Bush: "No, I don't know that Atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God."
"...If religion was not exist ,she must be created" Critij (Oligarch in ancient Greek) Gentlemen Author (not USA ) suspect ,that chance is low USA have 3 most important group of religions influence WASP -Morgan Stanley JEWS - Goldman Sachs Cath -Merryl Lynch Each religion doktrin is intrumental (means to manage mass ) .Without support from any of this group in USA with kind of political doktrin based on J.Lock,B.Franklin,T.Jeffereson,Waschington,Gamilton & is it low chance for ateist. All this author are plagiators grom greek Philosophy of Aristotel and Platon .Thomas of Aquin integrated Aristotel in Bibel . Ateist's are broadly presented in USA institut as Livermore nacional laboratory,Los-Alamos ,NASA & But mass opinion and mass propaganda not interessed for opinon of scientific world After dissolution of UDSSR ,influence of ateist's going down in Russia and EU (In Italy religion today supported from 80%) Your respectfully
"Religion is regarded by the common man as true, the wise man as false, and the rulers as useful." ~Seneca
"Religion is regarded by the common man as true, the wise man as false, and the rulers as useful." ~Seneca It is stoicism ,Seneca alsov related to religion http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/stoicism/#Source Quite simple -top place's quanitities in each kind of societies are limited ,but exist lot of place's on down of social hierarchy . Alsov by wolf crowd . All another instrumental which objective's to force persons o low social hierarchy not to think any. " ... Each person ,which think ,that state is decadent,must be sentenced to dead" Confucij
jem if there were no religion to bad mouth, pseudo intellectuals would have no reason to exist. JEM ################ "...The war is the mother of all things" Heraclit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiyUSv2Z07A&mode=related&search=
A state of skepticism and suspense may amuse a few inquisitive minds. But the practice of superstition is so congenial to the multitude that, if they are forcibly awakened, they still regret the loss of their pleasing vision.- Edward Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire "The masses have never thirsted after truth...Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim." - Gustave Le Bon I have examined all the known superstitions of the world, and I do not find in our particular superstition of Christianity one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology.Thomas Jefferson
You can imagine, therefore, just how grateful I am to have a reason to exist. On the other hand, are you suggesting that true intellectuals are reciting psalms and going on pilgrimages?
I think that Bush and the Ayatollah would be in general agreement, wouldn't you say? And thus continues the noble tradition of separation of church and state.
Gorgias i. Nothing exists ii. Even if existence exists, it cannot be known iii. Even if it could be known, it cannot be communicated. http://www.iep.utm.edu/g/gorgias.htm