RE: Jeff Sparrow on the need to save ourselves from the sickishness of the New Atheists
March 18, 2016 at 3:54 pm
Marx was right in his skepticism of religion, but I fail to see how that means today's atheists are going to repeat the oppression Stalin, and even then, he still did not reject all forms of religion existing under him. The Russian Orthodox church was key to his support in WW2, and lets not forget that Hitler's Germany was Christian as well.
There is no such thing as "New Atheists". This is the same horrible tactic liberal and Moderate Muslims use to silence criticism of the Hadiths and the Quran, and they do so even when the critics are those who left Islam and the Arab states. Those like Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Ex Muslims of North America.
Skepticism existed in antiquity too, Epicurus, Socrates. The Age Of Enlightenment brought us the idea of western secular law.
Now, if they think atheists won't shoot down fellow atheists, the few that may be, if one were to call for oppression of theists, most atheists I consider sane WILL and do shoot them down. But it is flat out false to claim atheists want force or genocide to end religion. Certainly we think you don't need religion, and we know science does not prop up any holy book. But it does not make us monsters for being blunt or blasphemous. We will NOT barbecue your kittens, or rape your women or stick you in ovens.
There is no such thing as "New Atheists". This is the same horrible tactic liberal and Moderate Muslims use to silence criticism of the Hadiths and the Quran, and they do so even when the critics are those who left Islam and the Arab states. Those like Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Ex Muslims of North America.
Skepticism existed in antiquity too, Epicurus, Socrates. The Age Of Enlightenment brought us the idea of western secular law.
Now, if they think atheists won't shoot down fellow atheists, the few that may be, if one were to call for oppression of theists, most atheists I consider sane WILL and do shoot them down. But it is flat out false to claim atheists want force or genocide to end religion. Certainly we think you don't need religion, and we know science does not prop up any holy book. But it does not make us monsters for being blunt or blasphemous. We will NOT barbecue your kittens, or rape your women or stick you in ovens.
