Status Updates From Is Atheism Dead?

Every religion has scientists and apologists. What makes yours special?

This chapter made me double check when this book was written. It lacks much understanding of the atheist perspective and the focus and Dawkins and Hitch is frustrating. While they were towering figures, there are plenty of others. Change for the good and bad as happened since Hitch died. As for the blind faith, why is it suddenly a bad thing or are you admitting it can be a problem? I like to say I don't know

Chiristianity in the west has funded science because it had the money. Similar things can be said of Islam or Buddhism. It has also help back particular areas of science when it clashed with church practices. I don't care about Dawkins. Sagan and Tyson are both careful not to poke at religion much when they talked. So, where did you get that bit about Tyson and Newton? Also, I don't think you'd like Newton's faith

No tension between faith and science... For centuries, you weren't allowed to be anything but the state religion. A lack of faith still holds a stigma. Of course Galileo was religious but why was he put on house arrest. Wasn't it within my lifetime that the Catholic Church forgave him?