I have heard many religious people state that Atheists do not have moments of awe because they do not beleive in anything or find anything special or meaningful. I absolutely disagree and find myself in awe of our world all the time. What sort of things instill you with a sense of awe and wonder?
Space. There are also certain kinds of technology that leave me wonder struck, like the Large Hadron Collider, but space gets me every time.
They simply don't have a frame of reference to make it make sense to them. Everything they know and do is filtered through the lens of "God did that! How awesome is God?" They can't fathom being excited about anything outside the confines of their filter.
For me, science and nature give me moments of giddy awe constantly. No filter needed.
I use the "filter" idea when I have discussions with theists, that EVERYTHING that enters the brain must pass through whatever filter you have place over it.
The beauty and Science of nature. The genius and ingenuity of the creatures on Earth. The magnificence of the cosmos. Life. It's all awe inspiring to me.
That's not true at all! I am currently in awe over my new Converse sneakers that arrived with perfect timing at the end of this stressful day. Sometimes it's the little things. <3
Of course, things like that are a shoe-in!
@Meep70 LOL
Nature and space makes me feel plenty of awe alone.
Absoloute bollocks lol !!!!!!!! Nature to me - pretty much the whole of my existence is "magic" or a "miracle" .. By that i mean it's beauty and complexity is boundless. It is so complex in certain area's it can appear magical. Like if you hadn't seen the posts on FB about phosphorescent algae on beaches making blue neon footprints in the sand, you could be forgiven for being mind blown when stumbling upon it and finding it "miraculouis". Mother nature is my god. If i am working within her remit i am indestructible (lol) ... I am constantly full of awe. I am constantly elated. I am constantly appalled. Pretty much all of that haha.. How can you even imagine another being feels differently or in less depth because they havea different idea in their mind about creation. They were still born with the same code. Baffling haha Really good question .. It's often something that croesses my mind.
It wasn't until I left my religion that I began to experience awe in a more meaningful way. Stargazing did it for me, and has turned into a passionate hobby in astronomy. If one can't feel a sense of awe when taking in the godless vastness of space, one may be emotionally stunted, in my opinion.
We as atheists believe in what we can see, therefore, we can't see God, however, it doesn't mean we don't find beauty in the things we can see, such as all of nature.
Good grief! What doesn't? I'm utterly besotted with just about everything. That's my mooney, hyperactive, floridly philosophical mind for you.
I'm not even exaggerating. I'm sure I can--with perhaps just a little effort--find a thread to fascination from any source. Try me.
Diversity, Parland kids fighting for their lives movement, Humanist acts by individuals and groups.
Yeah. And many religious people think the universe is 6K years old.
Engage one of these fools in their attempts to disprove the speed of light as to how we can see Andromeda.