(July 6, 2011 at 5:53 pm)Ace Otana Wrote: Well then, if lacking belief in one imaginary friend counts as a religion then it looks like we each are a member to many thousands of religions. Millions even.
Talk about an epic fail in thought. When you turn one thing that makes complete sense into complete nonsense, suddenly nothing makes sense. Only a fool of epic proportions could fuck things up that badly.
When did the Supreme Court ever use rational thought? I, however, see it as a good thing, because it affords my beliefs, or lack thereof, the same rights as any others. Theists too often interpret the first amendment as freedom of religion but not freedom from religion, and this way we have legal ground to stand on.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
