RE: Meliorism - The rise of neo-atheism and the fall of reason
April 15, 2013 at 4:15 pm
(This post was last modified: April 15, 2013 at 4:19 pm by Whateverist.)
(April 14, 2013 at 11:08 pm)WithoutShame Wrote: To expect all atheists to be intellectual heavyweights is akin to expecting cats to come falling out of the sky, pissing liquid gold.
I don't know much at all. I'm not proud of it. Those who take pride in ignorance are the pits. But, I understand enough to result at a highly logical agnostic atheist position. However, I'm sure I've done fallacious arguments in my time, who hasn't?
The more fellatious the better, as far as I'm concerned. Nothing to be ashamed of there .. unless that turns you on, you very naughty girl. (Who needs a spanking?)
(April 15, 2013 at 11:42 am)Tonus Wrote: The God Delusion is well-written, but it isn't groundbreaking. It seems to cover ground that has been well-trod for a long time. I wonder if it wasn't written to be some kind of primer for 'new' atheists, which means that it could be the first exposure to those arguments that many athiests see, and so they consider it a transcendental work. That might also be why it gets so much attention. My guess is that most people who read it eventually move on to more substantive works and leave TGD behind.
I just heard of new book by a biologist called "The Science Delusion" which sounds pretty interesting. He gave a TED talk which controversially was taken off of their youtube account. I'm still investigating.
