Re: [asa] "As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God"

I don't think that's 'the same thing' that was said in this article. And I
think Christians, atheists, and others are all in favor of 'taking a stand
for education and believe that no one should be taught info.' Alas, what
constitutes false varies with the viewpoint.

And what's positive in an atheist worldview? What's a great potential in
anything more than a very subjective sense? I think a consistent atheism in
the NA sense doesn't avail itself to many positive messages.

On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 11:23 PM, Dehler, Bernie <bernie.dehler@intel.com>wrote:

> An atheist friend of mine said the same thing- that Christianity could be
> good for some people, weak-minded people, like prison inmates. I don't get
> it. If I were an atheist, I'd take a stand for education and believe that
> no one should be taught false info. Maybe the problem with the atheist is
> that they don't have a positive narrative to offer, so rather than offer a
> negative atheist viewpoint they prefer a false positive-Christian
> viewpoint. If I were an atheist, I'd tell them to focus on a positive
> atheist message- like developing a positive secular humanist outlook...
> thinking about the great potentials that humans could achieve.
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> …Bernie
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> Yes, that was an excellent article. And for me, this is the type of thing
> that is far better evidence for the existence of God than any of the popular
> science or philosophy arguments.
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> -Mike
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> *Subject:* [asa] "As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God"
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> Here's a great article on how the gospel changes people and societies.
> This flies in the face of charges from Dawkins and other so-called New
> Atheists. The replies to the article at the bottom are interesting, too.
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> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/matthew_parris/article5400568.ece
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