tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213762.post4053878728815437606..comments2007-02-13T09:59:12.347-05:00Patrick Poolenoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213762.post-77125325418539218432007-02-13T10:23:00.000-05:002007-02-13T10:23:00.000-05:00Sorry, recyclist. When divorcing faith from reason, as you recommend, the result is the loss of identity. When rationalists discover this, they promptly resort to pure irrationality (as they have done since the time of the Renaissance), asserting that there is no way to know ultimate truth. Thanks, but I'll stick with the Christian faith/reason synthesis over the rationalist retreat into irrationality any day of the week.Patrick Poolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151802677340774502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213762.post-89119314265879738972007-02-10T13:10:00.000-05:002007-02-10T13:10:00.000-05:00I'm surprised that you don't agree with Weinberg's criticism of Dawkins' book, or did you not read to the end of the review? As for "The God Delusion" itself, surely it does the religious a great favour. It lucidly strips away every false crutch to belief until faith must stand alone. I was under the impression that irrational belief was considered a virtue, and now you have it. There are no gaps in which to hide!<BR/><BR/>Recycle - it's good for you!recyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189699619385027990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213762.post-87434769543297610462007-01-21T10:16:00.000-05:002007-01-21T10:16:00.000-05:00Redkittyred,<br /><br />Europe's birth rate is below the replacement rate and the median age is rising rapidly; immigration is the only thing keeping Western Europe alive - a problem we don't quite yet have here in America. Yes, Europe as we know it is literally dying. And with atheistically-insired abortion, euthanasia, warfare and genocide (anyone remember WWI and WWII?), secularism is eating its own.Patrick Poolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151802677340774502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213762.post-48689693369750912962007-01-20T22:44:00.000-05:002007-01-20T22:44:00.000-05:00There's lots more where that came from at chesterton.org, the homepage of the American Chesterton Society. Stop by, too, and say hello at gilbertmagazine.com and take a look at the many magazine articles on G.K. Chesterton posted at the site. And if you're ever stumped over a quote attributed to Chesterton, just ask the Quotemeister. He's always happy to help.Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16905841559234909838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213762.post-13783137172953515172007-01-20T02:27:00.000-05:002007-01-20T02:27:00.000-05:00<b>The simple fact is, however, that both atheism and the Europe “inspired” by it are dying a rapid death.</b><br /><br />Is this a literal or allegorical statement? What are the substantiating facts substantiating that Europe dying a rapid death?<br /> <br />Monetarily? The Euro is worth more than our dollar. <br />Spiritually? Vatican City is still in Europe. Europe exceeds in the number of recognized religious holidays.<br />Church attendance? (comparing only with Italy and Ireland which share a 6% atheist per capita rate with the US.)<br />http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/rel_chu_att-religion-church-attendance<br />Charity? <br />http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_eco_aid_don_percap-economic-aid-donor-per-capitaredkittyredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193672130843335441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213762.post-40923857746738951892007-01-19T11:29:00.000-05:002007-01-19T11:29:00.000-05:00Zing!<br /><br />Rocks+time+chance = an intellect the atheist can call completely trustworthy?<br /><br />And they call us myth-makers.<br /><br />Good post.<br /><br /><a href="http://evaneco.com">db</a>The Evangelical Ecologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17417747265009712237noreply@blogger.com