Louis Poijman

Question 1

What do Atheists think regarding the validity of religion?

Answer 1

Theistic religion is false

Question 2

What is the question being addressed?

Answer 2

That atheists think it is a good thing that theistic religion is false.

Question 3

What is the atheists view on human freedom?

Answer 3

It’s better for humans to be free than for theistic religion to be true

Question 4

How do atheists think humans should act?

Answer 4

To act as though theism were false

Question 5

What are ideas that support atheist ideas?

Answer 5

Value of freedom over meaning
Incompatibility of theism and freedom
Superiority of a non-theistic world
Superiority of a non-theistic world view for guiding action

Question 6

What is Pojman’s response to atheist ideas?

Answer 6

There is no conflict between human freedom and theistic religion
the best world would be one with meaning, purpose, and freedom
Good reasons to act if theistic religion is true

Question 7

What does Pojman mean by there is no conflict between freedom and theism?

Answer 7

God’s existance doesn’t deprive humans of freedom, rather meaning is derived from freedom

Question 8

How does Pojman criticize the superiority of an Atheistic world?

Answer 8

If theism is false there is no basis for human equality, and no answer to the question, “Why be moral even when it’s not in my best interest?”

Question 9

Why does Pojman say it’s good to act if theism is true?

Answer 9

Pascal’s Wager

Have an infinity of infinites to gain by believing in God, if God does not exist little is lost