Atheist views of nature cannot consistently hold that nature has intrinsic value.

Evidence

It is either that an atheist agent denudes nature of intrinsic value or that a value-laden nature presupposes a believing subject; it cannot be both. — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 497 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Atheism and nature’s intrinsic value are logically incompatible positions — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 497; The philosophical-scientific worldview blocks environmental ethics from valuing insentient nature

Broader Connections