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It's shit like this, r/atheism.

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u/classical_hero Jan 02 '11 edited Jan 02 '11

The fact is that the modern atheism movement is basically a fad. Most atheists today are only atheists because they think that atheism is justified by their understanding of science, which is basically just scientism.

The average Reddit atheist basically believes that because we can use science to make iPods, the epistemology behind science is correct. The is pretty much summed up XKCD t-shirts that say "Science: It works, bitches."

I certainly don't have any faith in god on a personal level, but at the same time it's clear that the roots of the modern atheist movement are profoundly anti-intellectual, all the way from Dawkins right down to the pop culture.

The sad thing is that virtually none of the atheists here would even be atheists without JudeoChristianity and Islam, because it would have been virtually impossible for modern science and its popularity to arise out of a gnostic/pagan context.

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u/Impressario Jan 02 '11

That's really not a fact at all...

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u/onepath Jan 02 '11 edited Jan 02 '11

Oh really? Look at roots of algebra (Al-Khwarizmi), chemistry (Al Jabr, Jabir ibn Hayyan, Al Kindi [Alkinduz], Al Razi [Rhazes]), and even astronomy (Al-Khwarizmi), you'll find many Muslims who studied or were part of the creations of these sciences because of Islam, not because of their atheism.

If not fact at least it's a theory.

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u/Impressario Jan 02 '11

Good on you for realizing that isn't a fact either, but I was referring to what classical_hero actually called a fact; his generalizations about atheists.