I have to admit I'm an atheist. I know, some of my religious friends out there just winced, but honestly, couldn't you tell? Would a person with any sense of religious dignity draw a picture of God and the Gang? I haven't wanted to discuss religion too openly here in this blog, since I have at least one good friend who is strictly religious. But I don't think he's reading, so we'll try to slip this by him. I don't really want to hammer anyone with my atheism, just as I wouldn't like anyone to hammer me with their religion. I did come across an excellently written essay about Atheism by Penn Gilette of Penn & Teller fame about why he is an atheist. It is way better than anything I could write, so I will post a link to it here if you are interested.
Along the same lines is another link, provided to me by Brap, who has provided other fine bits for this blog in the past:
Written by Neil deGrasse Tyson for Natural History Magazine, this piece best throws a bucket of water on a pet peeve theory of mine: "If WE can't figure it out, God must have made it." This theory is not only illogical and self-centered, but it is defeatist; something counter to the human character. If you are interested in why this theory, which some truly clever people have invoked over the years to 'prove' the existence of God, is so grating to me have a look at the link.
If you DO believe in God, and think that I'M crazy for dismissing His/Her existence, then feel free not to hit the above links, but please continue reading this blog. I may not subscribe to religion, but I appreciate Faith a great deal. Some of the most beautiful people I've ever met have been people of great Faith and I have the utmost respect for people who believe strongly, and live by a strict moral code. I'm just not on board with their theories.
Posted by ian at February 28, 2007 9:38 AM