Daniel Dennett: New Atheism has changed the face of America

[cbayer]

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/08/daniel-dennett-new-atheism-has-changed-the-face-of-america/

By Eric W. Dolan
Monday, July 8, 2013 17:26 EDT



The movement known as New Atheism has changed the political landscape of the United States, according to philosopher and prominent non-believer Daniel Dennett.

Atheism isn’t a particularly new idea. The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus long ago suggested it would be best to ignore all the various gods and goddesses, since the universe was nothing but atoms and void.

But the intrusion of religion into the political sphere in the United States helped launch New Atheism, Dennett told Andrew Brown of the Guardian.

“It was important to turn the tide,” he continued. “And I think we’ve done that. I’m really very proud to say that New Atheism has changed the face of America as far as expression of religious belief or disbelief.”

more at link

[longship]

1. Link?

[LostOne4Ever]

2. I think its this one

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/08/daniel-dennett-new-atheism-has-changed-the-face-of-america/

[longship]

3. I would prefer it be in OP. hopefully my good friend cbayer will correct her post. nt

[LostOne4Ever]

4. Sorry

Did not mean to be rude. I thought I could just provide the link in the mean time >.<

[longship]

5. I apologize. Didn't mean to be snarky.

But cbayer knows I am a huge Dennett fan, and I was hoping for her response.

My bad. I will push my throughput limits to view the video. As an iPhone only user, I hate RawStory which, unlike DU, taxes my throughput.

Best regards, and thank you.

[cbayer]

8. Sorry about that. I put the link in the OP.

I hope you will able to view the video at some point.

[cbayer]

7. Thanks for that - will put in OP.

[rug]

6. Video (5:07)

#at=288

[okasha]

9. So comforting to know that the Religious Right can barely raise its head

now that the New Atheists have done. . . something or other.

Oh, wait. . . .

[trotsky]

10. LOL, yeah, if Dennett had claimed anything like that, it would be really funny, 'kash!

But he didn't.

“The numbers are growing,” Dennett said. “What we gave them was permission to declare their lack of interest in religion, which is something that people where rather afraid to do before we wrote our books.”