Every thinking person on Earth should read in the following link about the senseless murder of a child.
Link . . .
Most of the current blogs, mainly those written by self-identified members of The New Atheists have pointed to the above link.
There is much sermonizing, castigating, and outright lying being spread around about The New Atheists.
What exactly are The New Atheists?
As I see it, having read extensively from the books and blogs of atheists, the goal of The New Atheists is to eliminate stupidity, especially that of religious faith, from the human mind. A worthy endeavor indeed, but most probably utterly impossible. See . . .
According to Wikipedia, New Atheism is the name given to the ideas promoted by a collection of modern atheist writers who have advocated the view that "religion should not simply be tolerated but should be countered, criticized, and exposed by rational argument wherever its influence arises."
Here is a comprehensive web page for those of you who might want to learn more about this subject.
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WORDs FOR TODAY
New Atheist
According to philosopher and theologian William Lane Craig, "the New Atheism is, in fact, a pop cultural phenomenon lacking in intellectual muscle and blissfully ignorant of the revolution that has taken place in academic philosophy.
Additionally . . .
newatheists.orghttp://newatheists.org/ states:
- Tolerance of pervasive myth and superstition in modern society is not a virtue.
- Religious fundamentalism has gone main stream and its toll on education, science, and social progress is disheartening.
- Wake up people!! We are smart enough now to kill our invisible gods and oppressive beliefs.
- It is the responsibility of the educated to educate the uneducated, lest we fall prey to the tyranny of ignorance.
And . . .
An excerpt from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders states: Delusions are irrational beliefs, held with a high level of conviction, that are highly resistant to change even when the delusional person is exposed to forms of proof that contradict the belief.
Also, for beliefs to be considered delusional, the content or themes of the beliefs must be uncommon in the person's culture or religion.
So it's OK to have irrational beliefs as long as everyone in your group does too. WTF!
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The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
--Arthur C. Clarke
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