ie. You still haven't figured out that you're the one with the burden of proof, not the Atheists. ![Banging Head |O](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/bangheadonwall.gif.pagespeed.ce.8iLbFYV4Bc.gif)
No burden of proof whatsoever. He can live his life the way he chooses and believe whatever he wants without a permission from anybody else. Feel free to do the same.
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Repeat after me: "Religion isn't harmless". It's not like collecting test gear or being gay or whatever.
2000-year old superstitions are not a basis for modern government: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/andrewbrown/2009/aug/10/religion-george-bush
Already did, but I guess your English reading comprehension skills might not be great.
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A much more important point is: Is religion harmless?
Of course not.
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I did say that religion is not harmless. Specially the churches and organizations that surround it.
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Also I did say that I don't follow the religion and I don't believe on the myths and miracles, as for Jesus being real, most scholars agree that he was a real person in history.
There are still a few that follow the "Christ myth theory" among those scholars, but there are not many on that camp. In general it's accepted that he was a man that actually existed. Of course that doesn't mean that all that is said about him is true, because historical texts have been modified and embellished by the Church. But the core of the texts is undisputed.
Satan, angels etc nope I don't believe they exist although they are interesting stories, they are mythical and needed back then to explain unexplained phenomena back in that time because man kind needs to fill in those holes and they were not equipped with the knowledge we now have. All of the cultures in history did this.
Myself I do like Hinduism and Buddhism better than Catholic believes. It's more in tune with physics.
I do find Mythology fascinating as in how human beings plugged those gaps trying to understand their environment. There is a lot of value on that, and makes up for pretty good story telling.
Anyways, if you want an openly Atheist to be elected, then vote for that person or run for office to change things.
If you can't because you are not a US citizen, then change things in your corner. I'm pretty sure Communist parties exist everywhere and they are probably openly Atheist and they do get elected (not much as socialists but they do have some representation in Europe). The other parties, I'm not sure that will fly, maybe the green party?
So run for office if you think you can do better and make a difference.
Edit: If you are not from the US we do have a saying that states:
"Clean up your own backyard before you go knocking on your neighbor's door"