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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Neocon who wrote (46018)4/2/2002 4:15:14 PM
From: J. C. Dithers  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
I've never found agnostics to be hostile, nor most atheists.

The SI environment is somewhat artificial, as people come here to engage in argument as much as discussion, and the normal social restraints are not as strong here. In the case of university faculty (which we got into here), the work environment is somewhat artificial also, compared to ordinary social discourse. While wearing one's professorial hat, in a supposed intellectual atmosphere, I think it is natural that a person would keep a low profile about their religious beliefs, for fear of being regarded by colleagues as superstitious and anti-intellectual. If it happens to be a state university, there is even more reason to leave religiosity at home.
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