Atheism?

So has it gone? Or is it back? Did it ever go away? Can we generalise like this? Very interesting questions (in my opinion). I've found that theresurgence is a very useful resource for lots of things but the top topic about atheism being back is most interesting. And then we were talking in our weekly leaders mingle (church leaders from around ammanford coming together) and they thought atheism was gone, that people don;t need convincing of God anymore just which God is true. My experience is that this is quite untrue. But maybe that's because my experience is university. The thing I can't figure out is how in universities so many people are atheist. I though that they were the intellectual cream of the crop. But it appears that most people now think the intellegent option is to write God off. For example I took a class last year, "Philosophy of Religion" where the general teaching was God exisists, there is truth and your stupid if you argue. BUt still the vast MAJORITY of students, inspite of the excellent logic the lecturer was usinig and the tremendous rebutles he used on all their arguments people still came out saying that truth was relative and that there couldnt be a God. Were they listening? One guy actually tried to argue with me that Christianity couldn't be true because it made too much sense, therefore it was logical to concludde that that would be the religion people would make up!?!?! Yeah, atheism is the religion of the elite. Nice one

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Beagle's Back

I am aware of my recent absence in the blogosphere. For this I am apologetic and wish to offer something of an explination. Firstly, work has been a bit 'mental' (not literally, that wouldn't do) as I did a back to back sermon series which was also the same time period I had to do lots of paper work for an ICT project and run several childrens clubs. Its finally all settleing down now and after the final push this Christmas period normality should return (I have 2 weeks off for Xmas, good times). Secondly, I have been considering writing some things on my blog which go a little deeper than 'whats been going on' and such. Posts that are about something and things like that. So, with that in mind, I've been spending time reading about stuff. I really have an achey head at the moment about some stuff I have been reading around the topic of religious tolerance and atheism and stuff. It's interesting. Check out this guy whose coming through the ranks in Atheism world, Sam Harris He writes some very interesting things but I obviously don't agree with some of his conclussions.



Anyway.



Byeeeeeeeee

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Sunday Lunch

Is it moral to prefer someone else's sunday lunch to your own mother/grandmothers? (No, thats not saying my mother is also my grandmother, as in I can see it acceptable to have either one as your favourite).



This Sunday I was privalaged to be invited to Emyr and Lisa's house for the second time to enjoy Lisa's Sunday Lunch. I accepted and the rest, as they say, is history. The first time i thought, "Man, lisa is good at sunday lunches!" But I never like to pass a big judgement too quickly. However, I can now say that the only better sunday lunch I've had than that first time was the second time.



Let me elaborate, Turkey (stuffed) = Gorgeous (and I dont even like turkey), potatoes (mashed and roasted) = Both great, mashed swede (my favourite) = breath taking, sprouts, carrots, mixed veg (which i dont normally eat) = above average but then again im not a fan, parsnips (which i positivley dislike) = bloody gorgeous!!! Top it all off with gravy and being offered to finish Lisa's plate off (she had hardly started) and I was a very happy bunny.



Keep 'em coming Leasqwee

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