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Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism, by Paul C. Vitz

  • 17-10-2013 8:54pm
    #1
    seminarian
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 43 ✭


    Have any of you seen the new book. Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism, by Paul C. Vitz?
    atheism arises in people with dead, absent, or abusive fathers

    What do you think? Interesting thesis.


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  • #2
    Days 298
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    What you quoted is one of the most disgusting things you can say about a person. I don't judge individuals solely on their beliefs alone who's this guy to judge me.

    That guy is definitely insecure about his faith if that's the best (or even a valid) reason he thinks atheism arises.


  • #3
    seminarian
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 43 ✭seminarian


    Days 298 wrote: »
    What you quoted is one of the most disgusting things you can say about a person. I don't judge individuals solely on their beliefs alone who's this guy to judge me.

    That guy is definitely insecure about his faith if that's the best (or even a valid) reason he thinks atheism arises.

    So you already read his book?

    the book is a hypothesis..


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    28064212
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    seminarian wrote: »
    atheism arises in people with dead, absent, or abusive fathers
    I'm sure it does. I'm equally sure religion arises in people with dead, absent, or abusive fathers. And that both atheism and religion arises in people with great fathers
    seminarian wrote: »
    What do you think? Interesting thesis.
    Not particularly. It sounds like something a first year philosophy student might come up with for a project worth 10% to a module. Does he have any data that shows there's even a correlation, never mind a causal link?

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  • #5
    seminarian
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 43 ✭seminarian


    28064212 wrote: »
    I'm sure it does. I'm equally sure religion arises in people with dead, absent, or abusive fathers. And that both atheism and religion arises in people with great fathers


    Not particularly. It sounds like something a first year philosophy student might come up with for a project worth 10% to a module. Does he have any data that shows there's even a correlation, never mind a causal link?

    Sounds like you didn't read his book.


  • #6
    Benny_Cake
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    Mod note: I think that if this belongs anywhere on this forum, it belongs on the atheism megathread.


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