Just a quick link. Mr Ebert shares some interesting thoughts on theism and critical thinking:http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/04/how_i_believe_in_g.html
I think most Americans (at least most of the Americans I know) fall into this category. Most people have the feeling that religion isn't much more than very old snake oil, but they just can't shake the desire to believe in some kind of deity or at the very least, some unifying human essence (spirit?). From there, most of us decide to tolerate the snake oil to one degree or another, or we decide to leave the whole topic on the shelf and religion/spirituality largely becomes irrelevant. It seems to me that Mr Ebert is riding the uncomfortable fence between those two options.
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I saw this too. Interesting stuff.
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