{"id":5724,"date":"2007-04-10T10:47:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-10T05:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=742"},"modified":"2007-04-10T10:47:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-10T05:17:00","slug":"god-made-smallpox-sam-harris-rick-warren-discuss-atheism-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/god-made-smallpox-sam-harris-rick-warren-discuss-atheism-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"God made smallpox!"},"content":{"rendered":"
There’s a fascinating debate<\/a> on religion between Sam Harris<\/a> and Rick Warren<\/a> in Newsweek<\/i>, in which this delightful exchange takes place:<\/p>\n Warren<\/b>: I look at the world and I say, “God likes variety.” I say, “God likes beauty.” I say, “God likes order,” and the more we understand ecology, the more we understand how sensitive that order is.<\/p>\n Harris<\/b>: Then God also likes smallpox and tuberculosis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I think Harris the atheist comes off much better than Warren the believer in this debate, but the nature of these polarising discussions is such that if you’re a believer, you might agree more with Warren, even when he says things like “I talk to God every day.” I find the guy hilarious, though, especially when he tries to explain why Christianity is superior to other religions:<\/p>\n In 1974, I spent the better part of a year living in Japan, and I studied all the world religions. All of the religions basically point toward truth. Buddha made this famous statement at the end of his life: “I’m still searching for the truth.” Muhammad said, “I am a prophet of the truth.” The Veda says, “Truth is elusive, it’s like a butterfly, you’ve got to search for it.” Then Jesus Christ comes along and says, “I am the truth.” All of a sudden, that forces a decision.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Big deal. Here and now, on India Uncut, I announce:<\/p>\n I am the truth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n You decide now. Your favourite blogger or dead man with beard?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There’s a fascinating debate<\/a> on religion between Sam Harris<\/a> and Rick Warren<\/a> in Newsweek<\/i>, in which this delightful exchange takes place:<\/p>\n Warren<\/b>: I look at the world and I say, “God likes variety.” I say, “God likes beauty.” I say, “God likes order,” and the more we understand ecology, the more we understand how sensitive that order is.<\/p>\n Harris<\/b>: Then God also likes smallpox and tuberculosis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I think Harris the atheist comes off much better than Warren the believer in this debate, but the nature of these polarising discussions is such that if you’re a believer, you might agree more with Warren, even when he says things like “I talk to God every day.” I find the guy hilarious, though, especially when he tries to explain why Christianity is superior to other religions:<\/p>\n In 1974, I spent the better part of a year living in Japan, and I studied all the world religions. All of the religions basically point toward truth. Buddha made this famous statement at the end of his life: “I’m still searching for the truth.” Muhammad said, “I am a prophet of the truth.” The Veda says, “Truth is elusive, it’s like a butterfly, you’ve got to search for it.” Then Jesus Christ comes along and says, “I am the truth.” All of a sudden, that forces a decision.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Big deal. Here and now, on India Uncut, I announce:<\/p>\n I am the truth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n You decide now. Your favourite blogger or dead man with beard?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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