Yes. Militant anything is frightful isn't it? So now we get to the question of when is militant action valid?
I hope you have time to get hold of a copy of Grayling's book. I would like to hear more on the subject. Malc On Apr 7, 11:19 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > First, thank you Malcolm for referencing this book! I hadn’t heard > about it yet. > > As to your question(s)…Grayling and numerous others…for a long time > now have had ‘an argument for the active promotion of atheism’. So, > since this is nothing new…I’m not sure that it should be taken as > such. And, following your wording, even allowing a quick fantasy of > militant evangelical atheist is fraught with the same horror of > militant evangelical theists! > > In any sense…to give any debate about such activities, specifics will > have to be presented and I just have not read the book…although I have > heard him and his ilk talk. Here is one recent interview: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNCc336QgUQ > > His deification of rationalism seems to be at the center of his thesis… > and for the purpose of our debate here and now, I’ll say that such a > stance is but an act of polarization and dialectics with a result of a > stance that is not integrated. > > There is nothing ‘wrong’ with ideation as there is nothing ‘wrong’ > with knowledge when the subjectivity of words and concepts is not > addressed. > > On Apr 7, 3:18 am, malcymo <[email protected]> wrote:> I do not believe that > a supreme being created the universe etc. > > > Until today, I have accepted the existence of religions on the > > grounds > > that they give hope and faith to many in the face of adversity and > > promote certain moral values. > > > This week A C Grayling brought out his book "The Good Book - A > > secular > > bible". In interview he stated that theism is harmful to individuals > > and society. Although his thoughts on this were nor expanded. > > > I live in Fiji and cannot get a copy of his book but I would like to > > hear his argument on this matter. Ie Why he thinks that theism is > > harmful. > > > I have found nothing of depth on the web. > > > If he is indeed correct then there is an argument for the active > > promotion of atheism. Perhaps we can become missionaries in the human > > cause. > > > What say you?
