Reaction paper 1- anwsering atheism

  • The idea of nihilism ( the belief that nothing matters) is hard to even fathom

  • Trying to prove God is real is difficult not only because of a lack of evidence, but it’s also hard for humans to understand such an infinite being

  • Thomas jefferson and other Enlightenment thinkers often questioned traditional beliefs, advocating for a rational approach to understanding existence and morality.

  • Being a positive atheism or strong atheism, I would describe them as someone to full of themselves because how could you be 100 percent sure that god does not exist.

  • God is love, thats all we need

  • people considering religion as a form of child abuse is unimaginable, growing up in a catholic school

  • They mention that Hitchens passed away from cancer, which strikes me as if they were purposely trying to make us believe that the conclusion or reason is that he was going against God. (biased)

  • Agnosticism is more open-minded than atheism

  • religion shouldnt be ignored in discussion because whether god exist has implications for how people live

  • some athiest argue that is christian belive etenrla life is real they should share it, silence would be unloving

  • discussions about religion can be emootinal but are worthwhile since minds do change

  • Citing dictaots like hitler or stalin is weak and unfair, even when. say athiest are immoral

    • one bad dosnet make them all bad

    • ex; golden tule, conscicne and human community

  • athiest oftehn feel as if religion has ahrmed them (trauma)

  • he importance of humility and empathy in religious dialogue.

  • Whether morality requires belief in God or if atheists can ground it reasonably.

  • How science and religion can coexist without contradiction.

  • The dangers of stereotypes on both sides (Christians as anti-science, atheists as immoral).

  • The role of philosophy in defending big ideas like free will or God’s existence.