::Atheism:: Short & Sweet

Atheist QotD gets fed to my iGoogle page, and although sometimes the daily selections are less than "gems", today's is short, sweet, yet says so much:

"What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof."

-Christopher Hitchens

Sometimes I can't find just the "right" way of expressing this sentiment, so I compensate by writing (or saying) volumes. All I really needed were eleven words. :)

Tags: atheism
Mood: pleased

::Atheism:: Hellooooo next batch of morons.

[Reposted from an entry in LJ, dated 1/27/09] Why is this CNN's "most popular" story of the day? What is it about certain segments of the population and their perpetual death wish? Are the slow (but actually real) threats of pollution, climate change, overpopulation and economic ruin not exciting enough for ya? Is this really going to be taking up the public consciousness for the next four years? And when absolutely nothing happens (aside from the usual variety of tragedies & atrocities we see every year), what is the next Date-O-Doom on the horizon? A much more interesting read is this secularist's take on the Holocaust vis a vis the Pope's latest blunder, and the folly in using magical reasoning with respect to history. Among other things. I need to remember to read it again when I get home, as lunch was wrapping up & I kind of rushed through. The article hit on a couple of ideas that I'd not considered (or heard mentioned) before; a revisit will aid my ponderings. Tags: atheism, news Mood: cranky