Thanks for the post, Paul.
(snip)
>Yale law professor Stephen Carter calls this "the
>culture of disbelief," the oppressive
>assumption that no one of any learning or sophistication
>could possibly be a religious
>believer--and the social penalties meted out to those
>who nonetheless are.
>
>Any comments?
An interesting brain-fart; it contains two unwarranted,
interdependent assumptions:
1. Unsupported belief is not synonymous with stupidity.
2. Society shouldn't chastise stupidity.
>The article in it's entirety can be found at:
><http://www.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/1998/dom/980615/will_it_be_coffee.
html>
I think I'll pass.
>I personally found the article both refreshing, and depressing at the
>same time. The authors opinion that it is a virtue to have "faith" was
>depressing, but the fact that he felt he was in the minority was
>refreshing.
Someone should tell this "Yale law professor" to stick with the law and
leave philosophy to the grownups.
>Although, I can't say I agree with him on either account.
Same here. Consider him chastised for being stupid.
>-Paul Prestopnik
Dan