Brian Holdsworth | Why are Atheists Angry at God? @BrianHoldsworth | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
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I recently saw a clip of an interaction between a street evangelist and elderly atheist in which the latter angrily denounced God to him and the crowd of onlookers. And before he could respond, the atheist turned his back and walked away.
What I find with a significant sample size of atheists is that they don’t just disagree with certain doctrines of religion, like Christianity - they hate it, in an unambiguous way. The lack of ambiguity is demonstrated by the consistent habit of relying on condescension, ridicule, and what Chesterton called “the sneer”. They don’t just disagree; they consider the thing to be contemptuous.
But when pressed, I’ve seen many leading atheists, Richard Dawkins and Peter Atkins come to mind, admit that there isn’t any possible evidence that would persuade them. For example, if they were to witness a miracle, some event that is impossible without supernatural intervention – which is the only kind of evidence that could exceed reasonable doubt, they would rather conclude that they were hallucinating or had gone insane than admit that something supernatural had occurred.
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I recently saw a clip of an interaction between a street evangelist and elderly atheist in which the latter angrily denounced God to him and the crowd of onlookers. And before he could respond, the atheist turned his back and walked away.
What I find with a significant sample size of atheists is that they don’t just disagree with certain doctrines of religion, like Christianity - they hate it, in an unambiguous way. The lack of ambiguity is demonstrated by the consistent habit of relying on condescension, ridicule, and what Chesterton called “the sneer”. They don’t just disagree; they consider the thing to be contemptuous.
But when pressed, I’ve seen many leading atheists, Richard Dawkins and Peter Atkins come to mind, admit that there isn’t any possible evidence that would persuade them. For example, if they were to witness a miracle, some event that is impossible without supernatural intervention – which is the only kind of evidence that could exceed reasonable doubt, they would rather conclude that they were hallucinating or had gone insane than admit that something supernatural had occurred.
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
