Craig James has a wonderful blog called The Religious Virus. Here is one of his entries:
LOL - Conservapedia on Atheism
Don't ask why ('cause I don't know...), but I took a look at the
Conservapedia "encyclopedia" entry on Atheism, and was genuinely
disappointed by what a joke it is. It's hysterical, but sort of sad,
just how many ways the article is blatently biased, inflammatory, or
just plain wrong. It would be funnier, but for the fact that this is a
high-traffic web site with millions of readers who take it seriously.
(I
usually provide links, but refuse in this case – I'm sure you can find
it yourself – because I don't want to lend what little search-engine
karma my blog has gained to the drivel on Conservapedia.)
I'm of the same philosophy as Arlo Guthrie:
I'd rather have friends who care than friends who agree with me.
So
I was hoping that Conservapedia would have a well-crafted, thoughtful
article on Atheism. What a disappointment! It is a total hack job,
written by people mostly interested in slapping each other on the back
at how clever they are.
Just a few of the more outrageous parts of the article...
They
start off on the wrong foot by defining Atheism "is the denial of the
existence of God." Most Atheists I know make no such claim, rather, we
simply see no evidence for the truly extraordinary claim that there's a
magical god in the sky. Alas, Conservapedia goes on to confuse things
by calling the denial-of-existence camp "strong atheism," and calling
the more common theists-bear-the-proof-burden by the dismissive title
of "weak atheists."
So let me get this right: Atheists deny the
existence of God ... but "weak atheists" don't. Hmmm, I guess I never
swallowed the Anti-Rationalism Meme, otherwise this apparent contradiction wouldn't trouble me. Doesn't anybody check this stuff?
Things really heat up a few sections down. Just take a look at these headings:
- Atheism and Communism
- Atheism and Mass Murder
- Atheism and American Charity (links to: Atheism and Uncharitableness)
- Atheism and Immoral Views
- Atheism and Suicide
- Atheism and Deception
- Decline of Atheism as an Intellectual Position
Does
this sound like an "encyclopedia" to you? What a joke. You can just
imagine the contents of each of these sections, don't bother reading it.
And how about this one:
Moral
depravity: The history of the atheist community and various studies
regarding the atheist community point to moral depravity being a causal
factor for atheism.
It's so absurd I can't even be insulted.
It's
too bad some serious intellectuals can't take control of Conservapedia
and offer something challenging. I was hoping for a good argument, but
not today. Just a good laugh.
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