[lbo-talk] Max Horkheimer on Theism and Atheism

[Robert Wrubel]

I dont get it, Doug.  I was just thinking how well
that quote fits certain contemporaries, like
Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris. Intellectuals
generally tend to be atheists (if asked), and they
also tend to have very subtle, complex (ultimately
passive) attitudes toward power. By intellectuals, I
guess I mean mainly academic ones.

--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


> 
> On Jul 8, 2007, at 12:09 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi quoted
> Max Horkheimer:
> 
> > The meanings of the two concepts do
> > not remain unaffected by history
> 
> Indeed. Because there's no way this could apply to
> the United States:
> 
> > Nowadays atheism is in fact the attitude of those
> who follow
> > whatever power happens to be dominant...
> 
> Come to think of it, this quote is pretty funny
> coming from someone  
> who's constantly apologizing for a state in which
> religious power  
> isn't merely dominant, but is the law itself.
> 
> Doug
> 
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