Dear ITT Ideologist: Law, Order and Angry Atheists

While the rest of the article is good, Mr. Karman’s statement that atheists are “mad at something that isn’t there” is trite and silly.  (I am assuming that, as the usage indicates, Mr. Karman actually means “angry” when he uses the word “mad”).  Atheists are not “mad” at god, intelligent religious zealots, or even honest church leaders. No, the angry atheists of which Mr. Karman refers are mad at those things that exist, like widespread ignorance, violent actions and loss of human opportunity that religion (which does exist) can spawn.

Posted by TeriSmith on Dec 27, 2009 at 8:39 AM

Karman,

What’s your beef with atheists?

God is a fantasy - but religion is very real and serves as a powerful force for reaction and repression in our society.

And atheists have a right to be hostile to organized religion.

Posted by Gregory A. Butler on Dec 29, 2009 at 5:36 PM

Your regrettably poor display of humor with respect to those who deny the obvious existence of a clockwork metaphysics reminds me of a joke encountered in my compulsive perusal of the internets:

Q: What do you get when you cross atheist with a Jehovah’s witness?

A: Someone who knocks on doors for no apparent reason.

P.S. Please remove any reference to my colleague from your argument for the defense, or I will be forced to cancel my subscription to ITT.  This will prove to be a problematic endeavor, since I would be required to initiate a subscription in order to cancel it.

Posted by Major Major on Jan 7, 2010 at 2:27 PM