Sadly, I got to the link long after the day whatever the article was had been printed...and can't find the original.
On Feb 5, 11:10 pm, 1CellOfMany <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 inhttp://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?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
