Wednesday, 13th of June, 2007

In the Guardian’s “Comment Is Free” section, which I off-handedly slagged off (kinda) in the previous post, AC Grayling has some on-the-money comments about the incredible fuss that some half-dozen or so books on atheism have stirred up in the last year or so — essentially pointing out that there are hundreds (at least) of religious books published every year, and isn’t it funny how terribly insecure those poor religious folks must be that they get so het up about a few books advocating for the Case Against.

In a way I’m more intrigued by the agnostic and even atheistic folks who think the strident atheists ought to be quiet and not rock the boat. On a similar tack, here’s Jeffrey Shallit on the cliché of the militant atheist — a convenient and inappropriate bit of framing, that one. Fundamentalist Christians and Moslems (and indeed Jews) could easily be described as militant. Most atheists, even the most strident, are as un-militant as they come.

One Response to “AC Grayling OTM”

1. Benj says:
   June 15th, 2007 at 12:27 pm

   A militant atheist would say that wouldn’t he ;-P