Am I anti-atheist? I sure do not think I am. Yes, I have unfriended one or two. Actually maybe a couple more than that. But very few. I have perhaps a hundred or more atheist friends. I happen to be Christian, but I am a seeker, and a questioner. I dont fit into a nice orthodoxy. I try to be respectful but as I told my cousin, I can be a bit thin skinned. I have lost FB friends who are right wing Christians (perhaps dozens of them). Even though our heritage is somewhat similar. I like respectfulness. I love so-called atheists like Mark Twain because of his humor. Same with Franklin. I love the seeking attitude of someone like Jefferson. But there are dozens of good atheists around. People like Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye. Even Richard Dawkins. And I wish people could rediscover the writings and speeches of Robert Ingersoll, the Great Agnostic. Incidentally, my understanding is that Einstein was not technically an outright atheist -- but he certainly close to atheist. Albert Einstein was a spiritual seeker -- a doubter and questioner and dreamer, of sorts.... robt.shepherd.tripod/ethical.atheist.html
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 18:02:33 +0000
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