tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post7169732768674430788..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: Rowan Williams on religionLarry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-34755472947109588122009-06-15T21:16:18.334-06:002009-06-15T21:16:18.334-06:00This analytic definition also says that anyone doi...<i>This analytic definition also says that anyone doing anything without a connection to God is by definition acting immorally, even if she is being helpful, charitable, kind and considerate.</i><br /><br />Many years ago, I heard a believer make exactly this claim. I rejected fundamentalism shortly afterwards, largely on account of that, and certain closely associated ideas (not immediately in favour of atheism, but that's another story....)Eamon Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262012749524758120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-41965829239654475692009-06-15T18:39:22.877-06:002009-06-15T18:39:22.877-06:00"The religious believer says that moral integ..."The religious believer says that moral integrity, self-introspection, honesty and trust..." are virtues that connect with my wholly atheistic life! Why, they are, in fact, virtues I would consider to be in connection with how I try to live my life and maintain my free agency, indeed, are virtues I would ascribe as intrinsic to the character I strive to live up to. Why, I must be a god! I knew it!James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.com