Another enlightment period is exactly what I mean. Nothing would please me more than to see a world without religion, although even at our present point in civilization, is still far-fetched. I'm not asking people to take up arms and start killing, that's what they do, we're better than that. Just don't stand on the sidelines and hope the Sam Harris' and Richard Dawkins' of the world will do the job for you. When you vote, vote for people who aren't bound by ideologies, don't vote for people who think jesus wants them to go spread freedom dust on the middle east. When you see the church encroaching on your state government, federal government, etc, speak out, go to rallies. People bled and died so that us Americans could do that. No one can stop you from that, you can protest whatever you like, whenever you want. Be proud of who you are, don't bow down to the bible thumping tyrants. Stand defiant, boldly push them into a corner and hammer a submission from them. 10 years ago, roughly 5 percent of the world's population was athiest, now it's approaching 20. We have a stronger political position now, we just have to make it happen.[/twocents]
"In our youth, we lacked the maturity, the decency to create gods better than ourselves so that we might have something to aspire to. Instead we are left with a host of deities who were violent, narcissistic, vengeful bullies who reflected our own values. Our gods could have been anything we could imagine, and all we were capable of manifesting were gods who shared the worst of our natures."-Me
"Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, even if religion vanished; but religious superstition dismounts all these and erects an absolute monarchy in the minds of men." – Francis Bacon
"Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, even if religion vanished; but religious superstition dismounts all these and erects an absolute monarchy in the minds of men." – Francis Bacon
