In this article Conner writes of two cities where one is built upon the Judeo- Christian view of human dignity and the other city being built upon the foolish notions of the atheistic denial of human dignity and inherent human value.
Notice this exerpt of a quote by Peter Singer: "Ashley is precious not so much for what she is, but because her parents and siblings love her and care about her." Here Singer identifies Ashley's dignity and preciousness not residing inherently in her personhood but in the love, care, and admiration of her parents. Would it not be reasonable to assume in Singer's Godless universe that if no one loved or cared for this child she would no longer be considered to have "dignity?" Are we to think that Mr. Singer would feel or think the same if no one loved or cared for him? I'll tell you that he is not high on my list of popular people but I would never argue that his dignity is dependent on his name being written on such a list.
Also notice Conner's three point response to the culture's fascination with "pop-cultured" atheism.
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