sermon: theists and atheists

[cellio]

dmnsqrl linked to this sermon from a UU minister about what theists and atheists can learn from each other. I found it an interesting read.

Excerpt:

Last year I heard this riddle: Why do so many UU’s go to divinity school? Because they can’t talk about God in church.

I think this is unfortunate, because theists and atheists experience life differently, and learn some very different lessons from their experiences. Probably any particular bit of wisdom can be learned on either path, but some bits are easier to learn on one path than the other. Which is why I think that theists and atheists could teach each other a lot if they could only sit and talk calmly. Today I hope to give that conversation a nudge by pointing out how much there is to gain and how to avoid some common dead ends.

Comments

Good point

[osewalrus.livejournal.com]

A barrier to response is that frequently, both theists and atheists regard the other as deficient in a necessary characteristic. Theists frequently argue that atheists are deficient in their lack of faith, athiests frequently argue that theists suffer a lack of reason.

[ealdthryth.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting that. I enjoy reading and hearing good UU sermons. I don't get them here, so I look elsewhere!