Comments on: How Much of an Atheist is Karl Rove? http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/ by Hemant Mehta Sat, 26 May 2012 11:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: The Roving White House Atheist « Pop Culture http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27588 The Roving White House Atheist « Pop Culture Mon, 14 May 2007 03:26:22 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27588 [...]  http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/ [...] [...]  http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/ [...]

]]> By: Darryl http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27463 Darryl Sun, 13 May 2007 20:31:55 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27463 vjack, Respect is not an issue for me. I can appreciate the caliber of someone's thinking and work without considering whether they ought to be respected. A good example is the composer Richard Wagner. Look into his biography and you will have a hard time respecting him; but his work is incomparable. How many Democrats really respect Bill Clinton? olvlzl, no ism, no ist, "Two-bit huckster?" How so? Anyone that was once a Marxist and has committed himself in writing has two hurdles to overcome: he will have to guard against the temptation of other ideologies, and spend some amount of time recanting. The up side of this is that he has an insight into the religious mind, and knows how it feels to endure the criticism of back-shooters like you. vjack,

Respect is not an issue for me. I can appreciate the caliber of someone’s thinking and work without considering whether they ought to be respected. A good example is the composer Richard Wagner. Look into his biography and you will have a hard time respecting him; but his work is incomparable. How many Democrats really respect Bill Clinton?

olvlzl, no ism, no ist,

“Two-bit huckster?” How so? Anyone that was once a Marxist and has committed himself in writing has two hurdles to overcome: he will have to guard against the temptation of other ideologies, and spend some amount of time recanting. The up side of this is that he has an insight into the religious mind, and knows how it feels to endure the criticism of back-shooters like you.

]]> By: olvlzl, no ism, no ist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27443 olvlzl, no ism, no ist Sun, 13 May 2007 18:34:59 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27443 vjack, you can save yourself the trouble, Hitchens is a two-bit huckster. There's not much more to him than spleen and self-service. I suspect his book is an attempt to wrest some of the territory he staked out in his Mother Teresa book back. I suspect he sees the Dawkins-Harris, etc. books as claim jumping. Interesting site. I've been looking into the blog atheist community and am finding it isn't all highschool snark and dishonest pseudo-skepticism. vjack, you can save yourself the trouble, Hitchens is a two-bit huckster. There’s not much more to him than spleen and self-service. I suspect his book is an attempt to wrest some of the territory he staked out in his Mother Teresa book back. I suspect he sees the Dawkins-Harris, etc. books as claim jumping.

Interesting site. I’ve been looking into the blog atheist community and am finding it isn’t all highschool snark and dishonest pseudo-skepticism.

]]> By: vjack http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27376 vjack Sun, 13 May 2007 12:58:19 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27376 I have to say that I've lost a little more respect for Hitchens each time I've seen him interviewed. I do plan to read his book, but I don't think I can bear to watch any more of his interviews. I have to say that I’ve lost a little more respect for Hitchens each time I’ve seen him interviewed. I do plan to read his book, but I don’t think I can bear to watch any more of his interviews.

]]> By: Darryl http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27266 Darryl Sun, 13 May 2007 01:59:05 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27266 I knew I despised Rove before I heard about this, and now I despise him all the more because he can't even fall back on sincere ignorance or gullibility to rationalize his crimes against the nation. I knew I despised Rove before I heard about this, and now I despise him all the more because he can’t even fall back on sincere ignorance or gullibility to rationalize his crimes against the nation.

]]> By: Steelman http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27220 Steelman Sat, 12 May 2007 23:16:01 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27220 I suppose Karl Rove's government post isn't high enough to qualify him for the the anti-atheist augmenter's list of of evil leaders, along with Stalin and Mao. Don't we need a capitalist or two on there to balance out the communists? [joking] I suppose Karl Rove’s government post isn’t high enough to qualify him for the the anti-atheist augmenter’s list of of evil leaders, along with Stalin and Mao. Don’t we need a capitalist or two on there to balance out the communists? [joking]

]]> By: Mriana http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27153 Mriana Sat, 12 May 2007 19:58:18 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/05/12/how-much-of-an-atheist-is-karl-rove/#comment-27153 <blockquote>The rest of the conversation dives into Bush’s religiosity and how it was Laura Bush that got him to stop drinking, not God.</blockquote> There it is. It was a human that helped another person, not divine providence. Why don't people ever give credit where credit is due for the good things people do? They blame both the good and the bad on a supernatural deity. It makes no sense.

The rest of the conversation dives into Bush’s religiosity and how it was Laura Bush that got him to stop drinking, not God.

There it is. It was a human that helped another person, not divine providence. Why don’t people ever give credit where credit is due for the good things people do? They blame both the good and the bad on a supernatural deity. It makes no sense.

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