Failed The Test

[poliphilo]

I'd like to be an atheist, I really would.

A proper atheist, I mean- like Richard Dawkins- taking the fight to the fundies, telling them their Bibles and Korans are silly- just silly.

But I can't be, not quite.  I don't believe in God, but I do believe in Spirit. 

Is there a place in the ranks of proud and militant atheists for someone who suspects that trees have souls?

No, I thought not.

Reincarnation?

Yeah, sure; I'll close the door quietly behind me...

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Dawkins is just too absolute. And, yes, I think he's a fundamentalist.

[hardrada.livejournal.com]

His arrogant stance of flat, outright denial certainly looks and feels more religious than scientific, but that doesn't undermine the quality of the work he has contributed to the canon of science.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I agree with Dawkins up to a point, then we part company- But I find his outspoken polemicism refreshing.