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Ustwo · 10-08-2007, 08:35 AM

The parallels to any socially unacceptable behavior are there for atheism.

I think the big difference between now and then is that this is the information age. You don't have to attend meetings and have a news letter you are afraid to get delivered to your home lest your neighbors see it.

100 years ago, someone like myself may have had a few educated peers to discuss such matters, but it would never go beyond that. Today, even if you don't feel comfortable 'coming out' you can discuss it on places like this or any number of other websites.

I'd venture to guess the books on it, are more due to this allowed discourse, and they then fuel more discourse. We don't need someone like Richard Dawkins to talk about atheism, I have been an atheist for 29 years now and I've heard of Richard Dawkins less than one year. What it does give us is a common reference which aids the discourse.

It also allows us to eliminate some of the normal arguments and straw men. Rather then trying to personally explain why intelligence design falls down, or the famous 747 theory, we can dispense of that right from the start.

10-08-2007, 08:35 AM	#320 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	The parallels to any socially unacceptable behavior are there for atheism. I think the big difference between now and then is that this is the information age. You don't have to attend meetings and have a news letter you are afraid to get delivered to your home lest your neighbors see it. 100 years ago, someone like myself may have had a few educated peers to discuss such matters, but it would never go beyond that. Today, even if you don't feel comfortable 'coming out' you can discuss it on places like this or any number of other websites. I'd venture to guess the books on it, are more due to this allowed discourse, and they then fuel more discourse. We don't need someone like Richard Dawkins to talk about atheism, I have been an atheist for 29 years now and I've heard of Richard Dawkins less than one year. What it does give us is a common reference which aids the discourse. It also allows us to eliminate some of the normal arguments and straw men. Rather then trying to personally explain why intelligence design falls down, or the famous 747 theory, we can dispense of that right from the start. __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.