I believe that faith is fundamentally an arrogant position. Quite frequently people with faith tell me they have proof when the definition of the word is "strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof." Theists frequently tell me that I can't prove that God doesn't exist, that evolution isn't real, that I can't prove the Big Bang, that I love sinning, that I have no morals, that my "heart is hardened," and that I have a closed mind.
Atheist means "a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods." I do not claim that I can prove you wrong and I do not claim to have knowledge that you're wrong. One of the most ignorant, flawed people I've ever said that I was afraid to believe. Caution isn't fear. My father martyred himself for "Jehovah." I wasted 37 years of my life living as a Jehovah's Witness. My mother has wasted even longer. I know firsthand how dangerous faith can be. I often recognize the same patterns of thought that I had as Jehovah's Witness in people who want me to believe in their God or in something supernatural. Faith is not a path to truth. Each religion has members with faith. Even if one religion is true what good is faith?
Cynicism is seeing evidence and refusing to believe it. Skepticism is asking why you should, if it's demonstrable. #exjw #inCULcaTed
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