While I wait to see if my post yesterday ("Are Atheists a Side?") satisfies Dom, the commenter I was trying to address, I thought I'd share thoughts a recent piece I wrote for HuffPo (especially as I've written about Glee here before) and I've asked a few questions about religious communities at the end of this post. The article, titled "Glee's Gay Suicide PSA: It Got Worse" focused on the troubling example Kurt, the gay character, set for viewers, when he decided he had a duty to confront … [Read more...]
Are Atheists a ‘Side?’
November 14, 2010 By 2 Comments
After reading through my disagreement with John Loftus over appropriate tactics for debunk religion, Dom had a few questions: If atheism, in and of itself, is a fairly slim and uninteresting belief (which, as an atheist, I think it is), and the interesting bit comes from the positive framework you build on top of your atheism, then what does it actually mean to talk about any atheist "side" to this debate that defines itself positively rather than negatively, as furthering an intellectual … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes (11/12/10).
November 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
--1-- This post is up late, and a little less verbose than usual, since I had an exam this morning. To make it up, I promise that I'll be posting this afternoon/evening to respond to Dom's question posted last week during the John Loftus kerfuffle: So I've got a question which I'd love to see you write a full-on post about, if you've the time or inclination, because it's preventing a lot of the things you and Loftus have been tossing back and forth with each other from cohering in my head... … [Read more...]
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