![To the consternation of many of my fellow atheists, I often argue that the concept of “atheism” is unnecessary and misleading.
[…]
But there is another way to see the problem with the concept of “atheism.” Consider [Ludwig] Wittgenstein’s clever disparagement of Freud’s notion of the unconscious:
Imagine a language in which, instead of saying ‘I found nobody in the room’ one said, ‘I found Mr. Nobody in the room.’ Imagine the philosophical problems that would arise out of such a convention. (The Blue Book p, 69)
“Atheism” is another version of Wittgenstein’s Mr. Nobody. When in the presence of Christianity, it’s Mr. Sorry-but-I-won’t-be-in-church-on-Sunday.
Being Mr. Nobody : Sam Harris](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_liylk11hT61qz80pso1_1280.jpg)
To the consternation of many of my fellow atheists, I often argue that the concept of “atheism” is unnecessary and misleading.
[…]
But there is another way to see the problem with the concept of “atheism.” Consider [Ludwig] Wittgenstein’s clever disparagement of Freud’s notion of the unconscious:
Imagine a language in which, instead of saying ‘I found nobody in the room’ one said, ‘I found Mr. Nobody in the room.’ Imagine the philosophical problems that would arise out of such a convention. (The Blue Book p, 69)
“Atheism” is another version of Wittgenstein’s Mr. Nobody. When in the presence of Christianity, it’s Mr. Sorry-but-I-won’t-be-in-church-on-Sunday.
