Who's your favorite Jewish Atheist? Or is it Atheist Jew? This should be fun and interesting. Decide from the list below or come up with other answers.
Woody Allen
Howard Stern
Karl Marx
Barry Manilow
Rodney Dangerfield
Billy Joel
Isaac Asimov
Teller (of Penn & Teller)
Sigmund Freud
Carl Sagan
Irving Berlin
Seth Green
2007-08-02 10:19:01 · 16 answers · asked by ? 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Carl Sagan. He is the freaking man.
2007-08-02 10:21:30 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
On your list, Carl Sagan. I also admire Baruch Spinoza. The consequences of Spinoza's system also envisage a God that does not rule over the universe by providence, but a God which itself is part of the deterministic system of which everything in nature is a part. Thus, God is the natural world and has no personality. This is categorized as neutral monism, but is equivalent to atheism as what he believes in is nature, which is not a creator god or a personal involved god.
atheist
2007-08-02 10:27:26 · answer #2 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, can't come up with just one. It's a tie between:
Isaac Asimov (outstanding scientist and writer)
Carl Sagan (another great scientist and writer)
Irving Berlin (gotta love those tunes)
2007-08-02 11:10:47 · answer #3 · answered by Mark S, JPAA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Woody Allen
2007-08-02 10:21:58 · answer #4 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Norman Finkelstein
2007-08-02 11:05:51 · answer #5 · answered by skepsis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dang, that's a good list. I'm stuck between Teller and Carl Sagan.
But howcum you don't have Albert Einstein (probably more agnostic, or theist, admittedly), or Jon Stewart on there?
2007-08-02 10:23:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's an impressive list, but I'd have to go with Carl Sagan.
2007-08-02 12:02:00 · answer #7 · answered by Let Me Think 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You listed Teller but left out my actual favorite, Penn Gillette, also of Penn and Teller!
2007-08-02 11:19:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid I have to officially say my wife. But of your list - I LOVED Carl Sagan.
I think I might want to add Isiah Berlin to it. I'll see if I can think of any more.
EDIT
Stephen Jay Gould
György Lukács
Rosa Luxemburg
2007-08-02 10:29:20 · answer #9 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My first thought was Elie Wiesel, but after looking at your list I guess I have to go with Asimov.
2007-08-02 10:23:03 · answer #10 · answered by JimPettis 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋