"New atheism" looks complicated.
Gimme that old time atheism.
Gimme that old time atheism.
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I see a lot of replies on RF that are reflected in the list above.
I think that does not help the athiest cause at all.
Regards Tony
Unfortunately, I think its the most extreme who speak the loudest(and not just when it comes to atheism).
I suspect the atheists who would agree with this 'new atheism' are probably few and far between.
On the other side, have you heard of Ingersoll atheism? I spent a lot of time at religious gatherings with one, who was firm in her disbelief, but loved the beauty in religious rituals and learning from people different from herself.
"New atheism" looks complicated.
Gimme that old time atheism.
I don't know what to say I just feel like in this new atheism they are pushing on me to not be myself.
He writes "What is new in the new atheists is their...their rejection of the freedom to be religious;" but I don't see any references to support this claim. Who is rejecting the freedom to be religious? The Chinese government? He doesn't make this clear.
I found this interesting.
"The ‘new atheism’ is the name given to contemporary atheism as spear-headed by the work of Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett.
The new atheism has twelve characteristics that define its nature:
(1) A commitment to explicit, strong or dogmatic atheism as the only rational
choice for modern, independent, free thinking individuals. The new atheists reject
agnosticism as too weak a response to the dangers of religion.
(2) A categorical rejection of any and all super-sensible beings and realities and a
corresponding commitment to ontological (metaphysical) materialism in explaining all phenomena;
(3) A militant agenda and tone which opposes not just of religion itself but even the tolerance of any religious beliefs in others; this agenda and tone is driven by the belief that religion per se is pathological in nature;
(4) A strident, aggressive, provocative and insulting way of expressing themselves and
indulgence in all kinds of polemical and rhetorical shenanigans;
(5) Commitment to the ability of science to answer all human questions by means of the scientific method with its criteria of measurability, repeatability, predictability,
falsifiability; quantifiability;
(6) A belief that faith is inherently an enemy of reason and science and no reconciliation
between them is possible. Religion is inherently irrational. They are naturally in a
perpetual conflict that must end with the victory of one or the other. Faith is defined
as “belief without evidence.” They adhere to the conflict model of the relationship
between religion/faith and reason;
(7) A belief that religion is part of our past but not of our future, i.e. part of our evolutionary heritage that we must learn to overcome;
(8) An insistence of reading scriptures literally (in order to condemn religion) and a
consistent rejection of centuries of non-literal theological interpretations of the
relevant scriptures;
(9) An insistence that humankind has an innate and reliable moral sense or intuition that does not require the guidance of religion; morality is not inherently connected to or based on religion and our morals have less to do with religion than we tend to think.
(10) Presentism: judging past ages by the standards of today, which is, in effect, a failure to recognise progressive revelation. (also the logical error of anachronism);
(11) Their belief that religious faith is either a mental illness or a criminal offense
comparable to child-molesting or an anti-social act that ‘dumbs down’ society as a
whole;
(12) Their rejection of the freedom to be religious; because religion is so damaging
religion is not a legitimate choice in society."
Edit - A Link that is not a PDF The New Atheism
This may become mankind's greatest challenge, is it the height of materialism, the downfall of the human race as described in prophecy?
How do you see it?
Personally I can leave them to their thoughts, but since some here come up with these replies in their posts on religious threads, I thought it worth discussing.
Regards Tony
I see a lot of replies on RF that are reflected in the list above.
I think that does not help the athiest cause at all.
Regards Tony
Yes that is indeed a statement that needs reference. I would have to read His quoted sources to know, that would not be high on my want to read list. But maybe it is time to read from a wider audience, it may assist.
Regards Tony
Just as I suspected, a religious perspective about atheism. Of course it's going to be objective and honest.I found this interesting.
"The ‘new atheism’ is the name given to contemporary atheism as spear-headed by the work of Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett.
The new atheism has twelve characteristics that define its nature:
(1) A commitment to explicit, strong or dogmatic atheism as the only rational
choice for modern, independent, free thinking individuals. The new atheists reject
agnosticism as too weak a response to the dangers of religion.
(2) A categorical rejection of any and all super-sensible beings and realities and a
corresponding commitment to ontological (metaphysical) materialism in explaining all phenomena;
(3) A militant agenda and tone which opposes not just of religion itself but even the tolerance of any religious beliefs in others; this agenda and tone is driven by the belief that religion per se is pathological in nature;
(4) A strident, aggressive, provocative and insulting way of expressing themselves and
indulgence in all kinds of polemical and rhetorical shenanigans;
(5) Commitment to the ability of science to answer all human questions by means of the scientific method with its criteria of measurability, repeatability, predictability,
falsifiability; quantifiability;
(6) A belief that faith is inherently an enemy of reason and science and no reconciliation
between them is possible. Religion is inherently irrational. They are naturally in a
perpetual conflict that must end with the victory of one or the other. Faith is defined
as “belief without evidence.” They adhere to the conflict model of the relationship
between religion/faith and reason;
(7) A belief that religion is part of our past but not of our future, i.e. part of our evolutionary heritage that we must learn to overcome;
(8) An insistence of reading scriptures literally (in order to condemn religion) and a
consistent rejection of centuries of non-literal theological interpretations of the
relevant scriptures;
(9) An insistence that humankind has an innate and reliable moral sense or intuition that does not require the guidance of religion; morality is not inherently connected to or based on religion and our morals have less to do with religion than we tend to think.
(10) Presentism: judging past ages by the standards of today, which is, in effect, a failure to recognise progressive revelation. (also the logical error of anachronism);
(11) Their belief that religious faith is either a mental illness or a criminal offense
comparable to child-molesting or an anti-social act that ‘dumbs down’ society as a
whole;
(12) Their rejection of the freedom to be religious; because religion is so damaging
religion is not a legitimate choice in society."
Edit - A Link that is not a PDF The New Atheism
This may become mankind's greatest challenge, is it the height of materialism, the downfall of the human race as described in prophecy?
How do you see it?
Personally I can leave them to their thoughts, but since some here come up with these replies in their posts on religious threads, I thought it worth discussing.
Regards Tony
Unfortunately, I think its the most extreme who speak the loudest(and not just when it comes to atheism).
I suspect the atheists who would agree with this 'new atheism' are probably few and far between.
On the other side, have you heard of Ingersoll atheism? I spent a lot of time at religious gatherings with one, who was firm in her disbelief, but loved the beauty in religious rituals and learning from people different from herself.
Just as I suspected, a religious perspective about atheism. Of course it's going to be objective and honest.
As I read the list it was obvious this was not a genuine representation of what atheism means. I could tell it wasn't written or advocated for by actual atheists.
So, this is misinformation and fraud. Why did Tony post it?
Who has pushed " new atheism" on you?I don't know what to say I just feel like in this new atheism they are pushing on me to not be myself.
"Atheist cause"
That you came up with such a weird concept
probably says volumes.
I had the pleasure to personally attend the talks of Dawkins, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett. I disagree with many things they have said, but I find their work stimulating rather than threatening.I found this interesting.
"The ‘new atheism’ is the name given to contemporary atheism as spear-headed by the work of Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett.
The new atheism has twelve characteristics that define its nature:
(1) A commitment to explicit, strong or dogmatic atheism as the only rational
choice for modern, independent, free thinking individuals. The new atheists reject
agnosticism as too weak a response to the dangers of religion.
(2) A categorical rejection of any and all super-sensible beings and realities and a
corresponding commitment to ontological (metaphysical) materialism in explaining all phenomena;
(3) A militant agenda and tone which opposes not just of religion itself but even the tolerance of any religious beliefs in others; this agenda and tone is driven by the belief that religion per se is pathological in nature;
(4) A strident, aggressive, provocative and insulting way of expressing themselves and
indulgence in all kinds of polemical and rhetorical shenanigans;
(5) Commitment to the ability of science to answer all human questions by means of the scientific method with its criteria of measurability, repeatability, predictability,
falsifiability; quantifiability;
(6) A belief that faith is inherently an enemy of reason and science and no reconciliation
between them is possible. Religion is inherently irrational. They are naturally in a
perpetual conflict that must end with the victory of one or the other. Faith is defined
as “belief without evidence.” They adhere to the conflict model of the relationship
between religion/faith and reason;
(7) A belief that religion is part of our past but not of our future, i.e. part of our evolutionary heritage that we must learn to overcome;
(8) An insistence of reading scriptures literally (in order to condemn religion) and a
consistent rejection of centuries of non-literal theological interpretations of the
relevant scriptures;
(9) An insistence that humankind has an innate and reliable moral sense or intuition that does not require the guidance of religion; morality is not inherently connected to or based on religion and our morals have less to do with religion than we tend to think.
(10) Presentism: judging past ages by the standards of today, which is, in effect, a failure to recognise progressive revelation. (also the logical error of anachronism);
(11) Their belief that religious faith is either a mental illness or a criminal offense
comparable to child-molesting or an anti-social act that ‘dumbs down’ society as a
whole;
(12) Their rejection of the freedom to be religious; because religion is so damaging
religion is not a legitimate choice in society."
Edit - A Link that is not a PDF The New Atheism
This may become mankind's greatest challenge, is it the height of materialism, the downfall of the human race as described in prophecy?
How do you see it?
Personally I can leave them to their thoughts, but since some here come up with these replies in their posts on religious threads, I thought it worth discussing.
Regards Tony
Why not 13 to make it appear sinister?
Other than your belief in God and in Baha'u'llah as God's messenger, I think in a lot of ways the Baha'i Faith has more in common with a lot of the Atheists here on the forum, than some of the Christians.It was not my idea.
I thought it an interesting article, that is all.
Why it was interesting was I see some of those steps are used in RF.
Regards Tony