Sebastian posted an interesting comment about my recent atheism post - and brings in Richard Dawkins into the discussion (Sebastian has his own cool blog here). As Sebastian points out, right now Dawkins is, for better or worse, probably the most high profile atheist out there. Unfortunately, he tends towards the annoyingly evangelical side of things.
I actually wonder why Dawkins is even bothering. The UK is one of the more secular places on the planet, and I have a hard time imagining that atheists are as truly disadvantaged as say, vegetarians, dyslexics, coal miners or recent immigrants from South Asia. I can't say that I really feel the need for either a support group or a political lobby, but whatever.
Oddly enough, I really did not intend to kick off such a long thread about atheism when I first commented on non-believing London buses. I've really enjoyed putting my thoughts down on this topic as it tends to clarify and distill my own flightly feelings, but I swear I am not picking arguments for the sheer joy of it.
When I get through a few other things I'll try to circle back and comment more on Dawkins. He is an interesting character and I should read his book. I also think Obama and his understanding of faith is quite interesting as well - but I need to finish his books first.
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