Is Atheism a New Faith?: Raymond Tallis - Closer to Truth

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Is Atheism a New Faith?: Raymond Tallis - Closer to Truth

"Is atheism a belief system, a new 'faith' as it were, in the same way that atheists claim that theism is a belief system? Atheists reject this attack asserting that they are just using critical reasoning to expose irrational theism. What would make atheism is a new 'faith'? Does atheism, like theism, have its own assumptions and ways of thinking?

Raymond C. Tallis is a retired physician and neuroscientist from Great Britain. His resume boasts titles like philosopher, poet, and novelist. He is also a member of the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal Society of Arts.

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