Atheists: your thoughts on this quote?

totally agree, its what ive been saying all along here

most peopel dont read more than a few words

thats their issue, not yours ;-)

undercutting comment, dont agree with somuch, its an opinion, not a fact

You have obviously never read the work of Nassim Haramein. Point being: The finite can absolutely coexist with the infinite. Peikoff also ignores the obvious fact that, were God to prove his existence, He would undoubtedly be proven to be the Author of all science and reality. The "undercutting of a man's mind" remark is simply ridiculous.

I would generally agree with that. However, there have been religions based on considering someone or something to be god that were limited and finite. Of course, in modern times with modern communications, such a religion has little scope.

Religion exists & persists because it conveys a survival advantage on those who believe.

Russian thinking has been relentlessly contaminated by the idiocy of Marx who saw Religion as an opiate. A tool of the evil Capitalists to oppress men's minds. Russians believe in the 'science' of Evolution - but then turn around and ignore the fact that Religion EVOLVED and never ask why?

The only Darwinian reason for reason to be displaced by faith is when a given aspect of faith works better than reason in terms of survival. Understand?

The first way our reason attacks our will to survive is our capacity to foresee our inevitable death. If we all die in the end why bother? Religion addresses this with the promise of an afterlife.

The second place reason gets us into trouble is when the desire for personal gain inclines us to cheat the social contract. Religions cheap "God is watching" is just more effective than the expensive actuality of threats to insure good social behavior.

But Russians are FAR too clever to see this. Even as their desolate souls drink themselves into oblivion. Even as corruption rips their economy to shreds. Even as massive youthful brainwashing is needed to insure the patriotic loyalty which Religion naturally engenders,

Ah yes if GOD were to show up then 'Faith', the active ingredient in Religious opium would be rendered ineffectual, and no one would want to get high anymore. God would be the death of Religion - my what a clever phrase. - but it's just mental masturbation.

Religion exists & persists because it conveys a survival advantage on those who believe.

I disagree. An infinite god could indeed present itself in any manner it chose since they made the rules. S/he/it could appear to us as a human and do any cosmic parlor tricks we asked s/he/it to do to prove godhood. It would never have to reveal itself completely. I'd really like to see it change the orbits of the planets or some such. Bet Blaine and Copperfield together couldn't pull that off!

It makes me think of this quote from Douglas Adams "HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy."

Now it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mind-bogglingly useful could have evolved purely by chance that some thinkers have chosen to see it as a final and clinching proof in the NONexistence of God.

The arguement goes something like this: "I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith and without faith I am nothing."

"But," says Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore by your own arguements, you don't. QED."

"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.

I don't aggree with this quote.

If a god showed himself, most followers of religions would simply say they misinterpreted their teachings and would adopt this new god into their religion.

They've been brainwashed as kids to think their religion is right, no matter what. Any proof their religion is wrong will be met with a counter answer by them to pretend they're right, even if it's god him/herself.

It's true. Religion is only existent because nobody has seen a god, making him this mysterious and seemingly all powerful being.

True.. the human imagination knows no limits.

Faith is for the feeble minded. Rational people desire facts.