David E. Guinn wrote:
Third, to say atheists are not evangelical ignores the passion and furor
around Harris, Dawkins, Hutchens et. al. and the best selling books they have
written.
The distinction between evangelism and atheism should not be
collapsed because both exhibit "passion" or that there is "furor" surrounding
the
work of some atheists. The distinction is that the former eschews the kind of
evidence that everyone, including evangelicals, rely upon in everyday
dealings, personal and professional relationships, business, politics, and of
course
science. A principled, thoughtful atheist will renounce his or her position
when confronted with sufficient evidence. Evangelicals relying upon faith
will not, or at least they claim that they will not because nothing for them
can constitute sufficient evidence.
Bobby
Robert Justin Lipkin
Professor of Law
Widener University School of Law
Delaware
Ratio Juris
, Contributor: _ http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/_
(http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/)
Essentially Contested America, Editor-In-Chief
_http://www.essentiallycontestedamerica.org/_
(http://www.essentiallycontestedamerica.org/)
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