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