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This is such a fantastic post, Greta.
...theists tend to assume that of course atheists are looking for a worldview that they find appealing and useful, rather than one that they find consistent and plausible.
I hope you don't mind if I link to something on my own blog, but I think it is really consistent with what you are saying about atheist and theists having different goals (perhaps we might even call them values) while debating.
In my post, I mention this in terms of choices that the characters must make in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. This is the choice between comfort and happiness and freedom and truth. I think this choice is very similar to what you've outlined here. Here's the post. Thanks again for a terrific article!
Curiosity and the "Shut Up, That's Why" Argument
Last week, I talked about the insidious assortment of "Shut up, that's why" arguments that get made against atheists and atheism. Today, I want to talk about where I think the "Shut up, that's why" arguments come from. There was a story on "This American Life" last week that hit me really strong...
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