Are you a believer?

[gricerboy]

As a spriritually aware agnostic, I find today's climate in which strident atheism seems to dominate the airwaves more than a little depressing. If you are a committed believer, I think you'd probably not have a problem with this as you have your faith for comfort. If you are like me, and I suspect I'm in the majority, and don't believe in anything per se but just hope that there is something after we've popped our clogs then I think you'd probably share my view.

By the way, when I say believr I mean belief in God, afterlife or anything supernatural.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Andyw is my saviour.

[Mich the Tester]

Yep, we really need an 'Andyw is the messiah' option here.

Anyway, I is an ayfeist innit.

But I'm not sure what you mean by 'strident atheism dominating the airwaves'. I think there's still a fair bit of religion on telly and radio; not that I would want that to be taken away, as religious people have as much right to enjoy the broadcast media as anyone else.

[TimberWolf]

[gricerboy]

not that I would want that to be taken away, as religious people have as much right to enjoy the broadcast media as anyone else.

Then you're not a strident atheist of the same ilk as Dawkins, Fry, Tatchell et al

[shaunbhoy]

Then you're not a strident atheist of the same ilk as Dawkins, Fry, Tatchell et al

I take real comfort in my belief that there are no areas in which I share an ilk with Tatchell!!

[Mich the Tester]

Then you're not a strident atheist of the same ilk as Dawkins, Fry, Tatchell et al

No I am not, but isn't it an exagerration to say they're 'dominating the airwaves'?

I would say that I am as certain in my atheism as Dawkins; that is, on a scale of 1 to 100, about 99.9 (recurring). I don't have any wish to force this on others though.

[TimberWolf]

I don't believe in atheism or religion.

[gricerboy]

No I am not, but isn't it an exagerration to say they're 'dominating the airwaves'?

I would say that I am as certain in my atheism as Dawkins; that is, on a scale of 1 to 100, about 99.9 (recurring). I don't have any wish to force this on others though.

They were all over the airwaves like a rash in the run up to the Pope's visit. Dawkins excepted, oddly enough.

[Mich the Tester]

I don't believe in atheism or religion.

I don't believe in atheism either. Atheism is not about believing in something, even in science; at its best it's about constructive disbelief.