tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385543751878406713.post2768096740251305085..comments2024-02-26T21:31:18.490-05:00Comments on The Wrong Monkey: Atheists Need To Stand Up To New AtheistsSteven Bollingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03215202747829300924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385543751878406713.post-20582868200128863752015-05-29T14:46:10.295-04:002015-05-29T14:46:10.295-04:00When I first learned, around about 2010, that ther...When I first learned, around about 2010, that there was a group called the New Atheists, at first I assumed I was one, especially as I had read and admired Dawkins' work in biology. As I got to know them, I noticed more and more dissimilarities.Steven Bollingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215202747829300924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385543751878406713.post-78207282700773133722015-05-29T14:32:01.922-04:002015-05-29T14:32:01.922-04:00I admit that I have my moments of anger and contem...I admit that I have my moments of anger and contempt. But I think there's a difference, for instance, between my anger at Islamophobia, and Islamophobia. A greater difference than that between the Islamophobia expressed by Harris and many of his fans, and that expressed by some traditionalist right-wing Christians.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. You have a good blog there.Steven Bollingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215202747829300924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385543751878406713.post-36346335672919366052015-05-29T13:24:01.665-04:002015-05-29T13:24:01.665-04:00"I worry that because New Atheism was born in..."I worry that because New Atheism was born in battle it has developed a battle-field mentality of righteous anger for its cause and contempt for all who refuse to join it."<br /><br />Your call to arms doesn't seem very different.<br /><br />http://www.philosophersbeard.org/2014/04/why-i-am-not-atheist.htmlThomas R. Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009016049947278898noreply@blogger.com