Vatican lists "new sins," including pollution- Page 2

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:20pm

Jews, Christians and Muslims claim that their scriptures are so prescient of humanity’s needs that they could only have been written under the direction of an omniscient deity. An atheist is simply a person who has considered this claim, read the books and found the claim to be ridiculous. One doesn’t have to take anything on faith, or be otherwise dogmatic, to reject unjustified religious beliefs. As the historian Stephen Henry Roberts (1901-71) once said: “I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.”

That's better than I could have explained it. I see the reasoning why people consider atheism to be dogmatic, but it's really not.

It's cleaner to just say one is a non-believer, rather than an atheist.


10 Myths - And 10 Truths- About Atheism Updated On: 3/10/08 at 03:20 PM

[lildogs]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:38pm

Well, you know me, always wanting to be cleaner.

And I certainly don't need advice from the LA Times, but thanks for posting the link.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:43pm

K, although they just published the article. I don't think Sam Harris is actually on their payroll or anything. Updated On: 3/10/08 at 03:43 PM

[lildogs]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:51pm

I was just bein a smarta$$...pay no attention to the man behind the bespectacled chihuahua.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:52pm

Gah. I can't ever discern tone on here!

[lildogs]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:54pm

That's the sucky part, huh?

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 5:00pm

Add the new ones to the pile, I say.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 6:19pm

"Givest thou a hoot and don't pollute." so spaeketh the Lord.