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The essay ''The Dogmas and Failure of Rational Atheism'' by Carl Olson say about the [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Sam Harris]]: | The essay ''The Dogmas and Failure of Rational Atheism'' by Carl Olson say about the [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Sam Harris]]: | ||
{{Cquote|For example, Sam Harris, in his book ''The End of Faith'', writes that there “is no reason that our ability to sustain ourselves emotionally and spiritually cannot evolve with technology, politics, and the rest of culture. Indeed, it must evolve, if we are to have any future at all.” If that isn’t an overt statement of dogmatic faith —in the necessity and inevitability of some sort of [[evolution]] — what is?<ref>[''The Dogmas and Failure of Rational Atheism''] by Carl Olson</ref>}} | {{Cquote|For example, Sam Harris, in his book ''The End of Faith'', writes that there “is no reason that our ability to sustain ourselves emotionally and spiritually cannot evolve with technology, politics, and the rest of culture. Indeed, it must evolve, if we are to have any future at all.” If that isn’t an overt statement of dogmatic faith —in the necessity and inevitability of some sort of [[evolution]] — what is?<ref>[''The Dogmas and Failure of Rational Atheism''] by Carl Olson</ref>}} | ||
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| + | [[New Atheism]] is a contemporary form of [[militant atheism]]. Using special text analysis software, the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt found that new atheists very often wrote in dogmatic terms in their major works using words such as “always,” “never,” “certainly,” “every,” and “undeniable.”<ref>[http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/why-sam-harris-is-unlikely-to-change-his-mind10 Why Sam Harris is Unlikely to Change his Mind] by JONATHAN HAIDT, February 3, 2014 8:36 pm</ref> Of the 75,000 words in [[Sam Harris]]'s ''The End of Faith'', 2.24% of them connote or are associated with certainty.<ref>[http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/why-sam-harris-is-unlikely-to-change-his-mind10 Why Sam Harris is Unlikely to Change his Mind] by JONATHAN HAIDT, February 3, 2014 8:36 pm</ref> | ||
Social science research indicates that antitheists score the highest among atheists when it comes to personality traits such as [[narcissism]], dogmatism, and anger.<ref name="New Atheists">[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/science-shows-new-atheists-to-be-mean-and-closed-minded/ Science Shows New Atheists to be Mean and Closed-Minded]</ref><ref>[http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/why-sam-harris-is-unlikely-to-change-his-mind10 Why Sam Harris is Unlikely to Change his Mind] by JONATHAN HAIDT, February 3, 2014 8:36 pm</ref> Furthermore, they scored lowest when it comes to agreeableness and positive relations with others.<ref name="New Atheists"/> | Social science research indicates that antitheists score the highest among atheists when it comes to personality traits such as [[narcissism]], dogmatism, and anger.<ref name="New Atheists">[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/science-shows-new-atheists-to-be-mean-and-closed-minded/ Science Shows New Atheists to be Mean and Closed-Minded]</ref><ref>[http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/why-sam-harris-is-unlikely-to-change-his-mind10 Why Sam Harris is Unlikely to Change his Mind] by JONATHAN HAIDT, February 3, 2014 8:36 pm</ref> Furthermore, they scored lowest when it comes to agreeableness and positive relations with others.<ref name="New Atheists"/> | ||
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Concering atheism and dogmatism, research shows that atheists are less open-minded (see: Atheism and open-mindedness).
Psychology Today indicates:
| “ | Dogmatism has usually been related to low levels of openness to experience, the latter being an indicator of one's interest in new and non-traditional ideas. Dogmatism has mostly been studied in relation to religious beliefs but some recent research has looked at dogmatism among non-religious people. One surprising finding was that among self-identified atheists, higher levels of openness to experience were actually associated with greater dogmatism, contrary to the usual pattern. This suggests that the personality dimension openness to experience might not be a marker of open-mindedness as such but more of a preference for unconventional and complex ideas. Perhaps there needs to be a distinction made between humble versus arrogant forms of openness to experience.[1] | ” |
The argument from religious experience is the argument that because people have reported religious experiences of God, therefore God exists. See also: Swinburne's argument from religious experience
The essay The Dogmas and Failure of Rational Atheism by Carl Olson say about the new atheist Sam Harris:
| “ | For example, Sam Harris, in his book The End of Faith, writes that there “is no reason that our ability to sustain ourselves emotionally and spiritually cannot evolve with technology, politics, and the rest of culture. Indeed, it must evolve, if we are to have any future at all.” If that isn’t an overt statement of dogmatic faith —in the necessity and inevitability of some sort of evolution — what is?[2] | ” |
New Atheism is a contemporary form of militant atheism. Using special text analysis software, the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt found that new atheists very often wrote in dogmatic terms in their major works using words such as “always,” “never,” “certainly,” “every,” and “undeniable.”[3] Of the 75,000 words in Sam Harris's The End of Faith, 2.24% of them connote or are associated with certainty.[4]
Social science research indicates that antitheists score the highest among atheists when it comes to personality traits such as narcissism, dogmatism, and anger.[5][6] Furthermore, they scored lowest when it comes to agreeableness and positive relations with others.[5]
The essay The Parental Deity and The One To Be Realized declares:
| “ | Atheism is the ultimate form of denial of the Parental "God". Atheism is not founded on real observation of the ultimate facts of the universe. Rather, it is a kind of adolescent development of the human species.
What characterizes the doctrine (or dogma) of atheism is not a discovery that there is no "God", but a refusal to acknowledge every kind of parent (or parent-like authority), including (therefore) the Parental "God" of childish "religion".[7] |
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Quote
"Man can be defined as an animal that makes dogmas. . . . Trees have no dogmas." - G.K. Chesterton, Heretics
References
- ↑ Dogmatism and Openness to Experience in the Non-Religious, Psychology Today, 2013
- ↑ [The Dogmas and Failure of Rational Atheism] by Carl Olson
- ↑ Why Sam Harris is Unlikely to Change his Mind by JONATHAN HAIDT, February 3, 2014 8:36 pm
- ↑ Why Sam Harris is Unlikely to Change his Mind by JONATHAN HAIDT, February 3, 2014 8:36 pm
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Science Shows New Atheists to be Mean and Closed-Minded
- ↑ Why Sam Harris is Unlikely to Change his Mind by JONATHAN HAIDT, February 3, 2014 8:36 pm
- ↑ The Dogma of Atheism by Dogma of Atheism: A reading from The Aletheon