Apparently, arch atheist, A.J. Ayer saw the light, or at least some kind of light:
http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/an-atheist-meets-the-masters-of-the-universe.php. According to the article, he was a typical, mean spirited, crabby, garden variety dick up until that point. You know, like most atheists. I much prefer the hopeful types exiting the 10AM mass on Sundays. Sure, they are grappling with matters of faith before shutting off further internal debate unless it gets too messy in favor of where to go for barbecue but they're always more pleasant than the beetle browed scolds that scoff at anyone not driving a Prius. Kind of like my next door neighbors that own not one, but two Priuses (Prii?) after their rabbi called for those of his reform congregation to get rid of the evil SUVs and other vestiges of a non-green existence. Apparently, I'm told that most reform Jews are secular in matters of traditional faith but have gone in whole hog in terms of adherence to their new mantra of environmentalism. This has been going on for some time now and it's by now means limited to Jews--hell, most of the Euros are full blown followers of the new religion. Wonder if they'll see a light when the end comes? Or, maybe they'll instead just smell some compost.
http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/an-atheist-meets-the-masters-of-the-universe.php. According to the article, he was a typical, mean spirited, crabby, garden variety dick up until that point. You know, like most atheists. I much prefer the hopeful types exiting the 10AM mass on Sundays. Sure, they are grappling with matters of faith before shutting off further internal debate unless it gets too messy in favor of where to go for barbecue but they're always more pleasant than the beetle browed scolds that scoff at anyone not driving a Prius. Kind of like my next door neighbors that own not one, but two Priuses (Prii?) after their rabbi called for those of his reform congregation to get rid of the evil SUVs and other vestiges of a non-green existence. Apparently, I'm told that most reform Jews are secular in matters of traditional faith but have gone in whole hog in terms of adherence to their new mantra of environmentalism. This has been going on for some time now and it's by now means limited to Jews--hell, most of the Euros are full blown followers of the new religion. Wonder if they'll see a light when the end comes? Or, maybe they'll instead just smell some compost.
It's the great mystery, isn't it?
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