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Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I like it, but I would invite all the people I don't like and not tell them until after they had finished me off..

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Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos


I believe it was along the lines of:

A member of the audience mentioned that God brings a measure of comfort to some people.
"Just because it's comforting doesn't make it true," replied Dawkins.

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Originally posted by Quiero Mota
This raises a question that I have: when an Atheist is inevitably elected to be President of the United States, and when they die, what will their state funeral be like? It certainly won't be held at the Washington National Cathedral which was the case with past presidents. And when the sitting president and former presidents give eulogies, will use of the word "God" be banned? Just something I wonder.

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Originally posted by Quiero Mota
This raises a question that I have: when an Atheist is inevitably elected to be President of the United States, and when they die, what will their state funeral be like? It certainly won't be held at the Washington National Cathedral which was the case with past presidents. And when the sitting president and former presidents give eulogies, will use of the word "God" be banned? Just something I wonder.

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Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Not every Athiest is as petty as the ones you meet online. I'm sure anyone with the capacity to be elected President would have the basic level of empathy needed to not forbid people from expressing themselves at his/her funeral. Moreover by the time a professed Athiest is elected to the US Presidency I would think that religious differences would have long ceased to be any sort of issue.

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Originally posted by Bardock42
I think eulogies are the personal decision of the speaker.

Also, not every president has their funeral at the Washington National Cathedral.

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Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Not every Athiest is as petty as the ones you meet online. I'm sure anyone with the capacity to be elected President would have the basic level of empathy needed to not forbid people from expressing themselves at his/her funeral. Moreover by the time a professed Athiest is elected to the US Presidency I would think that religious differences would have long ceased to be any sort of issue.

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Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Of course its the speaker's decision, but it would be a little awkward to say "He is with God now" if the person was an Atheist. Don't you think?

All presidential funerals were of a religious nature; at a church, with a choir, presided over by a religious official of some kind, and so on.

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Originally posted by inimalist
how is it petty for an atheist to not want religious propagandizing at their funeral?

is it petty for Christians not to want Muslim funeral services?

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Originally posted by Quiero Mota
It won't be too far in the future when it happens. And I pity him/her because the media will make a big deal out of their beliefs.

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Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
To forbid the simple mention of Allah's name would be petty. Turning one's own death into a soapbox for religious proselytizing is petty no matter who does it or how.

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Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
As long as we're at a point where Americans are a) more concerned with religion than issues and b) many define their morals via religion I simply do not see a professed Atheist being elected to such a high office.

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Originally posted by Quiero Mota
If you haven't noticed, we have a woman and a black guy running for President. So why is an Atheist so far-fetched?

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Originally posted by Quiero Mota
If you haven't noticed, we have a woman and a black guy running for President. So why is an Atheist so far-fetched?

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Originally posted by Bardock42
According to official polls there are 50% women in the US. 13% Blacks plus a big ass guilt trip in their favour. But only 5% Atheists.

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Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Essentially my reasoning.

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Originally posted by Quiero Mota
That's also my reasoning; its 2008 and people are starting to get over 50's era preconcieved notions. At one time Blacks were 3/5th's of a person, women had no job besides being barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen, and Athiest were seen as tools of the devil. Thngs change.

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Originally posted by Quiero Mota
That's also my reasoning; its 2008 and people are starting to get over 50's era preconcieved notions. At one time Blacks were 3/5th's of a person, women had no job besides being barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen, and Athiest were seen as tools of the devil. Thngs change.