On 2007-11-19 21:53:46 +0000, "Ghamph" <ghamph@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> 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.
On the other hand, maybe you are imaginary.
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