The folly of pretence

I am confident that those who believe in belief are wrong. That is, we no more need to preserve the myth of God in order to preserve a just and stable society than we needed to cling to the Gold Standard to keep our currency sound. Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via The Guardian (US), NewsRack (Climate Change)
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Posted by: via The Guardian - Jul 16, 2009 - 3:28 AM PDT
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by Andrew Boggeri - Jul. 18, 2009

An interesting opinion piece questioning the fervency of religious "believers". If they are so confident in religion, why do they agitate so restlessly for it?

Interesting viewpoint, I agree that it is somewhat contradictory for those who proclaim to be most confident in religion to be the same ones who ... More »

This article was amended on Thursday 16 July 2009. Moon-landing sceptics were referred to as “loonies”, contrary to the Guardian style guide. This has been ... More »

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