http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/10/13/god-delusion/ Skeptical Freethought Atheist Musings to Dispel Ignorance and Enlighten the Mind Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:42:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/10/13/god-delusion/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Neece Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:54:05 +0000 http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/?p=449#comment-397 I'm a bad atheist. I've never read anything by Dawkins. I really have to remedy that soon. It seems I'd agree with Dawkins, too. Because I firmly believe that indoctrinating a child into fairy tale beliefs, teaching them NOT to think... that's definitely child abuse of a sort. Hey, Deleted... thanks for visiting! :D There's no truth in religion. At least I can't say that I've ever found any. :P I’m a bad atheist. I’ve never read anything by Dawkins. I really have to remedy that soon. It seems I’d agree with Dawkins, too. Because I firmly believe that indoctrinating a child into fairy tale beliefs, teaching them NOT to think… that’s definitely child abuse of a sort.
Hey, Deleted… thanks for visiting! There’s no truth in religion. At least I can’t say that I’ve ever found any.

]]> http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/10/13/god-delusion/comment-page-1/#comment-396 deletedsoul Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:40:53 +0000 http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/?p=449#comment-396 I picked up the book awhile back, and I've found a lot of truth in it; frankly, more truth than I ever found in religion. :) I picked up the book awhile back, and I’ve found a lot of truth in it; frankly, more truth than I ever found in religion.

]]> http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/10/13/god-delusion/comment-page-1/#comment-389 James Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:05:55 +0000 http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/?p=449#comment-389 The book provides a good introduction to atheism and religious criticism. While most of it was not new or otherwise self-evident to me, Dawkins does provide some interesting and original material with regards to his 'improbability argument' (original as far as I can tell) and his discussion on religion as a form of child abuse. I think that the latter - criticizing how children are indoctrinated by their parents - might just be the next big taboo that we will have to break through. You can find some of my own efforts on my blog (see my conversation on religious indoctrination). The book provides a good introduction to atheism and religious criticism. While most of it was not new or otherwise self-evident to me, Dawkins does provide some interesting and original material with regards to his ‘improbability argument’ (original as far as I can tell) and his discussion on religion as a form of child abuse. I think that the latter – criticizing how children are indoctrinated by their parents – might just be the next big taboo that we will have to break through. You can find some of my own efforts on my blog (see my conversation on religious indoctrination).

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