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McAtheism and the McChurch

Atheist philosopher Quentin Smith once complained:

If each naturalist who does not specialize in the philosophy of religion (i.e., over ninety-nine percent of naturalists) were locked in a room with theists who do specialize in the philosophy of religion, and if the ensuing debates were refereed by a naturalist who had a specialization in the philosophy of religion, the naturalist referee could at most hope the outcome would be that “no definite conclusion can be drawn regarding the rationality of faith,” although I expect the most probable outcome is that the naturalist, wanting to be a fair and objective referee, would have to conclude that the theists definitely had the upper hand in every single argument or debate.

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Where There is No Vision, the People Tweet

Winston Churchill was once asked how long he spent preparing his speeches. Adapting Mark Twain, he replied “If you want me to deliver a two minute speech, I should like a fortnight to prepare; if you would like me to speak for two hours, I am ready to begin right now!” This leaves us wondering how long Winston would have spent preparing 140 characters for a world-wide audience.

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