This sounds like a great idea!

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Atheist assumes that theism is the norm (or truth) while belonging to a group in a discussion about life stance based on the fact that you don't really know doesn't seem a good basis for anything to me.

I think you meant agnostic?

Atheism is the firm position that no god or higher deity exists, and that atheism is the default position for every person until the concept of theism is learned.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. I meant the word atheist. a-theist.
I prefer humanist or so, or scientist.
Otherwise the could call it a-flyingspaghetimonsterist as well.

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For example, after the Trump election, one of the managers at my work (very liberal area btw) said this to me: "Can you believe that this happened and we now have Trump as President?" The young me would have said, sure I do and also I voted for Trump. The current day me said, yeah... can you believe how completely wrong all the pollsters were? Now, the truly PC answer would have been, yeah.... I can't believe it. That's not me.
However, just the fact that I had to hide the fact that I voted for Trump is not a good thing. It's not a slippery slope, it's a cliff. I know I'm not the only one who needs to dance that way.

As far as an agnostic being just a scared atheist, perhaps some are. I've been one since 30, which is not the age when you feel your mortality. As far as that not being a good basis for anything, that is irrelevant. It is simply a fact. I do not have enough data to make up my mind either way, although the idea of a strictly Biblical god seems unlikely to me, which is possibly the result of my early childhood. There are however, other possible alternatives to a Biblical god.

Interesting.....I like this post of yours a lot more than other of your posts.
I am surprised you would have to hide voting for the winner. Also, I think usually being a republican would be a positive thing for your career in the US.
Maybe your issue would be more with being non-religious. I have the feeling the non-religious are being discriminated against in the US (not only the US by the way, in most of the world atheists are being discriminated against....even in countries like germany and sweden).


In the US it seems you can beat up journalists or tell you grab women by the pussy and get elected.....but stating god does not exist would probably instantly give you 95% less votes.

Being a vocal republican in California is basically a career death sentence, and not just in Hollywood. I'm sure the same applies to most of the states on the coasts of the US. Orwell's work was a warning, not a freaking blueprint, as the liberals treat it.

As far as grabbing, well think of it this way..... What guy when around other guys does not at least sometime in their life talk like that? OTOH, look at the biggest Democratic presidential heroes in the US since WW2 - Kennedy and Clinton. Kennedy slept with everything that moved, while being married and being President. Clinton did the same and even stooped to having sex with a White House intern, who was what like 20 yo? Then he proceeded to perjure himself under oath that he didn't.

So I ask you, what is a bigger deal, trash talk among the guys, or habitual and rampant cheating while being President? See, liberals would have you believe that Trump denigrates women, where all he did was some trash talking when he was young. Meanwhile, one of his chief strategists during the election was a woman and so is his ambassador to the UN. Their presidential heroes are known womanizers and habitual cheaters. See the hypocrisy here?

As far as thinking that being non-religious in the US is a disadvantage, you are completely dead wrong. Maybe 50 years ago that was true. These days, noone cares. In fact, in a place like California, if you are openly very religious, you will be rediculed in some circles. BTW, I'm giving you completely serious answers as you are asking legitimate questions.