to religious claims in the intellectual community; and, as a human being, i am appaulled by the psychological damage caused by religious teachings-damage that often takes years to counteract.” YearsHumansGivenCommunityReligiousHuman BeingsTeachingIntellectualClaimsPsychologicalDamageAmazedCredence Book:Atheism: The Case Against God Source: Atheism: The Case Against God
