Quote Originally Posted by .blank cd View Post
As an atheist myself, you are absolutely right. I totally forgot what atheism means. I mean, it doesn't really matter that the word literally means "no belief in deities". We should just take powerful lobbying groups on their word all the time. Fuck me, right?

You probably weren't aware. Which is fine. It's a common misconception, even within the atheist community, that atheism implies a belief.
I was waiting for that response.

There is a huge difference in a statement of certainty that there is no god, and a statement that you do not know if there is a god or not. Stating, "I don't believe in a god", can fit either in the atheist or agnostic camp. A statement that says, "There is no god", is a declaration that can only be attributed to faith, as it is impossible to prove the existence of an infinite being, while we are limited to exploring our finite world.

atheist: a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings
Atheist | Define Atheist at Dictionary.com

agnostic - a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience
Agnostic | What is the Definition of Agnostic? | Dictionary.com

So, are you saying that we shouldn't take the billboards seriously? If that is the case, why did they spend so much to do so many different versions of them?
There are dozens of different ones, all communicating the same message....
https://www.google.com/search?site=&...53.pGgFhoMNUC4

Here's the news today:
Fox News host: Atheists 'don't have to live here' – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

"I, for one, am tired of those Christians, like Ms. Perino, who think that equality is somehow un-American," Silverman said. "If Ms. Perino doesn't like being only equal, it is she who will have to leave America to some other country that doesn't value religious liberty." - David Silverman, president of the American Atheists

He is arguing that the words, "under God", need to be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance and is using religious liberty as his argument. Isn't that claiming that atheism should be treated the same way as a mainstream religion? Furthermore, if there is no God, then why would atheists even care about those two words?

And, if you don't like the American Atheists, there is still the American Humanist Association.

This topic should really be moved to its own thread though.