The anthropic principle & Rakesh

[Daniel]

Caroll worte: "The main problem I have with Dawkins's enjoyable work is that
bothering to try to *prove* atheism* tends to undermine a privilege many of
us born in the 20th century have - that (to turn a phase of Milton's inside
out) of being atheists by birthright more than merit. That is, all
acceptable arguments begin with materialism as their premise, and any
attempt to prove atheism or materialism is redundant or incoherent."

Caroll, if I understand you correctly, it seems to me you haven't turned
Milton inside out at all. But, I must not understand you. Do you mean that
the materialist premise is in some way true on a level that is unique, i.e.
not requiring proof?

Quincy