I LOVE the McLaughlin Group, and today was very happy to see a quick question posed to the “Fab 4″ panelists:”Will the trendy Atheism continue to rise in America?”All four panelists, including Pat Buccanan, said YES. McLaughlin said no, basing his opinion on the rise of Illigent Design.The real answer is, of course, “it depends”. If we come out now, wear our Atheism on our sleeves, and show ourselves for the thinking, omnipresent, and wonderful people that we are, we will progress. If we allow ourselves to crawl back into the shadows, and perhaps elect a president that thinks Mythology is science, Mglaughlin will be right, and we will lose.Make McLaughlin WRONG!
We need to come out of the closet but at the same time, we must join culture with our inferior thinking (evolutionary) relatives… I’ve been starting to be very nice to Christians to not make them think that atheists are a threat. This way we maintain respect. I say I love you to all my religious relatives and their spouses. I don’t force my motto anymore down their throats but rather maintain my support of science and my that I don’t believe in their beliefs. I feel this inspires them to become more mature about their choices. YES we must stay out of the closet, but not hate them. After all, it’s extremism that we really can’t stand, not the people who are brainwashed to believe it and extremism is usually started by few individuals.