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The New New Atheism
OpinionJournal.com ^ | July 16, 2007 | PETER BERKOWITZ

Posted on 07/15/2007 9:30:08 PM PDT by gpapa

Attacking "God" has become a lucrative book business. But there's not much substance behind the latest atheist tracts.

There is nothing new under the sun," proclaims the Book of Ecclesiastes. The rise of the new new atheism confirms this ancient biblical wisdom.

Of course the famous words of Ecclesiastes should not be taken in a slavishly literal sense, a technique that is all-too-common among those who think they can refute belief in God by showing that the Bible abounds in demonstrably false and self-contradictory statements.

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TOPICS: General Discusssion
KEYWORDS: atheism; berkowitz; bible; christianity; equality; faith; freedom; fundamentalist; genesis; god; hitchens; humanity; philosophy; politics; religion; scientism; secular; totalitarianism

1 posted on 07/15/2007 9:30:08 PM PDT by gpapa
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To: gpapa

This is an excellent article. Thank you for posting it.


2 posted on 07/15/2007 9:45:51 PM PDT by Mr. Know It All (Term Limits: Stop us before we vote again!)
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To: gpapa

Oh my! That is a great article.
Many thanks.


3 posted on 07/15/2007 9:55:37 PM PDT by Uriah_lost ("build bridges where you can - but draw lines where you must." -Fred D Thompson)
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To: gpapa

BTTT.


4 posted on 07/15/2007 10:19:14 PM PDT by TBP
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To: gpapa

ping for later


5 posted on 07/16/2007 7:16:00 AM PDT by FormerLib (Sacrificing our land and our blood cannot buy protection from jihad.-Bishop Artemije of Kosovo)
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To: FormerLib

Psalm 14

1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.


6 posted on 07/17/2007 1:11:33 PM PDT by Captain Marvell (Captain of the Thunder and the Lightning)
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