The New Atheists and Their Recent Attacks

radical pessimism and nihilism under Jean Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. The pessimism was the result of the fact that 300 years of modern philosophy did not result in the discovery of a system of moral absolutes that could unite the world in peace. Absolute morals are morals that apply to all people across all cultures.

The two world wars and the mass murders under communism caused such pessimism that it became fashionable among philosophers to reject human reason altogether. This was a rejection of modern philosophy and the introduction of postmodern philosophy.

Postmodernism seeks to reject and transcend reason. It is a rejection of the idea that absolute truth is given by revelation (the Bible) or discovered by human reason.

Postmodernism is the idea that truth and morals are not absolute but are created by each individual human. This is called relativism. It is a rejection of all moral systems that are absolute. They claim that no moral rules apply to all people across all cultures.

Postmodernism is a radical shift to narcissism as the basis for all human inquiry and enjoyment. Narcissism simply means “self love.” The postmodern concept of the self is a radical concept of self love and self reliance.

This new self love is the context in which the new atheists operate. They have gone beyond the post WWII pessimism to a new optimism based on radical individualistic self reliance.

The new atheists are closely tied into the promotion of postmodern relativism. They claim to promote freedom by throwing off the old shackles. As many of you know I debate atheists on an email debate group called Creation_evolution_debate.

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