[lbo-talk] Rushdie: Just give me that old-time atheism!

[Jim Devine]

the problem is that atheism is fallacious, based on faith that there
are no god, goddess, gods, goddesses, or a combination of the above
(i.e., no unseen forces that conciously shape reality). Instead,
agnosticism is the way to go. We have to admit that it's only a
working hypothesis that supernatural beings don't exist. It's a
working hypothesis that's worked pretty well over the years.

And the atheism of the Young Hegelians (i.e., that ridding the world
of religion would improve it markedly) should be rejected. The old guy
thought that improving the world -- i.e., getting rid of capitalism
and the like -- would undermine the need for religion.
JD

On 5/30/05, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> Toronto Star - May 23, 2005
> 
> Just give me that old-time atheism!
> By Salman Rushdie

-- 
Jim Devine