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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 general disbelief of unseen and unquantifiable concepts, such as [[love]], intrinsic beauty, integrity and (in [[economics]]) the [[invisible hand]] | + | # a general disbelief of unseen and unquantifiable concepts, such as [[love]], intrinsic beauty and fidelity |
| − | # a belief that [[atheist]]s are smarter than those with [[faith]] | + | # 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 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 view that most of science is known and understood, in contrast to [[Isaac Newton]]'s view that little is understood |
| − | # a disbelief of intrinsic beauty, and a belief in relativism in many forms | + | # a focus on [[materialism]], and a devotion to [[relativism]] in many forms |
| − | # a focus on [[materialism]]
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| | # a generally pessimistic or depressed view of life | | # a generally pessimistic or depressed view of life |
| − | # among scientists, a belief in never-detected [[graviton]]s, [[black holes]], [[dark matter]], [[super strings]] | + | # among scientists, a belief in never-detected [[graviton]]s, [[black holes]], [[dark matter]], [[super strings]] and life in outer space |
| − | # a belief in never-detected life in outer space
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| | # belief in the [[Nobel Prize]], universites and newspapers as oracles of truth | | # belief in the [[Nobel Prize]], universites and newspapers as oracles of truth |
| | # overreliance on [[hearsay]] and a perception (often wrong) of what most people think | | # overreliance on [[hearsay]] and a perception (often wrong) of what most people think |
| | # an insistence on censoring prayer from the classrom | | # an insistence on censoring prayer from the classrom |
| | [[category:religion]] | | [[category:religion]] |