RE: No rational case for God = increasingly desperate attacks on atheists
July 10, 2014 at 5:30 am
(This post was last modified: July 10, 2014 at 5:37 am by ManMachine.)
(July 10, 2014 at 2:43 am)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: This is a great (though lengthy) post by evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne on the increasing desperation of believers who just can't seem to mount a substantial case for their deities and are now resorting to outright lies and smears (I also recommend you read the book review he's referring to--it would be funny if it wasn't so...actually it's still fucking hilarious).
http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/...sts-again/
What I find really interesting about this is how Mr Coyne behaves in exactly the way John Gray describes, in his article written for The Guardian, referenced by Coyne in the quote he uses in point number 1. - 'Atheists are a bunch of Morons.'
John Gray on secular fundamentalism
I find Gray one of the most compelling thinkers of the 21st century. His philosophy is difficult to swallow for most but provides a searing insight into the folly of what he quite justifiably calls 'evangelical atheism'.
There are many Christian values at the heart of contemporary Western atheism and it does not bode well that most atheists are ignorant of them. It is also worth noting that the arguments put forward by the scientific community against the body 'religion' (as opposed to their respective theologies and dogmas) are not actually scientific. Which, for me, kind of says it all.
I wouldn't want to read this book based on this article, it sounds typical 'evangelical atheist' in the sense Gray actually meant it.
MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
