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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Myth 1: Atheists Are Smarter

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BY Legionary Father Thomas D. Williams

It is a common myth of our day, not surprisingly propagated by atheists, that religious believers are undereducated folk who have abandoned the use of reason in favor of blind faith.

So in his book Letter to a Christian Nation, Sam Harris writes that because of the religious belief of its citizens, the United States appears to the rest of the world “like a lumbering, bellicose, dim-witted giant.”

It is not surprising, in fact, that two of the most prominent neo-atheistic authors, Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, are British, representing an island known in our day for its religious indifference.

I have lived in Europe for 17 years, and there is no question that Americans’ unapologetic religiosity makes Europeans uncomfortable.

Yet many eminent thinkers throughout our history, such as Alexis de Tocqueville, have interpreted religious conviction to be America’s greatest strength.

To read more, go to National Catholic Register .


3 comments:

Anonymous said...

There is certainly an arguement to be made for those that abandon the use of reason in favor of blind faith. It's hard to trust someone when they are trying to combine education and intelligence with religion.

Bob Ellis said...

So you're saying religion can't be correct, Anonymous?

Anonymous said...

Bob Ellis, religion can be correct, but all of the parts that are true and correct are based on human knowledge and experience.

 
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