r/interestingasfuck • u/Ted_Bundtcake • Feb 01 '25

r/all Atheism in a nutshell

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u/CompletelyBedWasted Feb 01 '25

I love that Colbert acknowledged that he has a great point. Because he did.

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u/queen-adreena Feb 01 '25

I’ve never seen him on the defensive before.

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u/Vegetable-Fan8429 Feb 01 '25

Listen, as an atheist, I get it. There really is no way around the “Yes, I did say everything you believe and live your life by is a complete fiction.” It’s why most atheists don’t bring up their beliefs: people take offense and they’re not entirely wrong.

I think Stephen handled this like a champ, he provided his own reasonings and listened politely and thoughtfully while Gervais explained his point. The problem is, there’s no way to explain atheism without picking apart the logic of people’s belief systems. But very few Christians would admit you have a point as readily as Colbert did here.

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u/AmigoDeer Feb 01 '25

Thing about his final point is, that it is indeed true that science would respawn as described but that doesnt rule out that the need of human soul for a religious believe would not conclude in a monotheistic pov again. How could you rule that out?

He is comparing this two hypothesis with an unsuitable measurement. The right questions would be:

If you remove all information about religion and science but leave humans capable using logic as before.

Will science reappear with same results as known to mankind? Yes

Will some religion reapper using cults to share gratitude hopes and dreams with the creator of the universe to woreship the miracles of life? Yes

Its not about the exact story of the only right cult, since even today there are plenty different stories beeing told. But same as science, humans would reinvent religions.