If all Atheists left America

[cynatnite]

Run time: 02:19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbef07aQtB8   Posted on YouTube: January 02, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: March 09, 2009 By DU Member: cynatnite Views on DU: 1747

 

[tblue]

1. Well, that packs a wallop! Beautifully illustrated!

I believe religion, on balance, has caused more harm than good throughout human history. I have nothing against God and I respect everyone's right to believe what they wish, but I have no use for organized religion. I take the tenets and leave the rest. Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea about many of those celebrities.

[lob1]

2. Too bad, they took the video down.

[ZombieHorde]

3. What do you mean? The link worked just fine for me. nt

[lob1]

7. I tried it twice, and it said the video was removed.

I tried it again after your message, and now it works. Good video, but I personally believe that more than 10% of the population are atheists. I'm going to forward this to my born-again sister, just to piss her off. Ha.

[ZombieHorde]

9. Bwahahahahaa!

[cynatnite]

4. It works both here and at youtube just fine. n/t

[ZombieHorde]

5. You should post this in R/T, or tell me to do it. nt

[cynatnite]

6. Go for it...

:smoke:

[ZombieHorde]

8. Done.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=214x199343">Link

[baldguy]

10. So, what's your point?

Theocrats watching that would agree with all the points made and still say America would be better off with no atheists.

[ihavenobias]

12. Actually, I think they'd watch it and say "how can you prove all of those things"?

I think some interesting points were made, although the framing wasn't perfect IMO, and I wasn't crazy about the music.

[Darkhawk32]

18. I agree. Great premise but expand upon the number and footnote some sources. n/t

[Starry Messenger]

11. Video no longer available.

Drat.

[WillParkinson]

13. Works for me...

At 5:35 pm CST.

[Starry Messenger]

14. Thank you!

I'm watching now. :)

[stray cat]

15. so why do so many here think they are a persecuted minority?

[ret5hd]

16. The REAL question is why so many xtians think THEY are persecuted.

[Darkhawk32]

17. Because their so-called "belief" is very fragile and needs constant reinforcement. n/t

[lob1]

19. Ever wonder why atheists don't run for president?

[Starry Messenger]

20. Do they?

I prefer to think of us (atheists) as the grimly amused minority.

[FatDave]

21. You know, I don't think saying "the intellectuals would leave" is much of a threat to the fundies.

More of a wet dream.

On a side note, are all the people in the video on record as being atheists?

[Chulanowa]

22. Couple mixed messages...

10% of the population - pan to a lot of white people
...But very few prisoners? Cue black hands holding bible.

What other countries would we be grouped with? For starters, Italy. Argentina. Israel. Japan. Luxembourg. Taiwan. Kenya. There's also the curious assertion that conditions in the countries listed in the video are caused by religion. No mention of poverty in 96% atheist China, or 10% atheist Lithuania.

And I got a chuckle out of the picture used for Iran. Apparently if you put a brown dude in a keffiyeh and hand him a gun, he can stand in for any Muslim on earth. Looks like Egypt to me, though (Egypt would have been a better example anyway, being 100% religious)

[StreetKnowledge]

23. It does get the point across

But then again, I don't that will convince the Sarah Palins on the world any. They are no different than the Islamic loonies in many parts of the world. (Well, they aren't killing people at least, I'll give them that much.)

[vrooden]

24. 2 words

blatant propaganda

[Starry Messenger]

25. 2 words

eating granite