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!
Wonder what God would say about a female breast…
Comment from: reason
Great point. Berlin was the intellectual capital of the world prior to WW1. And you’re right. Look what science and superiority did for the world…
zotnix,
Yeah, that must be why they align themselves with the rethuglican party.
I help people out quite often. I used to live in an almost total christian community, I would even help them, until they started claiming that the projects were done by christians. Even then sometimes I would still help but I told them I was an Atheist. Which generally sets up some amusing and occasionally humiliating events.
I still help people but it is usually as an individual and I am happy to help with projects that don’t have a christian agenda.
Most of the atheists and agnostics I have met (which isn’t many) have been more inclined to helping without expecting any reward or recongnition. Some of the christians I have met are like that but, most of them expect recognition if not something more.
There are several countries that get along just fine without religious shit. The religious countries of the world have serious problems.
The christians in the United States are pushing for a theocracy or something close to it. The United States has started to suffer some of the consequences. Christians want destruction, that is what will bring their jebus back.
I am always amazed when Atheists buy into the christians are good slogan.
Comment from: rna2dna
Ahhh…it’s the Dems who receive more corporate money. Don’t tell me you believe in that myth also?
Dawnisis
CarryOn
So do narcotics, amphetamines, alcohol and tobacco … for a while, and then they reality of addiction unfolds. Theists go from one pusher to another looking for a fix and paying what price they are asked until they have little left but the addiction itself as they drift off into their last feeble high. It’s so sad given that reality is free and priceless.
What of caffeine I wonder? Seems like a harmless habit to me…
Well, for one, we all agreed a person couldn’t ignore his responsibilities to humanity because his superior told him to do so…
phreedm,
Yeah, LOOK at what science has done for the world you ungrateful moron.
So stop using science.
and abusing it.
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.