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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:00 AM

God enough

We should see the ceaseless creativity of nature as sacred, argues biologist Stuart Kauffman, despite what Richard Dawkins might say.

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  • Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:40 AM

    Regarding alleged anti-God hostility, as alleged here:

    "it's pretty laughable how absolutely hostile and up-in-arms atheists get when it is even suggested that a higher entity (hell, you don't even have to call it God if the word frightens you to death so much, jeez) may in fact exist. What's the matter, does it hurt your brain too much to allow that realm of thought to occupy your mental real estate?"

    I have three problems with alleged believers.

    1. One is their flaunting. They build those steeples and afix crosses to the top. And on Sunday mornings, they clang those damn bells. If they closeted their worship, I'd be okay with it.

    2. Is God Paris Hilton that he needs so much worship? And if his ego needs some much inflating, why is he worthy of worship?

    3. Believers complain when their belief is challenged, but Christian believers are instructed by God to embrace denigration and even death, if they're done for God. So, Spoodles should be thanking us, if he's a Christian operative.

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