Dom
2007-08-25 08:58:05
It seems that atheists need as much as anyone else to postulate the tenets of their faith: In the case of Mr Derbyshire, it seems to come down to “All religions are absurd, and therefore could not possibly be different in any meaningful way”.
In this case, the lack of specific knowledge about religions seems to be neatly sealed in a failure to recognize one’s hate of religions, with as much irrationality as they hold the believers to be guilty of in the pursuit of their faith.
The merit of Mr Spencer’s writings is to offer insight into religions, which is a rational pursuit, by a man of faith. This is a public service, I hope eventually as useful to Mr Derbyshire as anyone else.
