Tag Archives: atheism

Godwin’s Pope (4)

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

The New York Times ran a piece yesterday on a new exhibit on Berlin dedicated to the Third Reich. This passage in particular caught my eye: BERLIN — As artifacts go, they are mere trinkets — an old purse, playing … Continue reading →

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Godwin’s Pope (3)

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

One academic’s (the Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College) response to the pope’s claim that the Nazis were atheists (in reality, some were and some were not) can be found here. An extract follows: Christian theologians, Catholic … Continue reading →

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Godwin’s Pope? (2)

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

One of the pleasures (really) of blogging away on an interesting topic is when a reader alerts you to an angle or a source of which you were previously unaware. That brings me to a book called The Holy Reich: … Continue reading →

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Godwin’s Pope?

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s a curious passage from the first speech that the pope made on arriving in Britain: “Even in our own lifetime, we can recall how Britain and her leaders stood against a Nazi tyranny that wished to eradicate God from … Continue reading →

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Atheists may lack essence

Posted on July 12, 2010 by David Hume

Just listened o Paul Bloom, author of How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like, on a podcast (mp3). He notes that the chain of possession of items impacts how much pleasure we gain out … Continue reading →

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Must atheists also be liberals?

Posted on July 3, 2010 by David Hume

That’s the topic of this week’s Point of Inquiry, hosted by Chris Mooney. Obviously the answer is no from my perspective, though some Leftist atheists and Rightists religionists would disagree strongly. That being said, from poking around American social science … Continue reading →

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Atheists are “vincibly ignorant”

Posted on May 13, 2010 by David Hume

Joe Carter at First Things, The Vincible Ignorance of Atheism: Even as a fervent believer I can acknowledge that skepticism and atheism can be inspired by the reasons Hart lists. But I fail to understand how that makes them noble, … Continue reading →

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The different qualities of distaste

Posted on March 4, 2010 by David Hume

A comment below: ” I’m sure many people here have read opinion polls that show Atheists to be public enemy #1 ranking less favorably than Gays, Blacks, and Gay Blacks. Many still can’t understand that someone can believe in morality … Continue reading →

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The most powerful atheist politician in the USA

Posted on March 3, 2010 by David Hume

Pete Stark. One of my “TO-DO” projects is to infer the real proportion of atheists in Congress based on demographic variables.

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Amen (Sort Of, And If That’s Not An Inappropriate Word To Use)

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

I have to say that I rather liked this by Freddie, the blogger at L’Hôte:  …Atheism is not a project.It has no purpose. It proceeds towards no end. It has no meaning beyond the simplicity of absence. It has as … Continue reading →

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