很巧,昨天在報紙上看到一篇關於無神論的文章,文章的標題就是 - 無神論者也可以有信仰。這篇文章裏引用了法國哲學家Andre Comte-Sponville的一些論點。
他的結論就是,信不信上帝其實不是最大的爭執點,更具有重要性的是普世價值。人活在世上,不信上帝仍然能夠生存,但沒有愛,沒有思想或者感情上的交融,沒有忠誠(可能是指對信仰或做人原則的忠誠),那麽我們就活不下去。所以,無論是有神論或無神論者,從這個角度上來看,大家尋求的東西是大同小異。
從原文摘出來的幾句:
In recent years the author of The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality has come to the conclusion that belief or non-belief in God is not the biggest issue of all. What counts more are common human values.
As Comte-Sponville writes: "It is possible to do without religion, but not without communion, fidelity or love. In these matters, what we share is more important than what separates us."