He called himself a 'Radical Atheist' not because he believed that God did not exist, but because he was CONVINCED that he didn't. So, when people ask me what I 'believe' I tend to shun that word in favour of Adams'. He was also a good friend of Richard Dawkins - he read at Adams' secular funeral - and a deep thinker with regards to the godless universe.
His book the Salmon of Doubt (published posthumously) features many interesting articles on Atheism, including an interview with American Atheists, a fascinating lecture about the 'four ages of sand', and nuggets on evolution. I urge you to get a copy if you're interested in this field.
2007-10-01 22:44:34 · 5 answers · asked by Golgi Apparatus 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yep, I knew about Douglas Adams. I like how he just boldly took the "strong atheism" (assertive disbelief) over "weak atheism" (declared lack belief) position, as the two are often called. A strong-atheist friend of mine always brings up Russel's celestial teapot analogy, but just to say "Yeah, you can say we don't know for sure whether the teapots there, but I sure as hell don't believe it!"
2007-10-01 22:48:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What an fool, almost you simply desire to persecute anybody so you may have invented a situation that, very hardly ever if ever in any respect, truthfully occurs. It's a ways much more likely for a so known as Christian like your self to assault an atheist or someone else that disagrees with you. I guess you are a kind of Westboro idiots waving the 'God hates fags' banners. If God hated someone does he now not have the vigor to intrude? The bible claims God is aware of you from the time you're 'knitted in combination on your moms womb', if he is aware of at that level that they will be homosexual or atheist why does he now not do whatever at that level? Could or not it's that he is now not all-powerful and all understanding or does he simply now not exist? By the way in which, Americas founding fathers had been Secularists. Learn your historical past.
2016-09-05 14:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The babel fish was a pretty big hint.
2007-10-02 01:16:14 · answer #3 · answered by J K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is not the son of God but son of the devil.
jtm
2007-10-01 22:56:59 · answer #4 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Okay. Thanks for the info!
2007-10-01 22:47:21 · answer #5 · answered by iColorz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋