Comments on: An Athiest Manifesto? http://thecompany.net/jason/posts/2007/an-athiest-manifesto/ We seem to be haunted by the randomness of life and alternate versions of reality. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:53:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: jason http://thecompany.net/jason/posts/2007/an-athiest-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-18392 jason Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:21:04 +0000 http://thecompany.net/jason/posts/2007/an-athiest-manifesto/#comment-18392 actually, in addition to the hitchens book, i also ordered <i>the god delusion</i> so i am excited to check that one out, as well. actually, in addition to the hitchens book, i also ordered the god delusion so i am excited to check that one out, as well.

]]> By: Molly http://thecompany.net/jason/posts/2007/an-athiest-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-18182 Molly Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:14:57 +0000 http://thecompany.net/jason/posts/2007/an-athiest-manifesto/#comment-18182 Have you read "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins? I FINALLY got it from the library yesterday. I'll let you know what I think when I'm a little further into it. As someone who was once in a fundamentalist "Christian" religion (i.e. being judgmental of others), I can see it from both sides. Once you are in a religion, it's tough to see outside of it. So I can see why it's tough to get people who are in it to STOP being judgmental of others or even to accept that their religion COULD be wrong. When I see documentaries like Jesus Camp and Jonestown, I feel sorry for the people who have been lured in. The kids crying during the services in Jesus Camp? That was me (minus the politics). I was lucky enough to get out. And I have to recommend Julia Sweeney's play/book/audio/(soon to be) film: Letting Go of God. It's a brilliant portrayal of discovering that god does not exist. I could really relate to her journey and found that there's a lot of good talking points when discussing Christianity with "believers". Have you read “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins? I FINALLY got it from the library yesterday. I’ll let you know what I think when I’m a little further into it.

As someone who was once in a fundamentalist “Christian” religion (i.e. being judgmental of others), I can see it from both sides. Once you are in a religion, it’s tough to see outside of it. So I can see why it’s tough to get people who are in it to STOP being judgmental of others or even to accept that their religion COULD be wrong.

When I see documentaries like Jesus Camp and Jonestown, I feel sorry for the people who have been lured in. The kids crying during the services in Jesus Camp? That was me (minus the politics). I was lucky enough to get out.

And I have to recommend Julia Sweeney’s play/book/audio/(soon to be) film: Letting Go of God. It’s a brilliant portrayal of discovering that god does not exist. I could really relate to her journey and found that there’s a lot of good talking points when discussing Christianity with “believers”.

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