In the on-going discussion between the two groups, can one or more from the two parties respond to the following perspectives and query? I cannot understand why atheists cannot proclaim their virtues without condemning / denigrating religion. And the reverse is also true! Thus all can show some degree of sensitivity and good judgement.
The question I have is: How does one distinguish between a "true atheist" who does not believe in the God but does believe and act for the humanity of mankind; compared to the "bebdo" who uses the excuse of no God so that they can continue his/her nefarious ways. In fact even "sensible atheists" of today may have a "cop-out attitude" that their contribution do not count. Perhaps we need an atheist Mother Theresa. This is not so silly. India did have an Annie Bessant who came to India. She had no religion, but she had a philosophy and a large following in India. Kind Regards, GL _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
