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| | There is a style common to many [[atheists]], including: | | There is a style common to many [[atheists]], including: |
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| − | # a refusal to recognize how [[democracy]] relied on [[Christianity]], and how no [[atheistic]] culture has lasting [[democracy]], (Besides of course, Sweden, England, Finland, Holland and many other prosperous nations) | + | # a refusal to recognize how [[democracy]] relied on [[Christianity]], and how no [[atheistic]] culture has lasting [[democracy]] |
| | # a refusal to credit the role played by [[faith]] in great contributions of many people, such as [[Isaac Newton]] | | # a refusal to credit the role played by [[faith]] in great contributions of many people, such as [[Isaac Newton]] |
| − | # a general disbelief of unseen and unquantifiable concepts, such as [[love]], intrinsic beauty and fidelity. | + | # a general disbelief of unseen and unquantifiable concepts, such as [[love]], intrinsic beauty and fidelity |
| − | # a belief that [[atheist]]s are somehow smarter than those having [[faith]], downplaying contributions by [[Christians]], (though to be balenced, 93% of scientists belonging to the National Academy of Sciences are atheists) | + | # a belief that [[atheist]]s are somehow smarter than those having [[faith]], downplaying contributions by [[Christians]] |
| | + | # a belief that humans are smarter today than 100 and 1000 years ago |
| | + | # a view that most of science is known and understood, in contrast to [[Isaac Newton]]'s view that little is understood |
| | # a focus on [[materialism]], and a devotion to [[relativism]] in many forms | | # a focus on [[materialism]], and a devotion to [[relativism]] in many forms |
| − | # a generally pessimistic or depressed view of life, (though this if of course is relative. What person X may find depressing, person Y may find fulfilling) | + | # a generally pessimistic or depressed view of life |
| − | # among scientists, a belief in never-detected [[graviton]]s, [[dark matter]], [[super strings]] and life in outer space, (though the beliefs are not professed with absolute certainty, there are large amounts of evidence to affirm to respective claims) | + | # among scientists, a belief in never-detected [[graviton]]s, [[black holes]], [[dark matter]], [[super strings]] and life in outer space |
| | # belief in the [[Nobel Prize]], universities and newspapers as oracles of truth | | # belief in the [[Nobel Prize]], universities and newspapers as oracles of truth |
| − | # overreliance on [[hearsay]] and a perception (often wrong) of what most people think, argument ad populum. Atheists believe that because billions of people are atheists, therefore atheism must have some merit, this is of course ridiculous. | + | # overreliance on [[hearsay]] and a perception (often wrong) of what most people think |
| − | # an insistence on censoring prayer from the classroom and upholding the separation of Church and State. | + | # an insistence on censoring prayer from the classroom |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |