tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290769506484955027.post8302551075891076665..comments2012-02-20T21:29:45.806-08:00Comments on Debunking Righteousness: The Pledge of Allegiance?! PFFT!!!John W. Locusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905155633114310059noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290769506484955027.post-71835648803382503852012-02-20T21:29:45.806-08:002012-02-20T21:29:45.806-08:00Hey, I bet most, if not all of the atheists out th...Hey, I bet most, if not all of the atheists out there share the belief that apple pie rocks. Change "under god" to "under apple pie". Mmmm.xenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893781156948327182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290769506484955027.post-82083430204054622552009-03-12T09:07:00.000-07:002009-03-12T09:07:00.000-07:00Atheists have beliefs, tooName one belief shared b...<B>Atheists have beliefs, too</B><BR/><BR/>Name one belief shared by all 150,000,000+ (numbers fudged somewhat/a lot, but it's probably higher) atheists worldwide. By any proper definition of atheism, and simple probability, this should be impossible: atheism is the lack of belief in a god or gods, and, more specifically, the lack of belief in every god.<BR/><BR/>(I believe that there are no gods in any sense that matters to me, but that position is more empirical than philosophical. However, by applying some other philosophical tenets that I hold independently of atheism, I conclude, from this empirically created belief, that there is nothing like the gods of any major religion, for all intents and purposes.)<BR/><BR/>Strictly speaking, 'under God' only privileges monotheistic religions/worldviews.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it's not that these nebulous 'beliefs' need to be represented, it's that those of us who are <I>genuinely</I> unhappy about the phrase's insertion into the Pledge during the Red Scare would rather that no form of religious belief be promoted over a lack of religious belief in state matters, which include a way for us to express devotion to our country.MWchasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08195851187187771113noreply@blogger.com