We Do Not Just Blindly

I Am An Atheist. There, I Said It. Are You Happy, All You Atheists Out There Who Have Remonstrated With Me For Adopting The Agnostic Moniker? If "atheist" Means Someone Who Does Not Believe In God, Then An Atheist Is What I Am. But I Detest All Such Labels. Call Me What You Like - Humanist, Secular Humanist, Agnostic, Nonbeliever, Nontheist, Freethinker, Heretic, Or Even Bright. I Prefer Skeptic.

Religious Faith Depends On A Host Of Social, Psychological And Emotional Factors That Have Little Or Nothing To Do With Probabilities, Evidence And Logic.

So, Of Course, Gish's Presentation Was Well Received, Which It Would Have Been The Case Had He Only Gotten Up And Said "praise The Lord" And Sat Back Down.

Myths, Whether In Written Or Visual Form, Serve A Vital Role Of Asking Unanswerable Questions And Providing Unquestionable Answers. Most Of Us, Most Of The Time, Have A Low Tolerance For Ambiguity And Uncertainty. We Want To Reduce The Cognitive Dissonance Of Not Knowing By Filling The Gaps With Answers. Traditionally, Religious Myths Have Served That Role, But Today — The Age Of Science — Science Fiction Is Our Mythology.

Scientists Like Bjorn Lomborg In The Skeptical Environmentalist Have, In My Opinion, Properly Nailed Environmental Extremists For These Exaggerated Scenarios.