Richard Dawkins' long reign as the spiritual and moral leader of atheism looks to be drawing to a close. Joey Barton, whose twitter feed is now the equivalent of one of those saloons in ancient Greece where Plato and Aristotle used to natter, has boldly staked his claim to become the leader of English atheism.
Barton, who appeared on Question Time last month (and generally did well, save for one large gaffe), has been tweeting furiously about the savagery in Israel for the past couple of weeks.
If God does exist. Then he has to have allowed this to happen. Which makes him well, a bit of a cunt really... #fuckorganisedreligion
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) August 1, 2014
If you choose to believe in a God or multiple Gods that is your prerogative. Just don't tell me I'm wrong when I don't believe what you do.
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) August 1, 2014
Also don't tell me I'm going somewhere none of you believers have ever been. Nobody you have every known has been and you have no proof of.
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) August 1, 2014
Just don't tell me what to do. And stop killing people who have a different belief system is all I'm saying. That too much to ask?
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) August 1, 2014
'Religion is man-made. Even the men who made it cannot agree on what their prophets or redeemers or gurus actually said or did.'
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) August 1, 2014
'If religious instruction were not allowed until the child had attained the age of reason, we would be living in a quite different world.'
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) August 1, 2014
'Take the risk of thinking for yourself, much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way.' Christopher Hitchens x
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) August 1, 2014
