On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 12:53 PM, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 7/8/2013 1:11 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> >> On 08 Jul 2013, at 02:45, meekerdb wrote: >> >> On 7/7/2013 6:56 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 07 Jul 2013, at 07:28, meekerdb wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.salon.com/2013/07/**06/god_is_not_great_** >>>>> christopher_hitchens_is_not_a_**liar/<http://www.salon.com/2013/07/06/god_is_not_great_christopher_hitchens_is_not_a_liar/> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I love Christopher Hitchens. I agree with many points. He is more an >>>> anticlerical than an atheist to me ... >>>> >>> >>> Everybody called him an atheist. He called himself an atheist. I think >>> you just don't like the term. >>> >> >> "atheism" is different in America and in Europa, although I have realized >> now that some atheists in America might be similar, but not Hitchens. Many >> people confuse agnosticism and atheism. Some atheists maintains the >> confusion to hide that they are believers (in "matter" and in the non >> existence of God). >> > > I don't know any atheists who are shy about their belief that matter > exists and God doesn't. > > Many people, and dictionaries, confuse agnosticism="that whether or not > God exists is unknown" with agnosticism="that whether or not God exists is > impossible to know". I agree with Sam Harris that "atheist" is not a very > useful appellation because it only describes someone in contrast to > "theist". It just means they fail to believe in a God who is a person and > whose approval one should seek. As Harris points out we don't invent words > like awarmist to describe one who fails to believe there is global warming > or anummerist to describe someone who's not sure about the existence of > numbers. > > There is the term "Bright", which perhaps better describes someone who seeks to include only naturalistic explanations in their world-view: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brights_movement But what would happen if naturalistic explanations lend credence to the existence of God or gods? Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
