Atheism

Former atheist “McGrath sees how much desire determines what we believe about the universe. He says, ‘The human desire for unaccountability leads to the metaphysical conclusion that there should not be a God.’” - TGC

Gavin Ortlund examines a key question raised in a debate between Douthat and Pinker, arguing that atheism struggles to provide a sufficient foundation for moral obligation and human rights without borrowing from theistic assumptions. - Truth Unites

“But if the statistics tell us anything, it’s that this phenomenon has evaporated. People aren’t on the whole very enthusiastic about going to church, but most Americans still believe in some kind of god….Davis thinks the reason why is clear: New Atheism’s scorched-earth policy taught people to burn, but not build.” - The Dispatch

“J. D. Tuccille is an atheist. But his son has become a Christian. And his wife has returned to her Jewish religion. And Tuccille is fine with that. He’s glad.” - Gene Veith

“The data was collected in the summer of 2023 and shared in a report published last week. The error margin for this data is 2.1 percentage points.” - CPost

“Nietzsche was not claiming that God had once existed and no longer did. Rather, he recognized what the loss of God meant as the central reference point for Western life, politics, education, art, architecture, and most other aspects of culture. The death of God had, as he put it, ‘unchained the earth from its sun.’” - Breakpoint

“The objector has already decided what God should be or do in advance. When the world does not look like such a god is operative, the self-fulfilling prophecy is vindicated.” - David de Bruyn

“There’s a spectrum here…. I think what you’ve got somewhere in the middle is people who both recognize the cultural value of Christianity and all it’s given us in the West, but who are also sort of quite attracted to it as well, but perhaps are struggling to commit to the supernatural claims” - Breakpoint

“Gavin Ortlund addresses some of the practical challenges involved in embracing atheism, particularly concerning questions of meaning and death.” - Truth Unites

“Sunday Assembly lacks the anti-religious mockery of the Flying Spaghetti Monster crowd. Its tone is more therapeutic and upbeat. With sixty chapters globally, its motto is ‘live better, help often, and wonder more.’” - First Things