Assertion: atheism's belief | /r/HasProperty | necessary
Facets:
value: to assure such adherence
type: PURPOSE
value: motivationally
type: MANNER
value: as a matter of psychological fact
type: OTHER
value: rationally
type: DEGREE
value: by them
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: but because belief is thought by them to be necessary to make sense of human life.
text: For example, it might be identified with any of the following positions: that neither theistic belief nor atheistic belief is justified, that neither theistic belief nor atheistic belief is rationally required, that neither belief is rationally permissible, that neither has warrant, that neither is reasonable, or that neither is probable.
text: It seems obvious from the factual evidence of more than four millennia that belief in AG is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for being moral.
text: Douglas Wilson, an evangelical theologian, argues that while atheists can behave morally, belief is necessary for an individual "to give a rational and coherent account" of why they are obligated to lead a morally responsible life.
text: More specifically, Grünbaum considers two theistic claims: (1) theism is normatively indispensible for the acceptability of moral imperatives; and (2) theistic belief is motivationally necessary, as a matter of psychological fact, to assure such adherence to moral standards as there is in society at large.