My observation: atheists are anti-creativity

[SnakeLord]

Yup, thats atheist "creativity" all right. A perfect example. How many of you here are getting prints for the home?

Seemingly you missed the point - but there's nothing new.

 

[Myles]

I think we are missing something significant if we neglect the creativity of those who tell us about the Bible.

The world was created in six days but days were a lot longer in those times. But the sun was not created on the first "day", so how can we be sure of the duration of the first "day "? Ah, that proves my point that a day then was longer than a day is now.

Methuselah lived for 1,000 years. I don't believe it. Ah, don't forget that a day could have been shorter then than it is now.

Surely the above represents the high water mark in creativity !

 

[Norsefire]

Atheists are against having beliefs, and art requires belief and passion and emotion, which atheists are against. They want "rationality"

 

[Steve100]

I'm atheist, and I'm not against having beliefs.

I think the world could be better without certain beliefs, but I am not against them.

Since when has art required any sort of irrational belief anyway?

 

[Betrayer0fHope]

It's irrational to have no thoughts, to have no beliefs, to think nothing.

 

[Betrayer0fHope]

I'm atheist, and I'm not against having beliefs.

I think the world could be better without certain beliefs, but I am not against them.

Since when has art required any sort of irrational belief anyway?

Depends on what you consider art.

 

[Norsefire]

Abstract art.....atheists are against abstract art because it's not rational

 

[Oli]

Atheists are against having beliefs, and art requires belief and passion and emotion, which atheists are against. They want "rationality"

What belief is required for art, other than "I'm producing something worthwhile"?

 

[Oli]

Abstract art.....atheists are against abstract art because it's not rational

:roflmao:

 

[spidergoat]

Religions teach you not to be creative, not to think for yourself, how to be a conformist, how to limit your view of the world to one narrative.

 

[Norsefire]

What belief is required for art, other than "I'm producing something worthwhile"?

Artists work out of passion

Religions teach you not to be creative, not to think for yourself, how to be a conformist, how to limit your view of the world to one narrative.

Yet, Michelangelo created beautiful works of art


However, as you would say, art is "unnecessary', right?

 

[Oli]

Artists work out of passion

So what?
You stated:

and art requires belief and passion and emotion

However, as you would say, art is "unnecessary', right?

Wrong.

 

[Norsefire]

So what?
You stated:



Wrong.

Where else does passion stem from than belief and opinion and view? All of which atheists are extremely against

 

[spidergoat]

Artists work out of passion


Yet, Michelangelo created beautiful works of art


However, as you would say, art is "unnecessary', right?

What's wrong with being unnecessary? Useless things are the best. When I criticize your religious explanations of physical phenomenon as being unnecessary, that is a very specific meaning. It means that a more plausable explanation already exists. I don't deny that the church has been a benefactor of artists for a long time, but it also limited their creativity.

 

[Oli]

Where else does passion stem from than belief and opinion and view?

And emotion.

All of which atheists are extremely against

There's a thread somewhere that someone started on how atheists generalise...
I wonder in non-atheists ever do.

 

[S.A.M.]

So whats an example of atheist art? Like the temples in India or the mosques in Syria or the churches across Europe?

 

[Enmos]

So whats an example of atheist art?

You are kidding right ?

 

[S.A.M.]

You mean there isn't a single one?

 

[Myles]

So whats an example of atheist art? Like the temples in India or the mosques in Syria or the churches across Europe?

Have you been to the Louvre ?

 

[Steve100]

What about all the magnificent skyscrapers and bridges?