Oh, I think I get it now...
They don't think we're incorrect, or at least they refuse to say as much, they just want us to shut up and take a back seat.
Today's (what? I got distracted!) Yesterday's Daylight Atheism links to an article (as well as some other scintillating reading material) where... well, shit, Adam said it better already, so just read it there.
Some highlights, for those short on time:[Lisa Miller of Newsweek writes] "Instead of fire and brimstone, you had the hyperrational insistence of Sam Harris..." The what? "Hyperrational" insistence? What on earth does that even mean? This reminds me of a passage from one of Carl Sagan's books where he mentioned a true believer who criticized James Randi for being "obsessed with reality."
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Those silly, comical atheists! It's just so funny how upset they become when they see people murdering and torturing each other in the name of God!
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...the mere fact that we're taking a position and standing forthrightly to defend it is what draws her ire. She bemoans the "ruthless certainty" of many atheists and calls it "dangerous" - as if it was conviction in one's own position that was the problem, rather than the willingness to do violence to those who disagree.
Really, the whole post is a fun read, and not that long.
Yeah, I had a bunch of other things to say, and I stand by them, but I'm just not feeling it any more. It started with, "I'M PISSED AND FOR GOOD REASON," and ended with, "If I said I didn't like Hitler, would you point out that I vote in democratic elections and am therefore a hypocrite because Hitler was elected democratically? Of course not - that would be retarded." Besides, there are more things!
Town objects to mayor's MySpace page, mayor responds: "Get over your bad selves." Good on her.
I just knew I was right to get my news from the internet and not "actual news."
Today's (what? I got distracted!) Yesterday's Daylight Atheism links to an article (as well as some other scintillating reading material) where... well, shit, Adam said it better already, so just read it there.
Some highlights, for those short on time:[Lisa Miller of Newsweek writes] "Instead of fire and brimstone, you had the hyperrational insistence of Sam Harris..." The what? "Hyperrational" insistence? What on earth does that even mean? This reminds me of a passage from one of Carl Sagan's books where he mentioned a true believer who criticized James Randi for being "obsessed with reality."
...
Those silly, comical atheists! It's just so funny how upset they become when they see people murdering and torturing each other in the name of God!
...
...the mere fact that we're taking a position and standing forthrightly to defend it is what draws her ire. She bemoans the "ruthless certainty" of many atheists and calls it "dangerous" - as if it was conviction in one's own position that was the problem, rather than the willingness to do violence to those who disagree.
Really, the whole post is a fun read, and not that long.
Yeah, I had a bunch of other things to say, and I stand by them, but I'm just not feeling it any more. It started with, "I'M PISSED AND FOR GOOD REASON," and ended with, "If I said I didn't like Hitler, would you point out that I vote in democratic elections and am therefore a hypocrite because Hitler was elected democratically? Of course not - that would be retarded." Besides, there are more things!
Town objects to mayor's MySpace page, mayor responds: "Get over your bad selves." Good on her.
I just knew I was right to get my news from the internet and not "actual news."