I agree that the article is well written and that her views may be representative of many atheists. However, I have encountered a plethora of atheists who speak as if they believe the majority of people who believe in God are fundamentalist creationists or rabid jihad'i terrorists; who talk down to the believers in the audience and tell them what fools they are, then, when accused of trying to "convert" us to their belief say, "I don't care what you believe." I am tired of being lumped in with the foolish people who try to get their literal interpretations of Genesis incorporated into science curricula. (I believe in evolution and that science is as important as religion to the advancement of civilization, thank you.) I think they give religion a bad reputation, just as the more aggressive and self- righteous atheists give atheism a bad rep. I have no problem with sharing ideas in a logical and open-minded fashion, but if you disagree, support your argument with facts and logic, not with diatribe and polemic. [Sorry, this rant was brought on by some threads in http://www.philosophyforum.com] <[ :-)= Rich
On Feb 3, 2:29 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/spirited_atheist/2010/02/a... > > I thought this was a very interesting and informative read, which did a good > job of dispelling some of the pervasive untruths and misperceptions > regarding the faithless. Thoughts? -- 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.
