Hi everyone,
I’ve been asked to contribute sometimes to the Ebay Atheist blog. I’m going to try to have it on Mondays, but due to a technical hiccup, I’m just posting now.
I think it’s a good idea to keep the Ebay Atheist blog and discussion going. So we’ll be doing that.
SIAMANG.
We’ll start with something off-topic, because it’s timely….
October 30th 1938, Grover’s Mill, New Jersey was invaded by creatures from Mars. It was all a prank, of course. Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater broadcast a radio drama that was so realistic that it convinced many Americans that there was indeed an invasion from outer space.
It was based on H.G. Wells classic novel “The War of the Worlds” and there is no need to recount the plot, as it’s probably the most classic plot in all science fiction.
Well, since it’s Halloween, I’m in the mood for a little spooky fun. Here’s the radio broadcast. Turn the lights down low, snuggle up in a blanket and give it a creepy listen.
We’ll close with Welles’ immortal words:
Posted in A Cacophony of Posts, Siamang | 5 Comments »“So goodbye everybody, and remember please, for the next day or so, the terrible lesson you learned tonight. That grinning, glowing, globular invader of your living room is an inhabitant of the pumpkin patch, and if your doorbell rings and nobody’s there, that was no Martian… it’s Halloween.”
The following three-part radio series will air on BBC radio 4 at 9 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. GMT (i.e. 4 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EST) on Tuesdays beginning October 31:
Humphrys in Search of God
John Humphrys as you’ve never heard him before - talking with religious leaders about his unfulfilled desire to believe in God.
How is faith possible in a world of suffering, much of it arguably caused by religion or religious extremism and to which God seems to turn a blind eye? Is there a place for religion in an age dominated by science?
His guests are the Rt Rev Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury; Professor Tariq Ramadan, Muslim academic and author; and Sir Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi.
You can listen live over the Internet via the BBC radio 4 homepage. The series may also be available for listening later - many of their programs are.
Posted in A Cacophony of Posts, Ir (Helen) | No Comments »Earlier this month, Helen posted a link to The Backyard Missionary. It is a Christian blog, but when the owner, Hamo, went on vacation for two weeks, he left it under the watchful care of Grendel, an atheist.
Just before Grendel’s stint ended, he was asked, “So, if Atheists don’t believe in God, what do they believe in?” and this is his reply.
He starts off by saying
I’m willing to answer this question, as I have already commented on the understanding that the response refers to what I believe and isn’t an attempt to gather atheists within a broader church (too good to pass up, that one!).
That piqued my interest because, as a Christian, I had assumed all atheists held basically the same world view. But apparently that isn’t the case.
How does your world view compare to his?
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