Re: Question for atheists...

From: Christopher A. Lee (calee_at_optonline.net)
Date: 03/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:29:39 -0500

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:09:01 -0700, " \"- Prof. Jonez©\""
<jonez@norcom.ca> wrote:

>Les Hellawell wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:22:27 -0600, Daniel Kolle
>> <Daniel.Kolle@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:57:40 -0800, qstn <qu@est.ion> thought hard
>> > and said:
>> >
>> > > One of the criticisms that atheists often have against believers
>> > > is that only dumb/foolish/uneducated/low class type people would
>> > > believe in God or participate in religion.
>> >
>> > This atheist does not believe what you have written.
>>
>> Nort this one. It is patently false though I must admit I cannot
>> understand why an intelligent person, especially a scientist
>> would accept something that to me patently only mere irrational
>> belief and dependant entirely on blind 'faith'.
>>
>> > Religion is a
>> > personal matter and a person should not be judged by it. The content
>> > of their character should be what you use to determine a person. If
>> > you are an ***, goddamn it, I am going to call you an ***;
>> > religious or no.
>>
>> I think I would be very wary of voting for a believer. If they accept
>> the Christian religion without question (and that is the only way
>> to accept) what other things are they likely to believe and base
>> decisions on? After all Blair believed Saddam had WMD and invaded
>> supported by the US and others on that belief.
>
>Amd we always though you Brits, being a notch higher intellectually,
>has rejected such poppy*** as religion, certainly in your elected leaders.
>So the question is, why is that lying deluded babble-thumpin' war criminal
>Toady Blair still holding office in your country?

Because he hasn't called a general election yet. Although he's running
out of time.

The opposition is even more inept.