How will we change the world, so that it becomes rational rather than
religious? It is fascinating to think about how the transition will occur.
Here are two things to consider:
* There once was a time in America when no woman could vote. Yet,
somehow, even though women could not vote, they all have the right to vote
today. How did that happen?
* There was once a time in America where the large majority of people
smoked cigarettes. Smoking was allowed everywhere -- even on airplanes and
in public restrooms. Yet today, smoking is banned in most public spaces,
including airplanes. How did that happen?
Would you like to help?
Here are four simple things that you can do today:
* Add links to this web site in forums, blogs and newsgroups. Anywhere
you see people discussing religion, add a link to this web site and quote
specific sections that you think are relevant. [example]
* Link to this site in your own profiles, personal pages and blogs.
[example]
* Email a link to this web site to your friends.
* Encourage discussion and help others to start thinking rationally
about religion. [example]
You would be amazed at how much of an effect discussion and linking can
have.
Both processes were remarkable and both mark tectonic shifts in public
thinking. How did they happen?
The answer is that those two processes had to start somewhere. There had
to
come a point where some group of people in the minority said, "this is
wrong, and we need to fix it." They began openly talking about the
problem.
Then other people in the minority agreed. Then, eventually, the minority
began to influence those on the outer edges of the majority. Once that
process started and gained sufficient momentum, the majority (e.g.
smokers)
became the minority. And now we all understand that smokers have a
problem.
Smokers were unfortunate to become dependent on a highly addictive drug as
teenagers, at a time when their rational brains were not fully developed.
As
a society, we now do our best to discourage teens from getting hooked and
to
help those who are already addicted.
Here is a simple question: Can we have the same sort of effect on
religions
like Christianity? Can we change Christianity from a "majority" activity
into a fringe activity, and in the process replace it with something much,
much better?
The idea of unseating something as strong as Christianity sounds
ridiculous,
doesn't it? But then, when women first started talking about gaining the
right to vote, that sounded ridiculous too. We have to start somewhere.
This web site represents a starting point.
The way to change the world is to change people's minds. As more and more
people openly discuss the fact that "God" and "Allah" are completely
imaginary, the world becomes a better place. The people who believe in
"religion" look sillier and sillier. Eventually, religion becomes a fringe
activity that is meaningless.
Whenever anyone says "God," we should reply, "God is imaginary."
Would you like to help speed up the process? It's easy -- Spread the word
about this web site. Here are four easy things that you can do today:
The way to change the world is to change people's minds. As more and more
people openly discuss the fact that "God" and "Allah" are completely
imaginary, the world becomes a better place. The people who believe in
"religion" look sillier and sillier. Eventually, religion becomes a fringe
activity that is meaningless.
* Add links to this web site in forums, blogs and newsgroups. Anywhere
you see people discussing religion, add a link to
http://GodIsImaginary.com
and quote specific sections that you think are relevant. [example]
* Link to this site in your own profiles, personal pages and blogs.
For
example, if you have a page on MySpace, add a link. If you frequent
forums,
put a link in your signature. If you have a blog, put a link in the
sidebar.
[example]
* Email a link to this web site to your friends.
* Talk about the fact that God is imaginary. Encourage discussion and
help others to start thinking rationally about religion. [example]
You would be amazed at how much of an effect discussion and linking can
have. If we keep publicly discussing the problems of religion, we will
coallesce the minority and then begin changing the majority.
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