Reply #146: Yes. I've seen it time and again. [View All]

[Warren DeMontague]

Atheists are supposed to keep our mouths shut. Even here.

Beyond that, hey, I don't give a flying Philadelphia Fuck WHAT people choose to believe.

If humans in general were remotely inclined leave other people alone about what they choose to do with their own bodies and heads, however, "the Church" (most of them, at least) would be out of business.

Like I said, I really don't care what people believe. I don't proseltyze and I expect the same respect in return.. But some people- and yes, in this country, the majority of them are "Christians"- just can't leave it at that. And if they are going to agitate to have their pet beliefs taught in my kid's public school science class- and that is the reality we are dealing with in this nation today- fuck yes I will challenge the evidentiary basis of whatever crap they happen to be trying to pawn off on my children.

And I don't give a shit if one person believes it, or one billion- if there is not a single shred of physical evidence to back it up... (and yeah, we're talking about "creationism" or "intelligent design" or whatever neat new semantic package the God Squad is using to try to wedge religious indoctrination back into public schools...) then whatever it is, it's not science.

In the context of the scientific method (something certain DU members apparently have absolutely no grasp of, whatsoever) it doesn't matter how cherished a belief is or how many people believe it-- if you can't provide reality-based evidence to back it up, it has no more validity, in a scientific context, than a fairy tale. If it bothers some people to hear that, too bad.. life's rough, they should buy a fucking helmet.