ArchivedEleven questions and excuses.You miss my point, I think. Much of our calendar derives from non-Christian religious beliefs. Friday was once Frigg's Day, and July was named for Julius Caesar -- a historical figure <I>and</I> a god. He was deified by the Romans, and thus acquired mythical status. So: I believe that Jesus existed. I do not believe that he was or is God, or God's son, or anything supernatural. And the fact that we count years by him means about as much to me as the fact that it's Frigg's Day again, today. Look at the Code of Hammurabi -- or the laws of any culture sufficiently advanced to have them. Source, please. Neither of whom were founders of our country -- nor the unsullied moral paragons that modern American myth makes them out to be, but that's another topic entirely. Do you understand how the legal system in this country works? I do think that motto should be taken off our money, yes. I believe most pagans believe in God. As an <I>atheist,</I> however, I certainly won't be singing "God Bless America." Since your definition of "just" is "whatever God says," this is circular and ultimately meaningless. Needless to say, my definition of justice is different. Do I really need to explain that I think Jews are people like anyone else, and that their religion is a religion like many religions -- a culture built around myths? (No offense intended to anyone who believes in it. It's human nature to believe in myths, and I don't think <I>any</I> of us are entirely free from them.) |
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