‘Our atheists are pious people.’ Stirner and Nietzsche on the relationship between religion and science
‘Our atheists are pious people.’ Stirner and Nietzsche on the relationship between religion and science

Summary/Abstract: Atheism is commonly justified by opposing religious belief to scientific reason. By using ideas and arguments found in the works of Max Stirner and Friedrich Nietzsche it is argued that atheisms justified in this manner ignore the inner connection between religion and science; both religion and science are modes of abstraction from immediate sensuality, and are logically and genealogically linked. It is shown that this insight could open the space for a new reciprocal understanding, establishing a common ground between religion and science.

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