Religulous I've been listening to to Bill Maher's podcasts for some time now since last year. There's plenty of political commentary from a diverse range of guests on his show with some usually fantastic comedy/parody thrown in between. I managed to see one of Bill's latest offerings, this time on religion, a documentary called Religulous. It's an insightful and fresh take on religion; preaching an I-don't-know philosophy in contrast with Richard Dawkins' more militant approach. The agnostic message is delivered without snobbery and in the form of a man genuinely looking for answers, but still aggressively challenging the way religious people view their beliefs. It's the first that any take on the war against religion has been perfectly aligned with my own views. But the ultimate message; if there is one thing agnostics can agree with Dawkins on, is that there is little room left, and even less time, for religion's impact on the world today.


When religion was created, only God had the capacity to end the world. But now Man does to. Because unfortunately, before Man figured out how to be rational or peaceful, we figured out nuclear weapons, and how to pollute on a catastrophic scale. And if there's one thing I hate more than prophecy, it's self-fulfilling prophecy.
  ¶ posted by Jon at 4/07/2009