We're liked less than Gay people?

[Solaris]

My Grandma knows that I "dont believe"
She doesn't really care though.

Of course, thats because when you were born she lost her faith in the lord.

 

[Asknoone]

That's ridiculous. However, there's a whole lot less in the way of anti-Atheism in the UK.

 

[repiV]

That's ridiculous. However, there's a whole lot less in the way of anti-Atheism in the UK.

I've never really encountered it at all.

 

[Asknoone]

Same. There's a stronger sense of "You believe in God? LOLOLOL!" in my town.

 

[repiV]

Same. There's a stronger sense of "You believe in God? LOLOLOL!" in my town.

It's hard to say what the overall "picture" is here, since London is so diverse and fragmented. One trend I have noticed though is that people of African descent tend to be very strongly religious, but they don't make an issue of it. It's live and let live, I guess.

 

[ComradeBadger]

That's ridiculous. However, there's a whole lot less in the way of anti-Atheism in the UK.

Indeed.

 

[Krynn72]

Indeed, democracy is SUCH a shitty system, can't believe we're actually trying to introduce it into other countries and then pretend it's something good. Granted, the political system of those countries is even worse.

I refuse to believe we can't come up with something better. Let the people vote? I wouldn't even let the people vote on what I should have for dinner, let alone who gets to run the country! Democracy is good in principle, retarded in practice because the majority of the people is retarded.

Why do you let the people decide about stuff they have no knowledge of? And everyone is guilty of that, why does the government allow me to make a decision about where to head with the country in terms of the economy when I know FUCK all about economics?

How about a system where a select group of people who've proven their worth get to vote? Let economists vote about the economy, scientists about eductation etc. A system of knowledge rather than lack of. For example, get two groups of three established economists; have each group reach a unanimous decision about what plans to execute for the economy seperately from the other group, then have the two groups reach a unanimous decision together.

Can't be any worse than this right?

I think that there should be tests that people have to take to prove themselves knowledgeable about politics, and prove that they arnt retards. This way only smart people who care will be able to vote

 

[gick]

That's ridiculous. However, there's a whole lot less in the way of anti-Atheism in the UK.

Which is interesting really, when you consider that here, there is no seperation of church and state, with some Bishops even getting free seats in the House of Lords (IIRC).

Whereas in the US, there is a very clear constitutional seperation between church and state yet in some ways its heading towards a theocracy.

 

[The Monkey]

Which is interesting really, when you consider that here, there is no seperation of church and state, with some Bishops even getting free seats in the House of Lords (IIRC).

Whereas in the US, there is a very clear constitutional seperation between church and state yet in some ways its heading towards a theocracy.

There's no connection bewteen secularization and the amount of religious people in a country. In Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland, the church is still part of the state, and yet Scandinavians are among the least religious people in the world. (Sweden was secularized in year 2000, before that anyone who was born in Sweden automatically became a member of the Church of Sweden, but only 23% claim to belive in God.)