Religion & Law

Uhhh ...

By John Pieret

Jerry Coyne on the New Yorker piece by James Wood ? "God in the Quad":

[Quoting Wood] What is most repellent about the new atheism is its intolerant certainty; it is always noon in Dawkins's world, and the sun of science and liberal positivism is shining brassily, casting no shadow. [End quote]

Well, what are some examples of the "intolerant certainty"? (Wood gives none.)

I'm so sorry, Baby Bear. All we've got here are hordes of triumphal atheists who think the whole enterprise of religion is hairy effin' bollocks, and we aren't at all sad about our loss of faith, a loss that we've found liberating and joyous. The Goldilocks of the 21st century are going to eat all your porridge, romp on your furniture, and turn all three of you out of the house to live in a nice wildlife preserve, where you belong. Won't that be lovely? Try not to eat each other, but don't expect the humans to think you are members of modern civilization.

Full post as published by Thoughts in a Haystack on August 28, 2009 (boomark / email).