'I used to be an athiest, but...' We see a lot of this in various faux conversion threads and it's an act, its an appeal for creditability and transparently so.
'When I was an athiest I used to steal and cheat on my girlfriend and drink to much', etcetera.
And those actions were a direct result of not believing in god? I suppose it's out of the question you did those things because you were an arsehole!
Edit: Found it
Dawkins. The Dog Illusion.
'When I was an athiest I used to steal and cheat on my girlfriend and drink to much', etcetera.
And those actions were a direct result of not believing in god? I suppose it's out of the question you did those things because you were an arsehole!
Edit: Found it
Quote:‘I’m an atheist, BUT…’ The sequel is nearly always unhelpful, nihilistic or – worse – suffused with a sort of exultant negativity. Notice, by the way, the distinction from another favourite genre: ‘I used to be an atheist, but…’ That is one of the oldest tricks in the book, much favoured by religious apologists from C. S. Lewis to the present day. It serves to establish some sort of street cred up front, and it is amazing how often it works. Look out for it.
Dawkins. The Dog Illusion.
It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.
