[MD] How is atheism a religion?

[Matt Kundert]

DMB,

DMB said:
I don't see why the belief/knowledge distinction has to rest upon the notion 
of presuppositionlessness.

Matt:
It doesn't, which is part of the point.  The Enlightenment philosophers by 
and large thought it did.  Which is why I think we are in broad agreement in 
this area, even in the couple places you try and pick nits, which isn't to 
say that we still don't have a few particular disagreements here and there.  
I think your approach to me is far too adversarial given the amount, 
appearances to the contrary, we do agree because I don't see much of a 
difference between you saying "the idea is to use postmodern perspectives to 
resolve the conflicts between faith and reason" and me saying "forever ditch 
Enlightenment philosophy and all of it remenants".  If there were a 
difference, it would mean curating Enlightenment survivals that 
"post-moderns" rightly think are obsolete.

It was a quick little allegory, not a detailed map of the range of 
possibilities or historical vicissitudes.

Matt

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