The Problem with Atheism

We should not call ourselves “humanists,” or “secular humanists,” or “naturalists,” or “skeptics,” or “anti-theists,” or “rationalists,” or “freethinkers,” or “brights.” We should not call ourselves anything. We should go under the radar—for the rest of our lives. And while there, we should be decent, responsible people who destroy bad ideas wherever we find them.

Sam Harris, noted atheist and author of Letter to a Christian Nation, delivered this interesting address to the Atheist Alliance conference in Washington D.C. My curiosity about the man has definitely skyrocketed — his advice to atheists mirrors a lot of the things I’ve told fundamentalist Christian friends. (When one asked me what The Church could do to change the world, I replied, “Stop talking about God and make people sandwiches.”)