Welcome from a German-American if that's close enough (some Scottish, English and French as well).
Glad to hear things are so much easier in Europe. No surprise from all I've heard. There was a time when people fled the religious madness in Europe to come to America, a secular haven at that time. I think we were the first to separate church from state and forbid any religious tests for office in our Constitution.
How ironic that things have changed so much. As we say over here, "the shoe is now on the other foot". Please save a place for us in Europe if things get much worse over here.
No surprise that piety is directly proportionate to stupidity, as you've pointed out. Religion stifles the search for real answers and suppresses the free exchange of ideas. Societies only advance when they shed the shackles of faith.
In the long run, I think America will become more like Europe. The younger generation doesn't subscribe as much to religion and non-belief seems to be spreading. If we can just keep the older generation from destroying the planet between now and when we take over, we'll be fine.
Glad to hear things are so much easier in Europe. No surprise from all I've heard. There was a time when people fled the religious madness in Europe to come to America, a secular haven at that time. I think we were the first to separate church from state and forbid any religious tests for office in our Constitution.
How ironic that things have changed so much. As we say over here, "the shoe is now on the other foot". Please save a place for us in Europe if things get much worse over here.
No surprise that piety is directly proportionate to stupidity, as you've pointed out. Religion stifles the search for real answers and suppresses the free exchange of ideas. Societies only advance when they shed the shackles of faith.
In the long run, I think America will become more like Europe. The younger generation doesn't subscribe as much to religion and non-belief seems to be spreading. If we can just keep the older generation from destroying the planet between now and when we take over, we'll be fine.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
