tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191778505959502350.post8519209890437350689..comments2023-07-23T07:53:17.326-04:00Comments on Baruch's Thoughts: From the Comment Box: Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz and AtheismBaruch Peltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178212221463356386noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191778505959502350.post-50430108496833020572010-11-09T19:23:29.692-05:002010-11-09T19:23:29.692-05:00Baruch, I read it differently than you. You seem t...Baruch, I read it differently than you. You seem to think he is saying that Atheism is animalistic. He is not, he is just saying the claim that it is more reasonable than religion is ridiculous for very intelligent people have said atheism is unreasonable. <br /><br />His point is to show that atheism proclaiming itself to be more reasonable is worthless. He brought up te intelligent people who think it is animalistic to show that there are intelligent people who think atheism is wrong so how can atheists claim they are superior.E-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327848648278849664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191778505959502350.post-9519540536668180032010-11-09T18:53:35.327-05:002010-11-09T18:53:35.327-05:00You're being too defensive. The comparison was...You're being too defensive. The comparison was made to create the grounds for a p'shara - "ok, a lot of smart people think religion is animalistic, a lot of other smart people think atheism is animalistic, clearly it doesn't help to make these kinds of proclamations." He probably does think exactly that - but his point is that to start a conversation on that basis is possibly the least effective thing anyone could do.Daniel Rogoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191778505959502350.post-28615121728976551692010-11-09T18:01:45.372-05:002010-11-09T18:01:45.372-05:00Interesting. At the time of the original post I re...Interesting. At the time of the original post I really wasnt sure what your beef was with Rabbi Steinzaltz's post. I wasnt getting the impression that he was giving greater priority to the religious side - I actually understood him to be bashing both sides as equally lacking in reason and sanity and full of much self-aggrandizing. It was actually ironic to see a believer put down "self-proclaimed righteousness".ChayNobodynoreply@blogger.com