RE: Jeff Sparrow on the need to save ourselves from the sickishness of the New Atheists
March 20, 2016 at 6:51 am
(This post was last modified: March 20, 2016 at 6:58 am by The Grand Nudger.)
OFC atheism makes no offers....is it supposed to? That's kind of one of those sticking points that leads some people to atheism......all those promises from gods that never seem to pan out. I'm not worried that atheism is too intellectual, because it isn't. Asking someone if they'd string up the better man isn't an appeal to their intellect. Showing people that they're being defrauded by child molesters isn't an appeal to their intellect.
Suppose, though, that's all atheism (or new atheism, if we insist) was, purely intellectual. Why would that be a problem? Are we underestimating John and Jane Doe?
Suppose, though, that's all atheism (or new atheism, if we insist) was, purely intellectual. Why would that be a problem? Are we underestimating John and Jane Doe?
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