(January 29, 2016 at 12:29 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(January 29, 2016 at 12:00 pm)Ivan Denisovich Wrote:
If by atheist you understand someone who simply not believe and not is "angry on god" or something like that then yes.
But if not scam then I would guess hallucination or brain damage.
He claim that he was. But considering nonsense about controlling others with rage I think that he would not recognize atheism if it would kick him in the ass. It's part of atheist stereotype along with shit like not wanting to believe to escape punishment for sin or other similar nonsense.
By that, he just meant he was an angry, manipulative person. It has nothing to do with being an atheist or not, just a flaw like we all have. I did see an interview where his daughter backs up the claim about him having been an angry, scary person before the event, but haven't seen any testimonies of other people backing up his claim about being a strong atheist. Only his own.
Sure, atheist could be a jerk, there is no question about it. However his description smacks of silly stereotypes.
As for his atheism it looks like we have only his words and he does not struck me as particularly reliable source. Without claiming that he was atheist he would not be capable of making good business with his book.
The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.
Mikhail Bakunin.
Mikhail Bakunin.