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The new, New Atheism
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The new, New Atheism
February 26, 2015 at 11:56 am (This post was last modified: February 26, 2015 at 12:02 pm by Whateverist.)
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RE: The new, New Atheism
February 26, 2015 at 12:06 pm
Needs a better, and more accurate name.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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RE: The new, New Atheism
February 26, 2015 at 12:25 pm
How about "God is Bullshit?"

Should go over big in the south.
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RE: The new, New Atheism
February 26, 2015 at 12:29 pm
The author of the article seems to suffer from the same type of thinking I see in many atheists that want to distance themselves from the New Atheist movement, and that is that any critique of religion inherently ignores the benefits that religion can provide. It's easy to make that mistake with images of a seething Richard Dawkins running through your mind, but just because someone criticizes religion does not mean that they can't acknowledge that people have benefited from religion.

I realize that the New Atheist movement ended up simplistic, emotional, and reactionary, but let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater. We could have endless threads about how religion harms us and holds us back as a species, so I think the benefits of religious ceremony and talk of psychological comfort are all secondary when compared to the legitimization of irrational thinking for which religion is responsible.
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
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RE: The new, New Atheism
March 1, 2015 at 3:41 pm (This post was last modified: March 1, 2015 at 3:44 pm by TheMessiah.)
I swear, that I've seen a dozen articles saying ''Richard Dawkins has lost'' and ''Richard Dawkins no longer has any influence'' --- only to then see him gain more influence.

That article to me seemed like a hit-piece on Dawkins.
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RE: The new, New Atheism
March 1, 2015 at 7:29 pm
I'm with the OP - I fuckin hate Lima beans.
"If there are gaps they are in our knowledge, not in things themselves." Chapman Cohen

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RE: The new, New Atheism
March 1, 2015 at 7:39 pm
I know, right?
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RE: The new, New Atheism
March 1, 2015 at 7:42 pm
So this is the Pibb Xtra of atheism?
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RE: The new, New Atheism
March 1, 2015 at 7:44 pm
Pibb?
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RE: The new, New Atheism
March 1, 2015 at 7:47 pm
Pibb is clone of coke Pibb Xtra is a Cherry flavored soda.
They are pretty good and the other flavor is vanilla.
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