Atheist Q and A

Would you say secular society in Britain is Christianity devoid of theology?

For example, the average life expectancy worldwide in 1900 was 31 years of age, now it is probably more than 71 years. Around 1900, the percentage of the world's population living in absolute poverty was more than 80%. In 2015, this was reduced to 9.6%, ans is expected to be eradicated altogether by 2030.

The distinction between science and religion is that religion looks for supernatural explanations for how the world came about, whereas science "only" utilizes observation of natural phenomenon in order to understand everything. Strictly speaking, if something can be observed, it is a natural phenomenon.

Of course abstract concepts exist.

It is your contention that I find it wrong. Does something have to exist if it is necessary?

It is your contention that I find it wrong. Does something have to exist if it is necessary?

Do you think numbers are necessary beings then?

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If I want something to exist, or consider it necessary, it doesn't actually mean it exists.

I'm pleasantly surprised. Perhaps it's scientism but abstract concepts seem to be unpopular with atheists, or that's the view I get at least.

Do you think numbers are necessary beings then?

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No. But much of our law and culture comes from Christianity if that's what you mean.

Unlikely. Although there will probably be remnants of Christianity like Christmas and Easter holidays. But a completely secular society will probably move away from christian ideals even without its theology.
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I kind of get the impression that it is seen as a good thing when a religious person speaks well about their religion and their culture surrounding it, but then when an atheist says anything good about their absence of religion it's dismissed as being too aggressive and too belligerent. anyone else feel like this?

Am sure that the will be the Judgement Day then.

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Where did everything come from then? How was the world created?

Is it though? The creation needs a creator, so the only logical explanation is for some superficial power to have created the universe

I don't understand this.

Numbers, as in values, are real if anything is real. They are the framework of our universe.

I am no doubt denying the theory of the Big Bang, I fully beleive it as scientifically it seems correct. I'm a man of logic, and I think logically, so logically something must have cause the Big Bang, what actually was the Big Bang? It was a sound, from that one sound, all was created.

Calling God the creator is extremely simplified, God is no physical thing. God is the force, and by einsteins theory, force can not be created or destroyed, only transferred. So God s force is in the creations, and when we die, the force will return back to God.

I consider numbers an abstract concept, and are not at all beings.

I consider god an abstract concept that people argue about, but I do not believe god exists in reality, anymore than many of the fantastical things that people dream of actually exist, or Sirius Black.

I would say it is. Empiricism is built upon too many axioms - such as this world is real and we aren't being controlled by aliens etc...surely the reliance that our sense organs will lead us to the truth is based purely on faith?

Well said.

Abstract concepts are very popular with atheists who are scientists trying to understand the world around them.

I take issue with what you consider possibly necessary, and what you consider a necessary being.

God is not only not necessary for the universe, as a being that is defined as supernatural, I am sure God does not exist, even unnecessarily.

However, maybe it's just my experience, but many don't see said abstract concepts as actually things that exist.

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