Jabriol@excite.com wrote:
> Karl, keep with the program...
>
> A towering tree is an impressive sight. Yet, the eye merely perceives
> the leaves, branches, and trunk. The roots-the life source of the
> tree-lie hidden deep in the ground.
>
> It is much the same with atheism. Like a lofty tree, the denial of
> God's existence grew to an impressive stature by the 19th century.
> Could life and the universe exist without a supernatural First Cause?
> Is the worship of such a Creator a waste of time? The answers from the
> leading philosophers of the day were loud and clear. "Just as we no
> longer need a moral code, neither do we need religion," declared
> Friedrich Nietzsche. "Religion is the dream of the human mind,"
> asserted Ludwig Feuerbach. And Karl Marx, whose writings would have
> profound influence in coming decades, boldly stated: "I want to
> increase the mind's freedom from the chains of religion."
>
> Multitudes were impressed. What they perceived, however, were simply
> the leaves, branches, and trunk of atheism. The roots were in place and
> sprouting long before the 19th century began. Surprisingly, the modern
> growth of atheism was fostered by the religions of Christendom! How so?
> Because of their corruption, these religious institutions provoked a
> great deal of disillusionment and protest.
This silly story is so akin to the fables that support religion it makes
me want to laugh.
There are two types of human, those that believe in an invisible god
because other humans told them to, and the other group that refuses to
believe in an invisible god until it shows it's face.
The second group can be called 'practical and 'users of common sense' and
'non believers' some profess to be atheists, IOW those that have an
interest in the subject.
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