It turns out that the word atheism means much less than I had thought. It is merely the lack of theism.
Dan BarkerIt's not easy to change world views. Faith has its own momentum and belief is comfortable. To restructure reality is traumatic and scary. That is why many intelligent people continue to believe: unbelief is an unknown.
Dan BarkerInsanity is believing your hallucinations are real. Religion is believing that other peoples' hallucinations are real.
Dan BarkerI took about a year to fully adjust. Like there's a death at the family or a divorce, you don't just snap your fingers and it's over.
Dan BarkerFreethinkers reject faith as a valid tool of knowledge. Faith is the opposite of reason because reason imposes very strict limits on what can be true, and faith has no limits at all. A Great Escape into faith is no retreat to safety. It is nothing less than surrender.
Dan BarkerIt is wrong for a secular government to promote prayer. We think the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. What if the president declared a National Day of Cursing God because He failed us on September 11? Americans would say, "You've overstepped your authority." That's how we feel when he promotes prayer.
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