Reply #42: It's not hypocritical. [View All]

[porphyrian]

Athiesism ISN'T a religion. It is the belief that there is no God. There is no rational way to argue that claim. Besides, the responsibility of proof belongs to the person making an unproven claim, i.e. There is a God. Atheists don't have to prove their belief, it is the default until proven otherwise.

This is the genius behind the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The argument for teaching creationist beliefs in public schools is ridiculous as there is no proof to support their claim - it is just something they believe on faith. So, why should we stop at only one unsupported belief based solely on faith? Why not teach about the Flying Spaghetti Monster who created the universe with a wave of Its noodly appendage? Why not teach about the invisible microscopic flying pink monkeys that live in my left nostril and sing ideas into the heads of lepers?

Atheists believe, and I would say rightly, that the teaching of these unproven beliefs should be done in religious institutions, not public schools, where the curriculum is based instead on proven and provable fact. This isn't hypocrisy, it is embracing the concept of separating church and state.