RE: Political Dream Team
December 16, 2010 at 7:14 am
(This post was last modified: December 16, 2010 at 7:16 am by Light of Truth.)
What are the reasons you were going to consider Harris? As I stated, I know nothing about him except that a friend told me he is legit.
Eight months ago, or so, a Christian friend and I (I was also Christian at the time) were discussing some religious stuff, and I asked him about evil and God (the Holocaust in particular). The question of how the universe being created by a loving God can have evil just arose in my mind a few days prior. And he, who is the most intelligent Christian I know, said that the Holocaust is justified because the Jews will forgive the Nazis in heaven and the Nazis will feel bad, and this exchange will be beautiful. No joke, that is what he said.
That idea didn't fly with me. I looked up prominent agnostic / atheist philosophers on google and Russell was the one whom I decided to read. I bought the book (collection of his speeches/ writings) called "Why I am not a Christian," and he persuaded me to become an atheist.
As you said, Russell is a bad ass. Lol.
Eight months ago, or so, a Christian friend and I (I was also Christian at the time) were discussing some religious stuff, and I asked him about evil and God (the Holocaust in particular). The question of how the universe being created by a loving God can have evil just arose in my mind a few days prior. And he, who is the most intelligent Christian I know, said that the Holocaust is justified because the Jews will forgive the Nazis in heaven and the Nazis will feel bad, and this exchange will be beautiful. No joke, that is what he said.
That idea didn't fly with me. I looked up prominent agnostic / atheist philosophers on google and Russell was the one whom I decided to read. I bought the book (collection of his speeches/ writings) called "Why I am not a Christian," and he persuaded me to become an atheist.
As you said, Russell is a bad ass. Lol.
