tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830797494887990421.post4433086443416040346..comments2023-04-01T12:01:57.879-07:00Comments on The Pro-nuclear Birder: Marilynne Robinson Thinks You're an IdiotThomas Geza Mikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557585769368336302noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830797494887990421.post-78834409114434237312011-04-25T13:19:25.076-07:002011-04-25T13:19:25.076-07:00This is the same "anonymous" as above. ...This is the same "anonymous" as above. Did you even notice that this book is a compilation of a series of lectures Robinson gave?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830797494887990421.post-46099199978169291462011-04-25T12:22:59.352-07:002011-04-25T12:22:59.352-07:00Maybe you suspect that you are less knowledgeable ...Maybe you suspect that you are less knowledgeable than you would like to think you are and reading Marilynne Robinson provided evidence that supports your suspicion<br /><br />Marilynne Robinson can't be read without a dictionary close by. I don't attack her for it, I just start looking up words. To suggest that she does this to impress anyone or to accuse her of using lingo is nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830797494887990421.post-33273055230376165592010-07-26T11:57:41.863-07:002010-07-26T11:57:41.863-07:00The reason that Stenger, Dawkins, and Hitchens pis...The reason that Stenger, Dawkins, and Hitchens piss off religious folks is that they pose the ultimate uncomfortable question: If God hasn't shown his presence in a long time (only fundamentalists of any stripe still believe that he personally intervenes in events), and he's just this benevolent dude who nods sympathetically, while listening to our thoughts, and wishing us well, then what use is he?<br /><br />As someone said recently, “To pay homage to beauty is to admire Nature; to admire Nature is to worship God” and to loosely quote Alexander Dumas, "God is everywhere". The common misconception is that God is the old man in a toga with a beard nodding his head to our wants and wishes.<br /><br />God is an issue of faith, not religion and while the RIGHT might be religious, I have never known more faithless people in my whole existence. Albert Einstein said "...science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind."<br /><br />As for this crazy author; well I think that she was sparking a discussion among intelligent peoples if they would buy her book. You have in fact saved me $25 and as a friend, I thank you.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02620746106016648298noreply@blogger.com