Craig, for what it's worth I agree in principle with what you say that the atheist label can (at times any way) make no sense. I'm not sure we picked the label, though. I wouldn't choose to be labelled at all as such. You could call me a Humanist or Bright; that would be more accurate and tell you more about what I believe.
As for non-believers being disinterested in what believers think, I probably agree here too. Outside of philosophical discussions like we have here, it really shouldn't matter to me what believers think. Sadly it's not so simple, since believers are shaping the society I live in in a manner which I think is bad. Whether it's them taking public money, creating sectarianism through their faith schools (again, with public money), attacking scientific and medical progress, or generally trying to position themselves as having some kind of moral authority (see the recent Radio 4 Thought For the Day nonsense), there's all kinds of reasons why I'm interested in what they believe. It affects me and my family. I wish it didn't. Ian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
