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Don't trivialize his viewpoint like that. What's wrong with being an atheist and observing the positive effects that religion has on some people? If he hadn't m
by ced 18y ago
Don't trivialize his viewpoint like that. What's wrong with being an atheist and observing the positive effects that religion has on some people? If he hadn't mentionned that he's an atheist, it could easily have come off as religious preaching.
Also: why did this get killed? I hope we don't lose the ability to discuss the effects of religion, independent of one's religious preferences.
- gruseom 18y agoYou put your finger on what I liked about this article, but couldn't quite articulate. It's so much more subtle than what's usually written about these things by either side (including on the sides of buses). Did the story get killed? I don't see any indication of that.
- joubert 18y agoSurely it would be better to school children in ethics and philosophy instead of indoctrinating with primitive, irrational belief systems?