Greg Graffin from Bad Religion Talks About Anarchy Evolution

Greg Graffin from Bad Religion discusses his upcoming book from HarperStudio, Anarchy Evolution. The book will be about naturalism and science and faith and art. He discusses the process of feedback in this clip. HarperStudio will publish Anarchy Evolution in 2010.

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[reb2550]

probably the only punk i know who knows exactly what he's talking about

[noparadigm]

@FistFullOfDavid that's so damn right. in fact, I have always believed that if there is any definition to "what punk is" (and if we really wanna play this stupid game of defining some label) it would be just this: not caring about punk. whoever tries to "be punk" is as far from it as they could ever possibly be. if you don't give a fuck, well, then there you are. that's why bad religion, more than any other so called punk band out there, has always personified this concept perfectly.

[sbcistheboss]

As one of the smartest men on Earth, he says "um" but, um, he's still amazingly smart. Haha

[trank31337]

@that1stupidkid613 Agnostic means you believe the question of God is irrelevant. It doesn't mean you're still deciding. Saying that there is 100% no God means you are acknowledging the viewpoint that there IS a God. So in a way, saying that you don't believe in something means that you acknowledge the possibility of that something's existence. For example, I don't walk around telling people that Unicorns don't exist. I don't even think about it, it's irrelevant. See?

[that1stupidkid613]

@trank31337 No, that makes him a weak atheist. You could even possibly derive ignosticism out of it, but that isn't agnosticism. Because, vice versa of what you said, agnostics DO believe in a divine being, just unsure, (or uncaring) of what kind.

[trank31337]

@trank31337 Also Athiests tend to be very self righteous, or at least some of them, ie taking out billboard ads and such, whereas agnostics don't bother other people

[trank31337]

@that1stupidkid613 Well in his book he says that because he doesn't know either way, and 'God' is essentially a non-issue for him, he is agnostic, meaning basically he doesn't know and he doesn't care. Athiests actually have beliefs because they believe that an all powerful presence for sure does not exist.

[that1stupidkid613]

@trank31337 I would say that a lot of believers would differentiate God and love, and I know quite a few who do. And I haven't read his book yet, but are you sure he's an agnostic, or is he just a weak atheist, because there seems to be a lack of discrimination between the two by people out of the know.

[TheCmworld]

i wonder if he'll make a good History teacher. Especially American History.

[johnosullivan22]

@jas0nv00r33s

might have showed for class more often then too

[trank31337]

@emg8186 well, most if not all religions give a definition of God as love. so the term God most nearly means Love, for all intents and purposes. Now, God and religion are two very different things. Religion is an attempt to structure Love, to structure compassion. Remember, God is Love. Jesus said this, Buddha said this, Mohammed said this. No believer in God would ever differentiate between God and Love. Also, Greg Graffin is not an atheist. I read his book, and he says he's Agnostic.

[trank31337]

@wyattb995 you can too! start reading books, start thinking. its easy and fun