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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 12:00 AM

The joys of life without God

Skeptics Society founder Michael Shermer explains why Darwin matters, how believing in God is the same as believing in astrology, and why it doesn't take divine faith to experience something bigger than ourselves.
By Kevin Berger

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  • Wednesday, August 23, 2006 09:45 AM

    What about the noble lie?

    Why can't Jesus have lied that he was God in order to inspire people to do "good" things? That doesn't make him a "fiendish bastard"; he could still be a "good man", and a "great teacher", just like us normal humans who do lie, and on occasion inspire others to greatness, sometimes because of a great lie.

    Still feels like a false trilemma to me.

    Kudos to Kaliston and Ceej, BTW. Amazing posts.

    —creepo Read creepo's other letters

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