EO has a post today that at first glance looks like a simple rebuttal of Robert Reich's comments. Keep reading though, because he gets into some interesting stuff,
Historically speaking, this is a rather recent development. While there have always been people who deny the existence of a deity, it has not been a prominent view among intellectuals, much less a serious alternative to theism.What these cultures instinctively understood, and that we in turn have forgotten, is that atheism is a form of (self-imposed) intellectual dysfunction. People like Reich are suffering from an intellectual deficiency. His atheism has made him an intellectual gimp.Joe Carter then goes on to remind us that The Enlightenment was based on theistic underpinnings. "Progressives" often seem to take the view that serious science and religion are incompatible when they can, in fact, be highly complementary. Posted by jdmays at July 9, 2004 07:10 AM | TrackBack
It is sad that the enlightened left feel the people of faith are the threat to the world.
Posted by: Gunner at July 12, 2004 06:59 PM