[extropy-chat] Atheists launch inquisition...

[Bryan Carney]

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:04:19 -0800 (PST), Mike Lorrey <mlorrey at yahoo.com>  
wrote:

[snip ONE definition of atheism]

> Thank you, Gennady, for proving my point. So, it is now proven that
> atheism is based upon a belief in an impossible proof, ergo it is a
> religion.

This is false.  It is more accurate to state that some atheists postulate  
their opinion on an impossible truth, namely god can not exist.

This is just another example of a semantically inspired discourse where  
symbols are greatly over-emphasized.

> Now, back to the original point: atheists rewriting history to keep out
> references to god. This is therefore clearly a violation of the
> principle of separation of church and state for atheists to be forcing
> references to god out of the public record, in the service of their
> faith of disbelief in the existence of god.

If it is established that atheism is a religion than it is a clear  
violation of the separation of church and state to favor one over the  
other.

All things being equal, if theists were upset with atheistic wordings in  
public documents than we should still be having this conversation.

It may seem like too much complexity and hidden motives to be prattling  
over the word god but, because of altruism or selfishness, good citizens  
should be honest about their incorporating documents - or change them.

History is history.  I don't care about attempts to erase past usages of  
words.  I do care about the state of the democracy in which I live.

Regards,
Bryan Carney