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John Corvino My friend Greta Christina's new book _Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless_ is now available on Kindle. Sadly, I do not own a Kindle, so I am looking forward to the release of the hard copy. Greta is a sharp thinker and engaging writer--I can't wait to read her book. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007MCMKV6?smid=167481&tag=hydfbook0e-20&ascsubtag=US-DS-20800-167481 Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless www.amazon.com Why are atheists angry? Is it because they're selfish, joyless, lacking in meaning, and alienated from God? Or is it because they have legitimate reasons to be angry -- and are ready to do something about it? Armed with passionate outrage, absurdist humor, and cal... Like · · Share · 4 hours ago near Detroit · 8 people like this. 1 share Geoff Gentel I am agnostic and I feel better this way! Even when things get tough I dont want to be one of those people who think that "JAYZUS" will magicly fix it all. 4 hours ago · Like Tim Hulsey Not much nourishment there for politically conservative atheists, alas. 3 hours ago · Like James Hill Buy a kindle--a kindle fire! They're wonderful. 3 hours ago · Like Tim Hulsey Or a Nook ... they're better. 3 hours ago · Like · 1 Gregory Nigosian The Kindle program for PCs is a free download. It's a bit clumsy, until you get used to it. But free is $100-150 cheaper than the paid version. 3 hours ago · Like · 1 Wayne Dynes Regrettably, perhaps, my interest in reading this book is minimal. I was brought up that way, and find atheism dismal, boring, and arrogant. To be sure, I am not a theist either. There is a third way: agnosticism. 2 hours ago · Like John Corvino Wayne: I myself am not convinced that agnosticism is a third way, and I suspect Greta Christina may be in the same boat. Of course, much depends on how you define the terms, but it seems to me that without good evidence for the existence of God, and with good positive evidence for the non-existence--because of the incoherence--of the God of traditional theism, one is justified in disbelieving, rather than simply withholding judgment. 2 hours ago · Like Wayne Dynes We agnostics do not take kindly to the tendency, which I detect in your posting, to assimilate us to atheists. Agnosticism is not just atheism lite. And of course this distinction, a necessary one, does not address the matter of atheism being an arid, useless creed. I've had abundant experience of it, and that is my conclusion. about an hour ago · Like John Corvino Perhaps, Wayne, you might chime in with your own book: Why Are You Agnostics So Cranky? :) about an hour ago · Like Mel Dahl Wayne, atheism isn't a creed, any more than disbelief in astrology, phrenology or palm reading is a creed. A creed is what somebody believes IS true, not what somebody believes IS NOT true. That's a fairly critical distinction. about an hour ago · Like Wayne Dynes Here I think is the key question. It is one thing to chose atheism as an adult, as I believe you, Mel and John have, and another to be raised in it, as I was. What is needed I think is a book about why so many cradle atheists have become apostates. about an hour ago · Like Wayne Dynes Also, if an atheist is angry and pissed off, aren't I allowed to be a bit cranky? about an hour ago · Like Keith Hewitt She doesn't need 99 reasons, only one. Wouldn't you be angry if everyone you knew believed in fairies and allowed the fairies do decide everything that will happen in their lives? about an hour ago · Like Wayne Dynes In fact, we fairies do decide everything! Get used to it. about an hour ago · Like · 2 Mel Dahl Wayne, it's not a matter of "choosing", it's a matter of concluding the evidence just isn't there. about an hour ago · Like Sean C. Stidd John - do you really think that the concept of God is self-contradictory? I don't believe that it is without certain modal assumptions, and don't have enough confidence in my modal intuition to make those assumptions. The standard cases (problem of evil, moving the immovable rock, etc.) don't seem to quite do it for me in any case. 15 minutes ago · Like Nolan Skipper LaFramboise II I'm an atheist and the only thing I'm angry about is all those angry religionistas. Angry about atheists, angry about a**t***n, angry about contraception, angry about gays, angry about the gay agenda, angry about other religions, angry about prayer in schools, angry about declining membership in churches, angry about declining tithing, angry about divorce, angry about marriage, angry about the definition of marriage, angry about pre-marital sex, angry about post- marital sex, angry about gay sex, angry about ........... pheeewwww. 8 minutes ago · Like John Corvino Sean: It's the God of traditional theism I find self-contradictory: in particular, the problem of evil combined with the idea of God as a loving and omnipotent parent actively involved in the world. I suspect one thing explaining the difference in our intuitions is my culturally Roman Catholic perspective versus your culturally Jewish one. Maybe if I had a more relaxed notion of "traditional theism" I'd temper the claim. 6 minutes ago · Like --------------------- |
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