re: #106 teleskiguy

I was already a pretty firm non-believer before I read God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens. And the thing that struck me the most about that book was how Hitch articulated how human minds get closed off by religion, how critical thinking faculties are eliminated with enough religion. Hitch genuinely frightened me with his prose, and I became more open in my non-belief as a result of comprehending that book.

it’s interesting to read your statement after reading the Thomas Merton quote above. It might be easier with religion, though I’m not entirely sure. What is true is if you do not allow your beliefs to be questioned. The same closed mindedness occurs in libertarians and those on the far left. I see it in those who are of the “no Hillary, no way” group, who believe she’ll hire Mark Penn and run her presidency just like Bill.