Atheism: class is a distraction

The Guardian by Carlo Strenger | Oct. 15, 2009 (Opinion)

Reading through some of the contributions on class and atheism I am struck by a glaring omission. Brown's opening salvo has been to argue that atheism can be a class thing worn for the status it presumably imparts in certain circles – thus implying that there might not be an intrinsic, intellectual reason for choosing atheism. Nick Spencer shows that there is indeed a correlation between educational level and atheism. In the US this phenomenon is far ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Oct 15, 2009 - 9:15 AM PDT
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 15, 2009

This thoughtful piece presents a different view of the conflict between religionists and atheists: namely, religion offers safety and peace of mind. It assures us that we are not accidents of nature who appear then disappear in mere seconds of earth’s life span. And that when it’s over, we face something more than an eternity of black nothingness.

The infinite universe is scary. Even more so if we who inhabit this tiny blue sphere are truly alone. The only dwellers in the millions of ... More »

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 by Julia Willebrand - Oct. 15, 2009

No. A great deal of begging the question despite his calls for adhering to a scientific view. And his lumping economic caused terroristic actions, i.e., Israel's occupation of Palestine and biblebelt buy-in to free market propaganda as a result of belief in religion isn't supported by his exposition.

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