Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘Atheists’

Are tolerance and certainty mutually exclusive?

Are tolerance and certainty mutually exclusive?

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Atheists are a bunch of intolerant bastards. Believe me: I hang out with a lot of them.

We’ll sit at the diner smoking cigarettes, looking effectual. You’d think we’re having conversations about humanistic reflections, seizing the immediacy of the moment, and the presence and power of life. You’d be wrong. Pretentiousness rules the day here. Given our narcissistic surety, it’s surprising we don’t order cabernet instead of coffee to wash down our plates of French fries. Granted, cigarettes and high-fat ..read more

That guy from ‘Sideways’ has a soul the size of a chickpea.

That guy from ‘Sideways’ has a soul the size of a chickpea.

[SP Exclusive: The Morning After]

Chew on that and these other tasty morsels from recent weeks.

Today’s headlines: soul surgery, atheists vs. God (again), the poison of religion, and the kosher Material Girl.

That guy from Sideways has a soul the size of a chickpea. I’m really digging the deep questions posed by Paul Giamatti’s new indie flick, Cold Souls. The premise in a nutshell: Giamatti plays himself, an actor struggling to nail a new role when he learns about an operation that ..read more