It seems to me there is less meanness in atheism, by a good measure. It seems that the spirit of religious self-righteousness this article deplores is precisely the spirit in which it is written. Of course he's right about many things, one of them being the destructive potency of religious self-righteousness. (p. 146) Marilynne Robinson
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Can you imagine getting all up in arms about the idea of someone not wanting to believe in God? The very idea seems silly and ridiculous. To be honest, I think the writer of this article is probably right when he says, “It seems to me there is less meanness in atheism, by a good measure”. We all know that the spirit of religious self-righteousness can be destructive. It can make people hate others because they do not believe in God or it can make them hate their fellow human beings because they do. That’s exactly what this article is talking about.

Source: Gilead

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