RE: I don't care about the Royals.
May 2, 2015 at 9:13 am
(This post was last modified: May 2, 2015 at 9:15 am by Brian37.)
(May 2, 2015 at 9:00 am)abaris Wrote: As long as there's a market for it, there will be society shit splattered over the media. Simple as that. Personally I don't care where prince poopsy ripped his latest fart, but obviously some people do.
But hero worship isn't confined to these regions. All too often I see references bordering on hero worship of certain prominent atheists also. Such as Harris, Dawkins or Hitchens. It's on the same lines.
What makes you think I like worship of atheists either?
I think you need to understand the value of their work and the person. Hitchens work is important and no, I don't agree with everything he says. I also like Harris, but he gives me a lip twitch with his Buddhism fetish which I don't like. Dawkins promoting science is what we need, but I met him once and from what people have said he seems to be a bit of a stuffed shirt and I would not want to hang out with him at a bar. Neil's work in promoting science is also needed but no, he should not be worshiped either.
In my 14 years of online debate and activism, I also run into Ayn Rand atheists, have run into Che supporters who are atheists, and neither of those economic views do I support. I have run into other atheists who think the universe is a thinking entity. I have run into other atheists who buy into JFK and 9/11 conspiracies.
So no, atheists should not be worshiped either. That does not negate the work famous atheists have done.
This is about worship of celebrity and wealth in general.
