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Originally Posted by peter12
I actually really like Hitchens and Harris and I get really frustrated when people talk about these three men (or four, if you count Dennett) as if they are part of a triumivirate of ultimate aweseom atheists. These guys are without a doubt incredibly diverse and share almost entirely different beliefs. Harris is an Eastern mystic, for crying out loud!
I categorize militant in liberal terms. That is, someone who is willing to use or take over the institutions of the state for their own use, without the needed democratic component. Now are religious people like that? Of course, probably more so, but you can't deny that this certain faction exists within the "atheist camp."
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Ok I see your POV peter. A stretch maybe...but a good POV. Lets take this to the next logical step(s). A sect of Christians or other type of religion take over a government...we get a theocracy. Worst case Afghanistan style, best case...Catholicism? Atheists take over and we get more funding for science and a curriculum that doesnt include God(s)? The issue I have with your comment is hilited in blue....I just dont see an atheist group out there whos trying to take over any institution or state for their own use without the use of democracy.