tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post109097803904527297..comments2023-10-30T04:16:25.917-04:00Comments on Sentient Developments: Ron Reagan: Important atheist role modelGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003484633933455827noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-1091033365945466602004-07-28T12:49:00.000-04:002004-07-28T12:49:00.000-04:00I'm glad that someone related to a major religious...I'm glad that someone related to a major religious and conservative politician is willing to come and and say that, no, he doesn't love Jesus. Ironically, many of the Straussian neoconservatives who have aligned themselves with the Christian Right in the Republican Party apparently view religion as a socially useful fiction for keeping the mob in line. (Refer to Shadia Drury's article in "Free Inquiry," for example, or her book, "Leo Strauss and the American Right.") It's as if the neoconservatives agree with the Secular Humanists about the untenable nature of religious beliefs, but they want to keep the discovery secret because the common people "can't handle the truth." Strauss's influence in American conservatism would explain why powerful elites want to promote even quite delusional beliefs like Christian apocalyptic fantasies, as we've seen from recent respectful coverage in mainstream media of the whole "Left Behind" series. I can imagine that behind the scenes neoconservatives want to pull Ron aside and complain that he's ruining their scam.Mark Plushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03859046131830902921noreply@blogger.com