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What would you think about an openly atheist presidential/congressional candidate?
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fcuku_ wrote
at 11:54 AM, Thursday January 5, 2012 EST
Because we do not have a single representative that is openly atheist/agnostic. Which is baffling considering that (and I'm pulling numbers out of my ass here) I would guess that about 1 in 7 people in the US identify as one of those diety-less belief systems. I do not see why anyone could be so openly opposed to one of their representatives being atheist, or why a rep would be afraid to come public with something like this. Your thoughts?
So I guess the question we can use as a springboard: why would being an atheist/agnostic be so detrimental to the decision making process in the US? |
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deadcode wrote
at 6:29 PM, Thursday January 5, 2012 EST No more then it would make me agnostic in belief of space fairies.
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fcuku_ wrote
at 7:00 PM, Thursday January 5, 2012 EST Theist: one who believes there is a god.
Atheist: one who believes there is no god. It's simple Etymology. |
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fcuku_ wrote
at 7:01 PM, Thursday January 5, 2012 EST Would anyone in this thread vote for someone who was openly agnostic/atheist?
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@SecretVeta wrote
at 7:17 PM, Thursday January 5, 2012 EST atheism = one who lacks a belief in a god
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@SecretVeta wrote
at 7:19 PM, Thursday January 5, 2012 EST deadcode is right Sam, afairyism would be a lack of belief in fairies - obviously i can't prove or disprove that statement. likewise, atheism is the lack of a belief in a god.
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skrumgaer wrote
at 7:19 PM, Thursday January 5, 2012 EST I wasn't trying to justify the validity of the Bible. I was offering a source for my belief, just as I ask Veta to offer sources for the stuff he believes.
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skrumgaer wrote
at 7:21 PM, Thursday January 5, 2012 EST A Randite is a devotee of Ayn Rand, the person. It is not the name of her philosophy.
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skrumgaer wrote
at 7:23 PM, Thursday January 5, 2012 EST I don't have a problem grounding a moral code in something other than religion. I even developed such a moral code.
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deadcode wrote
at 8:47 PM, Thursday January 5, 2012 EST I would say being a devotee of Ayn Rand is actually counter her philosophy but I'm unsure if it would have the desired effect.
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@SecretVeta wrote
at 9:01 PM, Thursday January 5, 2012 EST Skrum don't compare faith in the bible to the conclusion someone draws from information and facts around them. Nobody brainwashed me into thinking people are better off with healthcare, shelter, food or that we should get the fuck out of afghanistan
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