http://apdraper2000.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] apdraper2000.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] nameandnature 2009-02-25 03:54 am (UTC)

I'm not done with it because I think that a lot of Christians (especially evangelicals) need permission to disbelieve, and I wish I'd had permission earlier, and there's this Golden Rule thing, so...

Ha ha, that's awesome. Very well said, sir.

And it IS fun to debate.

Those are two very good reasons. I withdraw my objection.

In any case, there's a symbiosis going on here. When I was in high school I thought Camus was pretty cool, and probably aspired to being an existentialist. When I went back to Camus for reinforcements against evangelicalism, I couldn't help but notice that he was hammering out his philosophy in a more or less constant dialogue with Christianity. This had the undesired effect of making the religion look better. Call it the "worthy opponent" syndrome.

So, may you hold on to your coolness, and may we hold on to you.



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