Another Quote mine? Naaahhhh

Thanks to Don and Chuck for putting Thomas Nagels quote into perspective.

"IN SPEAKING OF THE FEAR OF RELIGION, I don't mean to refer to the entirely reasonable hostility toward certain established religions and religious institutions, in virtue of their objectionable moral doctrines, social policies, and political influence. Nor am I referring to the association of many religious beliefs with superstition and the acceptance of evident empirical falsehoods. I am talking about something much deeper -- namely, the fear of religion itself. I speak from experience, being strongly subject to this fear myself: I want atheism to be true and am made uneasy by the fact that some of the most intelligent and well-informed people I know are religious believers. It isn’t just that I don’t believe in God, and naturally, hope there is no God. I don’t want there to be a God; I don’t want the universe to be like that." -- Thomas Nagel.

*sigh* It saddens me, because a True Christian(TM) wouldn't be so dishonest. So Ray's going to burn for eternity. Repent, Ray, before it's too late.

EDIT: Since this post, Ray Comfort has silently updated the original post to include the entire context.
"Congratulations Ray: you're an asshole!" (Extra points if you've seen Episode 87 of bonus stage and know what I'm refering to)

Anyone gullible enough to think he really understands what Nagel is saying here? I think Steven J put it best:

"This raises the question, what does Nagel think a universe with God would be like, that he does not want the universe to be like that? You presumably suppose that he means that he does not wish to be accountable for his sins, but the passage quoted does not imply that.

After all, one doesn't just "believe in God;" one believes particular things about God. Some creationists believe that God created the universe with the appearance of a false (apparently evolutionary) history, weaving one vast and superfluous lie into the very fabric of the heavens and the Earth. One ought to understand why a philosopher would object to that sort of universe and that sort of God." -- Steven J