While there are many really important people and great voices within the greater atheistic community, there are two people in particular that I consider my atheist heroes (currently living). Over the weekend, I got to hang out with one of them.<\/p>\n
The so called \u201cFour Horsemen of Atheism\u201d are all great people and worthy of admiration but out of the four there is only one which I really consider my hero. Sam Harris<\/a> is that one. I think I like him the best because he is able to make our case and be funny at the same time and because he is quick on his feet and constantly thinking up new arguments. I however did not get a chance to eat dinner with him over the weekend.<\/p>\n But I did get to eat dinner with my other atheist hero, Fred Edwords<\/a>. A lot of people don\u2019t even know who Fred Edwords is. He first got my attention when he was the director of communications for the American Humanist Association<\/a> and appeared on Bill O\u2019Reilly\u2019s show. He kicked O\u2019Reilly\u2019s ass so hard that I took instant notice. I think he did better against a Fox Pundit than any other atheist I have ever seen including Hitchens, Harris, and Dawkins. Don\u2019t take my word for it; I\u2019ll post the clip at the end of this blog.<\/p>\n