In a solo episode, Keith shares thoughts on the parade of lies, and falsehoods that those in the camp of skeptics and atheists pass off as truth. The usual segments are tossed aside, and to help break up the monotony, the Retrobots do the work of presenting the common claims made by atheists.

The material was drawn from a book, written in the 1930’s, so some may claim that the author’s facts may be out of date. However, to the skeptic, what’s to fear? Certainly science will shed more light on the naturalist worldview, and even more religious myths of the charlatan will be exposed, right? Wrong. As science has advanced, more of the historic claims in the Bible, even the Old Testament, are being proven true. if the Bible is more trusted, with scientific advances in archaeology, it only seems reasonable to actually read it to learn what is being recorded in it.

Granted, opinions on the morality contained inside scripture will probably always be debated, but most of the time an atheist argument goes down is something like this:

* lay down unfounded myth claims, ones that can, and usually are later proven by archaeological finds.

* Propose assertions that nobody in the faith community believes. Something on par with the prosperity gospel types, or those who predict the end will come on a particular day.

* Sets forth a morality claim that anybody in the human race should believe, implying that people of faith are somehow outside that number.

* Then set out to build imaginary castles in the sky, all the while not accounting for the foundation full of holes, and on the shakiest of sand.

This book, despite its age, is no different from any of the top name authors in our modern world. The arguments against faith and the supernatural are entirely opinion , and though the claim is that science will somehow prove the believer in the supernatural wrong, it never has, and never does.though there may be no room in the naturalistic worldview for supernatural explanations, the more light the naturalist tries to shed in the darkened box of science in our universe, to the person of faith, it only broadens what they knew was already there.

Atheist Dogmas

Notes from the book: The Necessity of Atheism

By DM Brooks

Circa 1930’s

In his dedication:

The author makes the claim that gods came to an end long ago. The gods died when the one claiming to be the one true god came on the scene. They laughed themselves to death.

As silly as an opening statement as that is, Keith actually agrees, although when you consider the use of the word “gods” in its meaning as any lesser supernatural entity. Otherwise known as demons, or fallen angels. They certainly are laughing on their way to their death.

Forward

Religion is a crutch, and free thinkers don’t need the encumbrance.

According to Miriam Webster’s Dictionary:

Religion

* the state of a religious

* a nun in her 20th year of religion

* the service and worship of God or the supernatural

* commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance

* a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices

* archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness

* a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

Keith’s responds to say the point is, that humans are creatures of habit. If the practices of religion are anything, they are habits. Not all religious practices are meant for all people at all times. Some of those practices aren’t even meant for more than a select group.

Even if religion is a crutch, even the skeptic has habits they do “religiously” where they find meaning and purpose. If not an organized religion , the free thinker still has some habit of comfort to fall ...