Reply #41: One atheist's opinion

[FM Arouet666]

Believe what you like, I, for one, will not take offense, and hope you will not be offended by my lack of belief. Atheism is not a combative world view, live and let live. However, after you have spent some time on this board you may think otherwise. Atheists are not passive either, we speak out when confronted, especially against the contemporary "christian agenda."

The "christian agenda," which I will define as an agenda put forth by the religious elite, the Pat Robertsons, Dr Dobsons, etc which seeks to establish America as a theocratic nation state, with all other members given a second class status. Not all christians subscribe to the agenda, in fact, many liberal christians are vehemently opposed.

If you seek a spiritual view of Buddhism or Taoism you will not find it with this atheist, I am lacking in spirituality. At least that is my wife's conclusion, who is asian and taoist, at least she thinks she is. Taoist that is, she is correct about her asianness ;). In my wife, I see an atheist yet to be discovered, she probably sees a very resistant Taoist living in denial.

We have peace, for the most part, and atheists and other religions can live in peace, provided that neither side chooses to have an "agenda," or by neglecting the ideal, an agenda disputed by no more than a heated battle over a good chardonnay.

Peace.............:evilgrin: