Atheist author leads event about listening to reason

[rug]

Portland State sociology instructor and "A Manual for Creating Atheists" author Peter Boghossian visited TCU Wednesday to talk to the Freethinking Frogs.



Peter Boghossian talks to his audience about the importance of reason. (TCU 360/Ian McKelvy.)

By Ian McKelvy // Posted about 13 hours ago

Atheist author Peter Boghossian visited TCU Wednesday to talk to the Freethinking Frogs student organization.

Peter Boghossian, a philosophy instructor at Portland State University, encouraged members of the audience Wednesday to use reason when evaluating their beliefs. Boghossian is currently touring the U.S. to talk about his new book, "A Manual for Creating Atheists."

Boghossian is advocating that people “confront dangerous ideas and not cower to them.”

The purpose of Boghossian’s new book is to help atheists convey their beliefs to convert everyone to atheism, from the common believer to theologians.

http://www.tcu360.com/news/2014/03/21630.atheist-author-leads-event-about-listening-reason

https://www.secularstudents.org/2013/august

[pangaia]

1. OMG ! Another attack on Christianity.

What ever shall we do???

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2. I doubt Texas Christian University would host what it considers an attack on Christianity.

[pangaia]

3. It was sarcasm, Rug.

A good mornin' to ya.

[rug]

5. I should never post before coffee.

Good morning to you, pangaia!

[Brettongarcia]

4. "Listening to Reason" seems like a good, positive idea

[Promethean]

6. I read his book

It isn't nearly as inflammatory as its title suggests. It is basically an instruction manual on the Socratic Method of communication. Yes as in Socrates. He talks a bit about how he has been frequently confronted by religious people and he experimented with numerous ways of speaking with them. In the end he discovered he made the greatest impact by just asking them questions about their faith and letting them make his points for him, e.g. the Socratic Method.