Ok. Not really. But it’s a catchy title, don’t you think? I have to admit, though, I had a small moment of panic when I checked Pharyngula today. Front and center is an entry entitled A Lesson in Atheist Philosophy. After my insistence that Atheism is Not a Philosophy, I had a momentary image of me and PZ stripping off the gloves and going at it old school… that is, with a cup of Starbucks coffee, a table stacked with books we haven’t read, and a fresh glow after receiving an A on our first Intro to Philosophy class. That, after all, is where the best philosophy debates occur, right?
Anyway, I ain’t skeered of a fight with a heavyweight, but it looks like I’ll be spared in this instance. The “atheist philosophy” in question was supplied by one of his readers, the intrepid and resourceful Nancy Greenwood, of the Great White North. According to her, atheist philosophy consists of at least these tenets:
- Atheists claim to be god.
- Atheists have been hurt, so they can’t understand suffering.
- Atheists want god like a thief wants the police.
- Atheists forget that everything was created.
- Atheists don’t want god to exist.
Well… slap me in the face and call me Betsy, but I must not have gotten my Atheist Handbook and Membership Badge.
Anyway, folks over at Pharyngula are properly slapping this woman in the brain box, and you should give it a look. I just wanted to highlight some of the absurd things theists believe about atheists, since I seem to be on that kind of theme for the last few entries.
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