Every idea comes from somewhere, is fruit of a given context and can only be formulated using a repertoire of previous ideas. Every idea must carry the burden of its assumptions.
This is why it makes good policy to suspect every idea that promotes itself as neutral: They are compromised by their context just like all others but are trying to hide the fact.
Militant atheism too.
The Hitchens-Dawkins Hitchins kind of Militant Atheism is a direct child of Catholic thought, preserving both the worldview and the morality and the argumentation techniques. They can only hope to present a façade of respectability comparing themselves to the childish absurdity of Creationism. Read More »
