My own feeling, for what it may be worth, is that atheism is much like a candle flame: it’s not a “thing” in its own right but rather the result of an underlying phenomenon. In the case of the candle flame the real phenomenon is oxidation of carbon; in the case of atheism the real phenomenon is the intellectual capacity to grasp complex reality rather than being stuck in childish solipsisms about fairytale invisible magical creatures.
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Anyone who enjoys my articles here on Medium may be interested in my books Why Democracy Failed and The Praying Ape, both available from Amazon.
