Hi.
Came across the following article:
http://ift.tt/1l1uCZb
In it are discussed some Native American (American Indian) viewpoints and critiques of "Western philosophy" and "Western science". There are some intriguing questions raised that I'm curious to hear what the people here have to say about.
For example, one of the things that is mentioned is how Christianity views nature as corrupt and "fallen", and that from this notion it follows that it is free to exploit and conquer without restraint. And it appears to suggest that this kind of thinking has informed Western concepts of science, technology, and imperialism.
But this makes me wonder: modern science and indeed many of the people on this forum proclaim itself and themselves to be Atheists -- rejecting Christianity and the Bible -- indeed, considering the Bible as nothing more than a bunch of "bronze age goat herder myths". But if there exist assumptions and premises buried deep in our Western philosophy that are rooted in this or at least supported by it (or perhaps both -- there is mentions in the paper of how some of this is related to Platonic philosophy, which is earlier than Christianity, but also mentions the connection to Christianity), wouldn't it behoove any true Atheist scientist or philosopher to unseal and examine them critically in light of his/her rejection of Christian doctrine?
So, is Atheism really Atheist -- does it truly "reject Christianity" or not...? Is there some form of Christian thinking or Christian-rooted or aligned thinking hidden lurking deep in the background even while the Atheist overtly proclaims the error of Christianity and announces its refutation? I'd point out that "Atheist science" is relatively recent -- early Western scientists, when science was first being developed, were theistic and even Christian.
Came across the following article:
http://ift.tt/1l1uCZb
In it are discussed some Native American (American Indian) viewpoints and critiques of "Western philosophy" and "Western science". There are some intriguing questions raised that I'm curious to hear what the people here have to say about.
For example, one of the things that is mentioned is how Christianity views nature as corrupt and "fallen", and that from this notion it follows that it is free to exploit and conquer without restraint. And it appears to suggest that this kind of thinking has informed Western concepts of science, technology, and imperialism.
But this makes me wonder: modern science and indeed many of the people on this forum proclaim itself and themselves to be Atheists -- rejecting Christianity and the Bible -- indeed, considering the Bible as nothing more than a bunch of "bronze age goat herder myths". But if there exist assumptions and premises buried deep in our Western philosophy that are rooted in this or at least supported by it (or perhaps both -- there is mentions in the paper of how some of this is related to Platonic philosophy, which is earlier than Christianity, but also mentions the connection to Christianity), wouldn't it behoove any true Atheist scientist or philosopher to unseal and examine them critically in light of his/her rejection of Christian doctrine?
So, is Atheism really Atheist -- does it truly "reject Christianity" or not...? Is there some form of Christian thinking or Christian-rooted or aligned thinking hidden lurking deep in the background even while the Atheist overtly proclaims the error of Christianity and announces its refutation? I'd point out that "Atheist science" is relatively recent -- early Western scientists, when science was first being developed, were theistic and even Christian.
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