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Originally Posted by Pokerlogist
I'm just saying that any state that is officially atheistic is more likely to supress belief in God than a state that is offcially "anti-unicorn" (and not atheistic). China's supression of religion is not a random choice. This seems straightforward.
I think what you guys mean to claim is that there is nothing inherent in atheism that makes it intolerant of other's beliefs. This can start another thread.
You know that many of your founding fathers like Jefferson and Paine were deists and agnostics who opposed organized religion. The whole "In God We Trust" thing came later.
"Question with boldness even the existence of a god." - Thomas Jefferson
"Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon, than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness, that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind." - Thomas Paine