one less god than a Christian

[juldea]

Just had to share this one: "It has been pointed out that most believers are atheistic with respect to rival pantheons, and that an atheist merely believes in one less god than a Christian."

From one of the comments to this rather good read: An Athiest Manifesto

Comments

[siderea]

Really? I thought it was wonderful and very moving. He says very plainly some things that You're Not Supposed To Say because of, bluntly, Christian privilege in this country, so they're pretty shocking to hear (e.g. "They died talking to their imaginary friend." and his contention that at least the fundamentalists show an intellectual honesty the religious moderates don't.) So it's "rude" in the sense you're never supposed to say those thing. But those things are how people like me see the world. It's OK -- more than OK -- for Christians to talk about Jesus, being saved, sin, etc. in public, but for atheists to even say these things out loud is forbidden. It is a very unjust double standard.