radorth Wrote:It's complete nonsense, and shows that many atheists believe what they want to believe while claiming to be intellectually honest and rational.
You are accusing others of not being entirely rational while simulataneously damning 'many atheists' over a comment that one person made?
And as far as giving Jesus credit for the Enlightenment, I'm pretty sure he wasn't there...
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell