tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post7483263073561934535..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: First and Second Generation AtheistsJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-43369173215711317222010-05-12T12:53:50.970-05:002010-05-12T12:53:50.970-05:00David Miliband, who is probably the leading candid...David Miliband, who is probably the leading candidate to replace Gordon Brown as leader of the U.K. Labour Party, and a likely future Prime Minister, is a second/third (?) generation (Jewish) atheist. He says, "I have huge respect for people of all faiths, actually. But I also have to be honest about where I'm coming from. ... I've thought about this, and I'm an atheist. I say Taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-56473266162713022682010-05-12T09:21:27.503-05:002010-05-12T09:21:27.503-05:00Gods are cool, just so long as I don't have to...Gods are cool, just so long as I don't have to bow down to one. I think if I had had to, I might see the whole thing differently.Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-38412274181433534982010-05-12T09:15:53.717-05:002010-05-12T09:15:53.717-05:00As a first generation atheist, I ...no, atheist is...As a first generation atheist, I ...no, atheist is too strong a word, too much belief tied in with any ..ist. Besides, I like the whole concept of gods although just one is boring, especially a punitive or good-goody one. Egyptian gods are the most endearing. A god of echoes! or one of shadows; now those are gods I can cozy up to. Thor? no, thanks. Allah? too much like Thor. The far east is rtkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11565006451158819782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-33844886544478859562010-05-11T04:33:22.164-05:002010-05-11T04:33:22.164-05:00I recently interviewed some friends and wrote on m...I recently interviewed some friends and wrote on mathematician's ways of thinking on their subject, showing a close relation of that and some traditions of 'religious' thinking. Esp. the russian story described there had a big influence on modern mathematics. (<a href="http://ideafoundlings.blogspot.com/2010/01/context-of-gromovs-program.html" rel="nofollow"><i>link</i></a>)T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08164618279986722548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-4675516937104862432010-05-10T21:29:31.848-05:002010-05-10T21:29:31.848-05:00Maybe its because I teach at a Community college t...Maybe its because I teach at a Community college that is right next to a California mission, but I can certainly attest that there are quite a few religious people who teach at our school, although nobody really goes around announcing their religious affiliation, any more than many people going around announcing their political affiliation.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627147979307495870noreply@blogger.com