Atheism: class is a distraction

Reading through some of the contributions on class and atheism I am struck by a glaring omission. Brown's opening salvo has been to argue that atheism can be a class thing worn for the status it presumably imparts in certain circles – thus implying that there might not be an intrinsic, intellectual reason for choosing atheism. Nick Spencer shows that there is indeed a correlation between educational level and atheism. In the US this phenomenon is far ... Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 15, 2009

This thoughtful piece presents a different view of the conflict between religionists and atheists: namely, religion offers safety and peace of mind. It assures us that we are not accidents of nature who appear then disappear in mere seconds of earth’s life span. And that when it’s over, we face something more than an eternity of black nothingness.

The infinite universe is scary. Even more so if we who inhabit this tiny blue sphere are truly alone. The only dwellers in the millions of light-years vastness of space.

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