LETTERS

摘要

From Steven Miles I was agreeing with E.O. Wilson (24 January, p 28) until he said: "I'm not an atheist - I'm a scientist. Atheism is the belief that there is no god." Most atheists, including myself, say there is no god not because of whim but because in thousands of years of philosophising there has never been proof otherwise. True scientists would not accept such a major axiom without proof. Also, we don't want to conquer anyone, as Wilson claims. People can believe any crazy thing they want. The atheist organisations that I belong to just want to keep religion out of the realm of government and stop the US from turning into a theocracy. Also, it would be nice if they paid their fair share of taxes.