[MD] The End of Faith

[ian glendinning]

Interestingly Marsha,

That is exactly my point ... Agnostic, but fervently so, not a matter
of apathy .... there is very little to choose between an elightened
atheist and an enlightened agnostic.

I don't think it is necessarily cowardly to take that view.
Ian

On 1/16/08, MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net> wrote:
> At 10:31 AM 1/16/2008, you wrote:
> >Hi Marsha,
> >
> > >>On forms with the little categories for race, religion, etc., do you
> > >>check off atheist?
> >
> > >I've never seen it offered as a choice.  Have you?
> >
> >Actually, I don't think so.  They probably say "no religious
> >affiliation" or something. How about in a survey where they want to
> >determine belief in God? Would you say you are an "atheist"?
> >
> >This guy Sam Harris makes a lot of good arguments that religious
> >moderates create the context where religious extremism can thrive
> >because political correctness keeps us from questioning people's
> >beliefs which sometime results in suicide bombers and murder of
> >abortion doctors.
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> A couple of years ago, I went to the Emergency Room at the local
> hospital.  It was my first time at this particular hospital so they
> asked me a bunch of questions.  One question was my religion.  I was
> struck dumb by the question for at least a minute, and then mentally
> scrambled for a correct answer.  Witch?   Pagan?  Atheist?  Because
> there are so many religious nuts running about these days, and being
> a coward, I said agnostic.
>
> Marsha
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