FactsPlusLogic
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ATOMChristmas as a Festival of Ideology
The important difference between Christmas in Japan and Christmas here in the United States is that in Japan they are allowed to call Christmas trees Christmas trees whereas here we have to call them holiday trees, or some such nonsense. Christmas is both a religious holiday and a secular holiday. That shouldn’t be a problem, but due to odd concepts of political correctness currently in vogue it has become one.
Environmentalism is a Religion
There is nothing wrong with wanting clean air and clean water. The environmental movement has moved well beyond those reasonable goals to become a religion that demands irrational behavior to please unnamed, but clearly assumed, gods of nature. It’s time to sort out the unfounded religious beliefs and recognize them for what they are.
The Emergence of New Pseudo-Religions
My theory is that religion is only one of the mechanisms by which the instincts behind traditional religion can be served. Some atheists believe that if traditional religion disappeared then reason would prevail. In fact, there are numerous over-arching belief systems that serve the same functions as religion. They provide community, tribal identity, and simple answers to complex problems.
Creationism and the Confirmation Fallacy
Creationism postulates that only a more complex entity can create a complex system. Since living organism are complex systems, there must therefore be a Creator that is more complex. Creationists argue that the theory is testable.
Jefferson, speaking for the Founders, believed that rights were derived from God. That is true, but why were they self evident rather than revealed or inspired by God. Christianity is a religion of revelation, so why would Jefferson claim truths to be self-evident?
