These new atheist chappies who deny the existence of the soul and suchlike obviously suffered deprived childhoods. I was reminded of the richness of my own watching a lovely little documentary this afternoon entitled Soul Deep. Its subject - the southern soul of Stax: Otis, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge, Sam & Dave, Aretha, Booker T and the MGs.
Sweet soul music. Hymns to the Maker.
Denying the existence of the soul and such also results in deprived adulthoods. :)
ReplyDeleteAmen!
ReplyDeleteI don't suppose the argument that a theist outlook makes life a lot more interesting is one that would hold up philosophically. But it happens to be usefully true.
Actually, it does hold up philosophically, in a way. There is fairly solid philosophical agreement that the moral enterprise, if not directed at some absolute goodness, is rubbish.
ReplyDeleteHave a look here. And from that temple of Godlessness, Stanford, too! ;-)