Comments on: “Relusional” Christian Reads Atheist’s Book

By: winstoninabox

winstoninabox — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:05:15 +0000

And a little investigation did find this:
http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,981412,00.html

Ugh. I’d have to agree with Chris Mooney:
http://www.csicop.org/doubtandabout/brights/
“Bright” is just a poor choice of word. Better luck with the re-rebranding.

By: winstoninabox

winstoninabox — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:23:33 +0000

I don’t recall in the book Mr Dawkins suggesting that athiests refer to themselves as ‘Brights’. I do recall him writing about the, “‘The-Brights.net’ (an American initiative to rebrand atheists as ‘Brights’ in the same way as homosexuals successfully rebranded themselves as ‘gays’” (Page 380 Paperback Edition Black Swan 2007). Of course you could be talking about some other book, interview or something.

By: warren

warren — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:59:38 +0000

There’s something SO ugly about the way athiests think they’re just so much smarter than everyone else. Vaulting ambition that o’er leaps itself.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:12:39 +0000

Yes, Mine certainly was and I agree that Richard’s probably was not.

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Kaite — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:01:50 +0000

‘Relusion’ – finally, something even more toe-curling than Dawkins suggesting that all we atheists refer to ourselves as ‘Brights’. Unfortunately I suspect your tongue was at least partly in cheek, and his was not…