The Fool and the Heretic - another book that may spark interest

[swamidass (S. Joshua Swamidass)]

@DaleCutler this is really rude. It does not help to treat atheists this way. What do you think you are accomplishing? Or do you intend to burn bridges?

[Patrick]

@DaleCutler

Of course it does, to you – your worldview and confirmation bias rather demand it. But if you could get out of that for a minute, though – I’m sure I’m saying this awkwardly – and see that being free is not taking the goldfish and putting it on the floor so that it does not have its glass and water constraints. Rather, being free is being adopted back into the proper Father/child relationship by the Creator of the universe.

What is this PROPER Father/child relationship? Christopher Hitchen was right - religion poisons everything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQorzOS-F6w

[swamidass (S. Joshua Swamidass)]

@Patrick

Hey, Hey, Hey What is this PROPER Father/child relationship? Christopher Hitchen was right - religion poisons everything.

No he isn’t right.

I didn’t like behaivior for religious reasons. Some types of religious pollute, and others redeem.

[Patrick]

@swamidass

Some types of religious pollute, and others redeem.

Redeem those who don’t want to be redeemed?

[swamidass (S. Joshua Swamidass)]

You should know by now that is not what I meant.

[nwrickert (Neil Rickert)]

@swamidass

What do you think you are accomplishing?

Well, he is giving the atheists a whole pile of foolishness to laugh at.

[John_Harshman]

@DaleCutler

I’m sure I’m saying this awkwardly

More incomprehensibly than anything. Perhaps you could try actually saying what you mean, clearly and without the condescension.