thread: 2007-03-02 : God Q&A
On 2007-03-02, Vincent wrote:
Mal: I haven't read The God Delusion.
I think that the world would be a better place if nobody believed in God anymore. I also think that ... Here, I wrote this once before. Let me find it.
This is a longstanding, dare I say it traditional, complaint of atheists: our symbols and traditions just can't compete with the ruthless and violent ideological opportunism of religion. Religion is cynical where atheism is idealistic; accordingly, religion rules the world.
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Good luck to Dawkins. He'll need it.