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My point, by the way, which I was too tired to make is...
In this country (and probably others), it's almost required for politicians to be Christian. For those that truly believe in religious tolerance, it's ok for politicians to be Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist or Hindi.
But atheists? Get out of town. Apparently having some belief is better than having no belief at all.
The problem is, atheism isn't a lack of belief. It is specifically disbelieving in God. And I don't think those are the same thing, not by a long shot. It isn't coming across two paths (or fifty paths) and simply choosing not to pick one. That's agnosticism. That's saying you don't know. Atheism is saying you do know, and you do believe...that God or Gods do not exist.
In this country (and probably others), it's almost required for politicians to be Christian. For those that truly believe in religious tolerance, it's ok for politicians to be Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist or Hindi.
But atheists? Get out of town. Apparently having some belief is better than having no belief at all.
The problem is, atheism isn't a lack of belief. It is specifically disbelieving in God. And I don't think those are the same thing, not by a long shot. It isn't coming across two paths (or fifty paths) and simply choosing not to pick one. That's agnosticism. That's saying you don't know. Atheism is saying you do know, and you do believe...that God or Gods do not exist.
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Date: 2007-03-04 08:02 am (UTC)Chris sometimes laughs at me because I believe in God via a redefinition of God. He's said something like, "It's like saying that you believe pigs can fly, and by 'pigs can fly,' you mean "the sky looks blue to me'!" Which is, honestly, a fair critique of my beliefs.