A lot of the literalist interpretation among atheists exists for the simple fact that it is this interpretation that atheists are fighting most of the time. I get that.
I've noticed, however, on multiple occasions now that some atheists will opine that Christians who take the bible literally...
This is something I've never thought deeply about. What was the cause for canonizing scripture? Why have a list of accepted books or the compilation we have today instead of allowing a free market of scripture that the public can choose from?
My personal guess would be that the desire for...
Every once in a while I come across people, always of the atheist bent, who put forth the claim that agnostics are atheists who don't want to be attached to the atheist label for some reason or other. Sometimes they leave the impression that agnostics are afraid to expose their true "atheist"...