Curious Mind

Well, The NY TIMES printed my letter to the editor. Here is the link

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/16/opinion/L16BRIG.html

Here is the actual letter responding to the Op-Ed by Daniel C. Dennett on July 12, 2003. It was my chance to come "Out as a Brights in the NY TIMES. What a chance to let everyone know. smile..........

In This Corner, the Nonbelievers
To the Editor:

Re "The Bright Stuff" (Op-Ed, July 12):

Daniel C. Dennett defines a bright as "a person with a naturalist as opposed to a supernaturalist world view."

I am a 70-year-old bright. After all these years, I am delighted to have a fresh name that doesn't begin with the letter A. Atheist and agnostic are such negative labels.

I was raised in a God-infused and loving family. I have lived in God-infused neighborhoods all my life. Daily, I interact with sincere, respectful believers who God bless me and describe their latest personal contact with God in detail. How do I get by? I smile and listen carefully, but I know that they are merely telling me of their experience, not asking me for my comment or beliefs.

But I'll be happy to be a bright from now on.

HENRY B. STEVENS
Punta Gorda, Fla., July 13, 2003

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