Quote by John Updike

Among the repulsions of atheism for me has been its drastic uninterestingness as an intellectual position. Where was the ingenuity, the ambiguity, the humanity (in the Harvard sense) of saying that the universe just happened to happen and that when we're dead we're dead?

Among the repulsions of atheism for me has been its drastic

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In this quote, the speaker expresses their personal dissatisfaction with atheism, stating that one of the reasons they find it unappealing is its lack of intellectual appeal. They argue that atheism lacks imagination, complexity, and the essence of humanity, as it reduces the universe to a mere accident and suggests that death is the end of existence. The speaker implies that these aspects are crucial for a rich and thought-provoking intellectual stance, which they feel atheism fails to provide.

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