WookieeB in Message 11 writes:
You know other things that are an injection of religious belefe into the public sphere?
Those are not religious beliefs. Every atheist I have ever known supports those obvious rules of civilization. Today religions twist and distort those concepts and diminish humanity in the process. "Onward Christian Soldiers!"
Stop Tzar Vladimir the Condemned!
What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that it has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --Percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq