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Quiz: Do understand atheists?
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Atheists believe science has all the answers
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True
False
What best describes the skeptical atheist's view on the possibility of a god
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They think that any god that breaks the laws of physics is impossible
They admit that a god may be possible, as long as it isn't logically contradictory
They think that God, Allah, Krishna, etc, are not possible
Most atheists chose to be atheists because ...
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They didn't choose. They're either convinced, or not, of a claim, by the available evidence
They determined that atheism is the best supported position
The gods of major religions, such as Christianity or Islam, were deemed too evil to worship or follow
What best describes the average atheist's position on purpose and meaning
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Purpose and meaning can be scientifically derived from a careful analysis of physics and biology
There is no ultimate meaning and purpose, but one can create one's own for his/her life
They derive their meaning and purpose from their former religious lives (i.e. "cultural Christians")
Science and logic shows that there is no meaning or purpose, and this is a theistic concept only
Atheist have faith in (as in, believing something without evidence, or in the face of contrary evidence) ...
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They don't have faith - they may unknowingly have faith in something, but generally avoid it
Darwin, Dawkins and the varied scientists in history who made significant discoveries that lead to the modern era
Science, and scientific investigation, as a reliably accurate way of investigating reality
Atheism is a religion
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False
True
The average atheist position on where the universe came from is best described as ...
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Physics demonstrates that the universe sprang into existence from nothing
The universe came from a singularity that always existed
There's speculation, but their position is that we don't know yet
Why are atheists angry at a god they don't believe in
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Because of all the suffering and evil that happens in the world, that God/Allah allows to happen
Because the god of the Bible and Qu'ran is determined to be a malicious, evil character
If they're angry, they're angry at the followers of the religion for doing bad things, not at the god that the theists claim is real
Which best describes the atheist position
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They believe that no gods or spirits or souls exist.
They don't believe in anything, especially what they can't see
Many disbelieve in gods, and some believe there are no gods
There were no atheists before Darwin's Theory of Evolution
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False
True
