If everyone was atheist

[Catholic_Lady]

Does this mean you think religion should be eradicated by the government?

(the soviet union tried that in the 90's. google did the soviet union try to eradicate religion)

No.  How did you ever get that idea?

You said you are for the removal of "institutionalized ignorance," I know by this you mean religion.

What exactly you do you mean by "removal of?"

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Catholic persecution chip. Pay it no mind.

Man, hers has a hair trigger, doesn't it?

But, no, I do not want the government to outlaw religion.  I'm not in favor of exchanging one kind of thought police for another.

What I do want is religion to fade out of cultural prominence.  I really don't care what anyone believes, until that belief becomes actively harmful.  And I consider things like the various attempts to sneak creationism into science classrooms harmful.  I consider things like our Congress' wanton disregard for science (everything from climate change to female biology (legitimate rape, am I right, ladies?)) harmful.  I find legal precedent set due to religious special pleading (Hobby Lobby) harmful.  I find the idiots that willingly throw not only their votes but their money to those who try to infect our society with those kinds of things (and more) harmful.

That doesn't mean I want them rounded up.  Just for them to slowly be pushed over the edge of irrelevance.  And the numbers suggest that's happening.  Religion is dying in nations where education is a priority.  This is especially true with millennials, who show a sharp decline in religious affiliation.  That's how I want to see it happen.  Not at the end of a barrel, but at the end of critical thought.

Gotcha. Thanks.

Disregard my above post.