i'm really surprised at how many have said science is a 'religion.' religion is based on faith; the unknown; subjective reality. science is based first on question, then investigation, then conclusion; facts.

atheism is pro-logic, pro-reason. we [mankind] have been given no evidence or proof of a higher 'authority.' if you can prove it that's fine. but you can never be called upon to prove a negative - that's a basic law of logic. people have been trying to prove god for thousands of years and all it has done is lead to great eras such as the Dark Ages and the Crusades.

men and women have looked to faith and emotion to guide their life and have gotten nowhere. more people have died in the name of faith than any other reason in history. look at the failure of the middle east vs the prosperity of Western culture. faith vs reason.

there is one thing that separates us from animals and that is our ability to turn perceptual data into complex concepts. when you surrender your mind to faith or emotions or whim you are no more than a sacrificial animal, or 'lamb' or 'sheep' or however that great work of fiction puts it.

now go out and think dammit!

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