Reply #104: Non-belief is not the same as belief - sheesh! [View All]

[askeptic]

You are conveniently trying to define the atheist as a "believer", in order to attempt to justify your argument. It fails. Also, your attempts to claim that silence (on the subject of religion) somehow endorses atheism. In other words, you are claiming that the government cannot be neutral. Your arguments are circular. If I say nothing on the subject of vegetarianism, am I somehow "anti-vegetarianism"? No = atheism is not silence. Atheists have good reasons for not believing and will give you the arguments as to why belief in a supernatural being is irrational. They can make many good arguments, as in Smith's "Atheism, the Case Against God". It is ridiculous to try to make the case that silence somehow endorses a particular viewpoint.

Even if your argument held the slightest bit of water (which it doesn't), why do you think the government should endorse YOUR viewpoint rather than someone elses?