Stephen Black wrote: "Jim may be referring to an articulate article by Natalier Angier, science writer for the New York Times and a winner of the Pulitzer prize and the American Association for the Advancement of Science prize for excellence in journalism, In the article, "Confessions of a lonely atheist" (NYT, Jan 14, 2001), she makes this point, among other things citing the biologist Richard Dawkins who said 'If I say something offensive to religious people, I'll be universally censured, including by many atheists. But if I say something insulting about Democrats or Republicans or the Green Party, one is allowed to get away with that. Hiding behind the smoke screen of untouchability is something religions have been allowed to get away with for too long'."
Of course, the reason she is lonely and not able to get away with those statements is due to her choice of profession and audience. She would feel much less lonely in academe (particularly the social sciences according to some surveys). Rick Dr. Richard L. Froman Psychology Department John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone and voice mail: (501)524-7295 http://www.jbu.edu/sbs/psych/froman.htm --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
