And when they have nothing to say they resort to ol' reliable: Muddling the question, getting pedantic about semantics and the nitty gritty things that don't mean anything. When you talk to an atheist, you have to focus on the meta of the discussion just as much as the arguments. Think...
This was the context for Rome's conflict with Christianity, which Romans variously regarded as a form of atheism and novel superstitio, while Christians considered Roman religion to be paganism. Ultimately, Roman polytheism was brought to an end with the adoption of Christianity as the official ...
According to the Count of Years, the senior Cuzeian lineage, that of Inibē, took Araunicoros and the other kingdoms along the Svetla as their own— but succumbed to hubris and atheism, and lost them to the Caďin (-290). The Arauni gods have often been discussed in a Caďinorian...
The attraction of Eastern forms is probably due to a failure of nerve akin to what occurred at the bcgijining of the Christian era, which experienced a similar phenomenon. We seem to be vaguely aware that in spite of our brilliant and heroic achievements wc have lost our hold on the prima...
Following the publication of his acclaimed The End of Faith in 2004, Harris became well known as an eloquent advocate for atheism against the foolishness of religion, joining other noted atheists -- Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, and Daniel Dennett -- who were known as "The Four Horsem...
Inter-ethnic marriages used to be shunned by peers while under the Soviet occupation (as the offspring were then likely to assimilate into the Russophone culture, threatening the long-term existence of the Lithuanian nation) but are now generally a non-issue if both spouses belong to the ...
These questions plagued my mind and heart and might have lead me to atheism were it not for chancing upon Shaheed Mutahhari’s book Divine Justice. This book was a difficult read for me, especially at that stage in my life when I had not yet developed th...
A priest is a leader in a religion that has studied the doctrine of beliefs and is able to perform customs pertinent to a held belief system. The term priesthood refers to the office held by a priest, as well as the powers and responsibilities that accompany that role. Traditionally, these...
This is similar to what Aquinas was quoted to have said at the end of the video. God being greater than can be conceived. I also get your point, a journey of experience and love is perhaps a more direct journey to God. Eddie Mecca and Dave follower of The Way 2 Quote The Green...
I intend to offer some concise critiques of this form of extreme divine voluntarism in the following section. The denial of objective values would likewise undermine atheism’s arguably best case against theism—the problem of evil. If objective values cannot be attached to universes, then God, ...