09.30.07
Who is a secularist?
A large convention of atheists gathered today in Virginia, where men, women and children eagerly proclaimed their belief God does not exist.
A secular state is one thing, a secularist maybe something else. What is a secularist supposed to believe? The trap, no. The answer is, there is no ’supposed to’ in a secular society.
The use of the term non-believer is misleading. A Darwinist, at least, has no grounds for moral statements at all. Morality is an illusion of natural selection.
Let’s hope that not all secularists are Darwinists!
On “Good Morning America Weekend Edition,” Hitchens said American believers should recognize they live in a secular state.
“It would be better for them if they didn’t give themselves false conciliation,” he said. “My challenge is really to say, ‘Can you name me a moral action or a statement that has been made by a believer that couldn’t have been made by a non-believer?’”