(August 27, 2015 at 7:20 pm)abaris Wrote:(August 27, 2015 at 7:11 pm)ScepticOrganism Wrote: And by no means does the quote make blanket statements of individuals/groups. Religion in itself however, rightfully so in my opinion, deserves much criticism. The good parts about religions do no justify them. As the late Christopher Hitchens once said "If you claim it for the what, you have to accept it for the more".
One of the reasons I never put any stock in the posterboy aheisst. I didn't need them to find my own way to atheism. And I never got interested in what they have to say afterwards. As I said, I am not atheism. Atheism is only the one part of my life that says I don't believe. Everything else is based on life experiences and their evaluation. As is my atheism by the way.
If you can spare the time, read "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. Quite a fun book! If you're in a hurry, I would suggest reading chapter 2/ section 4, as well as chapter 3/section 4.
"organizing atheists has been compared to herding cats, because they tend to think independently and will not conform to authority" -- Richard Dawkins
