Comments on: Why I Love Sincere Atheists

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:11:15 +0000

I’ve been investing some time into this as well. It is very interesting.

I agree with the Harris thought (that he is just emoting, and not adding anything new to the conversation), and would also put Dennet, Onfray and Dawkins in the same category. They have never filled out the philosophy of the atheist, they only seem to flame about the inconsistencies—oh, the humanity—of religion. The only full-blown atheist I know of in the last century (or two) to have filled out the philosophy of atheism is Antony Flew (schooled under C.S. Lewis). The funny thing is that he now believes in God. His recent book, There Is A God, documents his transformation, along with the reasoning against and for belief in God. Very good read.

David Ramsay Steele has a great book (in argument–rebuttal–repeat format) called Atheism Explained: From Folly to Philosophy. It is a solid overview of the atheist’s position and the reasoning behind it. At many points, though, he paints more of a caricature of Christianity than I would agree with or be comfortable defending (due to the left-field laughability of his caricatures).

By: davidscoggan

davidscoggan — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:24:25 +0000

Its kind of like when a person assumes to know who I am basied on their perception of my title “Christian.” I find myself introducing my Christianity to the conversation a little furthur down the line instead of right out in front, to avoid the “Oh, your one of those” syndrome. So, best not to do it to someone else I guess.

By: standonthewall

standonthewall — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:42:46 +0000

That’s awesome! I loved this post. True atheists actually make pretty good friends at times. This is something I’ve been crying out for. I want to learn how to love those that struggle with the existence of God. I want to be better equipped to understand them and minister to their hearts. This is the one community that I have a heartfelt affection towards. Thanks for recommending a good author that allows us to substantially peer into the minds of these people.

By: Brittian Bullock

Brittian Bullock — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:34:06 +0000

Hey Kyle,
I couldn’t agree more…I’ve always been annoyed by the questions for the sake of questions guy…the guy who really doesn’t want answers…they simply want to question…it’s a weird thing to me.
The atheist or the agnostic who is actually questions to seek Truth or has even arrived at the place of deeply believing that there is no Truth because of failed questioning thus far is so different than the question for questions sake fellow…

One is trying to look smart…the other is really trying to look…