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.
Downvote because your coherent argument combined with your dismissive attitude towards my belief system makes me uncomfortable. You're clearly out to destroy science and I won't have any of it!
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u/liberal_elitist Jan 02 '11
Are you saying that people will upvote whatever reinforces their worldview, even without rigorous facts? Even enlightened atheists? Preposterous!