Do You Have A Question For Dale McGowen?
February 26, 2007 @ 9:18 am
Do you recognize the name yet? Dale is the author of the Parenting Beyond Belief, the book that contains a couple of my articles.
I am getting ready to interview him and I thought I’d see if any of you have questions you want me to ask him. If you do you’ll have to post them quickly because I hope to post the interview in the next couple of days.
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February 26th, 2007 @ 2:18 pm
This is one I’ve always wanted to ask Dawkins: Do you believe we have a “soul” and if yes, what do you think happens to it when we die?
(sorry if you were looking for parenting questions, I’m not a parent)
February 27th, 2007 @ 9:07 am
Terra–I’m sorry, I should have clarified. I am only interviewing the author of the entire book, not the individual contributing authors! If I could get your question to Dawkins I would!!!
I think I can answer for him, though. I am almost 100% sure that Dawkins is a strict materialist and does not believe in the existence of a soul.
February 27th, 2007 @ 11:29 am
Why is now the time to publish this book?
Do you know how many non-religious families there are, and how this compares to estimates from years past?
What do you think is the number one reason for the boom in interest in leaving religious belief behind in our culture today?
these are probably things you already intended to ask - but just in case
R
February 28th, 2007 @ 2:45 pm
N,
I understood you weren’t interviewing Dawkins, I was just saying it’s one I would like to ask him, if I had a chance. I’m curious what any atheists/agnostics/humanists answer to that question is.
Sorry, I should have made myself more clear! I meant, ask McOwen that!
October 2nd, 2007 @ 9:04 am
Parenting Beyond Belief saved me just when I thought I needed to find a psychologist to talk to about the anxiety of not being able to discuss my instinctive beliefs or rather—nonbelief. I had decided to hide my humanistic approach from my 12 yr old daughter but have already begun discussing the strong points mentioned in the book to her to take the pressure off of her regarding hell and “you must believe”. This book is revolutionary and I will recommend it to humanists I know and others as I become more open and less embarrassed about my admitting the truth. Who knows, maybe this will trigger more in my large family to come out of hiding.
Just one question: The songs mentioned in the book actually have many artists as well as many different songs using the same titles. “Imagine” a great classic is of course John Lennon. What artists do you recommend for the others: Get Together, Just Like You and Teach Your Children Well. Yes, the sixties and seventies were great years for music. Gotta love Frank Sinatra’s love songs too. Positive and powerful stuff.
Told my brother and neighborhood Catholics at 13, I don’t believe in God. Just following my senses. They said, “OH, you’re going to go to hell if you don’t believe” !!!! I ain’t scared.
Thanks
Greg Miller (Landscape Architect, nurseryman and now humanist)