http://chipkohrman.com/2008/01/16/atheists-at-the-museum/ The Inbox for My Curiousity Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:28:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://chipkohrman.com/2008/01/16/atheists-at-the-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Brian Kohrman Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:08:10 +0000 http://chipkohrman.com/2008/01/16/atheists-at-the-museum/#comment-6 I don't believe it's necessary for an atheist to "postpone disbelief" to understand the meanings of many religious works. He simply must relate it to something he can understand. Everyone hopes for some purpose to their existence. Even if the atheist does not believe, he's got to admit that the just idea of a loving God and a life with a purpose is beautiful thing. Even men who don't believe in God want their lives to have meaning. Otherwise, why would they become philanthropists, why would they want loving relationships, why would they do anything outside what immediately benefits themselves? The halos and gold may seem primitive now, but to the artist, they represented something that each of us has felt at some time. It meant that their was a purpose to his existence and a meaning to his life. I don’t believe it’s necessary for an atheist to “postpone disbelief” to understand the meanings of many religious works. He simply must relate it to something he can understand. Everyone hopes for some purpose to their existence. Even if the atheist does not believe, he’s got to admit that the just idea of a loving God and a life with a purpose is beautiful thing.
Even men who don’t believe in God want their lives to have meaning. Otherwise, why would they become philanthropists, why would they want loving relationships, why would they do anything outside what immediately benefits themselves?
The halos and gold may seem primitive now, but to the artist, they represented something that each of us has felt at some time. It meant that their was a purpose to his existence and a meaning to his life.

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