Vonnegut (1922-2007)

Chris · 13 Apr 2007, 23:09 · from 2007-April.txt.gz

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From: rasputin_ at hotmail.com (Chris)
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:09:41 +0000
Subject: (urth) Vonnegut (1922-2007)
In-Reply-To: <461FA2C5.1020608 at gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BAY129-F4412EC083BD61649F8E0E865D0 at phx.gbl>

>stilskin skrev:
> > brunians at brunians.org snarked:
> >
> >
> >>Not his fault, I suppose, that atheism is so much
> >>less interesting than Christianity.
> >
> >
> > To Christians, perhaps.
>
>Well, I sort of agree with him. But then, I've always prefered fantasy
>to realistic literature.
>
>
>    // Jesper

"Interesting" is not a positive value judgment, and I suspect he didn't 
intend it as one.

I sort of disagree, however, on Chestertonian grounds. Christians explain 
the universe in terms of only a few simple beliefs. Atheists, on the other 
hand, have to believe in a much wider and more bewildering array of 
different things.

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