Atheism

As Gallagher (1995) writes, "atheism is an outright denial of the existence of god, often implying a conscious and intellectually grounded choice." (p.11). Intellectual as it may seem, but the definition of Atheism does not say what an atheist does believe in, how he lives or what values he accepts. The one, who calls himself a true atheist, however, is bound to have an idea of God's existence whose he denies. In reality behind modern atheism, lies what Bonhoeffer (recited in Rahner, 1973) called "the adulthood of man" (p.52). A man's intellectual choice that in this life he has to create without divine help and intervention, and whatever must become of this world is his own responsibility. A man becomes independent, is aware of the ability to explore, control and know this world better and deeper, whereas, religion, in atheist's point of view, would limit the human possibility of belief to destiny which cannot be changed, challenging, and in some way contain the strive......

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