Russell Blackford got impatient with the time it takes for a comment to be moderated on the intersection, so he posted it on his own blog. Could it be that Russell is a militant, gnu atheist*? Anyway, check out the comments. Lot's of the regulars let fly. There's a Coyne, a Benson comes in swinging, a Pieret replying in kind. I like a good blue**.
*I like the term gnu atheist. Has a certain je ne sais quoi? Speaking of militant atheists. What's the difference between a militant atheist, a militiant islamist and a militant christian? The islamist blow shit up and kill heaps, the christian will kill a doctor who performs abortions and the atheist will kill the ambience at whatever bar you've lobbed into and unluckily found said atheist holding forth. You've been warned militant atheists are dangerous! OK, enough of bad humour.
**Aussie slang. A blue is a fight or punch up.
Humor? I didn't see any.
ReplyDeleteOK, scratch bad humour and replace it with no humour. I was just trying to point out how silly it is to compare an outspoken atheist with a murderous thug. The worst an outspoken atheist will do is bore you when he's had a few to many beers. At least that's what I'd be like.
ReplyDeleteMaybe this image, which you've probably already seen, will say it better...
http://www.godlessgirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/85.jpg