Essay: Religious beauty vs. atheist beast

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Kylie Fausto Verzosa won Miss International 2016. She is the sixth Filipino to win the Miss International crown. See: Religious Philippines winning streak in the major international beauty pageants

According to Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia founded by an atheist and agnostic, "Irreligion in the Philippines is particularly rare among Filipinos...".[1]

The English anthropologist Edward Dutton indicates that using right-wing politics as a proxy for religiosity, there is evidence that atheists are less attractive and he pointed out that right-wing politicians are more likely to have symmetrical faces according to a study.[2] See: Atheists and physical attractiveness

According the CIA's World Factbook, the Philippines was ranked in 169 out of 192 in terms of its obesity rate in 2016 and its obesity rate was merely 6.20% which is low compared to many countries.[3]

For more information, please see: Atheism and obesity
"The poster boy for stupid atheist fatsos, unfortunately, is me." - PZ Myers, January 3, 2011. See also: Atheism and obesity

The English anthropologist Edward Dutton indicates that using right-wing politics as a proxy for religiosity, there is evidence that atheists are less attractive and he pointed out that right-wing politicians are more likely to have symmetrical faces according to a study.[4] See: Atheists and physical attractiveness

The argument from beauty argues the existence of beauty in the natural world testifies to the existence of God who both designed natural beauty and who possesses a divine beauty. Objective beauty exists and beauty is not merely subjective in nature.[5]

Atheism and a lack of appreciation for the beauty of the human body

See also: Atheism and a lack of appreciation for the beauty of the human body

Michelangelo's Creation of Adam

Christians and other theists have produced great works of art such as statues and paintings that depicted the beauty of the human body. The Bible teaches that God formed the first man and woman and that his original creation was "very good".[6] See: Christian art and Christian paintings

The psalmist David wrote: "One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD And to meditate in His temple."(Psalm 27:4). The fall of man caused death, disease and suffering to enter into the world. The Bible also declares that Sarah, Abraham's wife, had both inner and outer beauty.[7] The Song of Solomon features two lovers who tell each other how beautiful they are.

On the other hand, a significant amount of atheists lack an appreciation for the importance of maintaining good health and for keeping up a presentable appearance unencumbered by excess weight (see: Atheism and obesity and Atheism and sedentary lifestyles). Please see: Atheism and a lack of appreciation for the beauty of the human body

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Notes

  1. ↑ Irreligion in the Philippines, July 2018, "Irreligion in the Philippines is particularly rare among Filipinos...".
  2. ↑ Defending Atheist Mutational Load Theory — Part 2 by Scott A. McGreal MSc., Psychology Today, June 22, 2018
  3. ↑ Obesity rates by country, CIA World Factbook
  4. ↑ Defending Atheist Mutational Load Theory — Part 2 by Scott A. McGreal MSc., Psychology Today, June 22, 2018
  5. ↑ Is Beauty Objective? by Keith E. Buhler, posted October 24, 2007
  6. ↑ Made in the image of God by Russell M. Grigg
  7. ↑ Yes, My Lord— The Story of Abraham and Sarah
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