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Old April 15th, 2011 #15
Alex Linder
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Originally Posted by John in Woodbridge View Post
Many will insist that atheism is a religion. Ben Stein made some documentary (Expelled) about how intelligent design (fancy words for creationism) is being kept out of the classroom. I believe he makes the point that religion creates a barrier against nazism and eugenics and that kind of stuff.
Atheism is not a religion. 'Atheism' is simply a term for those who reject god(s) posited by others. The bias is on the one making the assertion to back it with evidence, not on the one who points out there is no evidence. People assert all kinds of things exist that don't, and there is no term for the people who reject these assertions - only for those who reject, say, the christian God.

The Christian says "God" - what is this god? It is nothing. And the view that it is nothing is hardly a religious view, it's merely a factual observation.

It doesn't matter what the christ cultist says, his assertions do not form a special class to be treated by special rules. They are assertions like any other, and if they are unbacked by evidence, then like other unbacked assertions, they are rejected by sane people.

No amount of lying or social pressure will ever, intellectually, raise christ lunacy to the level of science and rationality. It's anger at that fact that leads the jebus cultists to come up with hateful epithets for others who laugh at their silly cult.