1. Religion - our maelstrom of ignorance

Comment #49765 by rager on June 13, 2007 at 10:24 am

One thing is for sure. We like-minded atheists have got to stop yammering at each other on our blogs for a minute and start doing what Sam, Richard and Christopher are not only trying to do themselves but are imploring us to do--start a new Enlightenment. This will only happen if we find a way to step outside of our chat rooms and start making some real noise. As Hitch says in "god is not Great," "This Enlightenment will not need to depend, like its predecessors, on the heroic breakthroughs of a few gifted and exceptionally courageous people. It is within the compass of the average person."

One way or another, each of us has got to find his or her unique, rational voice and stop being afraid to make it heard. If we don't, this new Enlightenment will never happen and our country will continue to wallow in boneheaded, medieval nonsense. Doesn't the voice of reason and rationality have the right to be heard above the mind-numbing din of religious ignorance? Of course it does! We know that reason always trumps myth. We don't have to allow ourselves to be shushed by all the superstitious bullies who claim that their ever-virtuous faith is always beyond questioning.

A good place to start is a nice little site full of bumper stickers and more: http://rageonapage.com

Vive la Evolution!