May

Are the Southern States Worried?

I was looking at the Feedjit map for this site recently and what visitors are landing on when they arrive here (usually via a Google search) - fully a quarter of them from the majority of the southern states of the US land on two posts - Proof That God does not Exist and You Need More Arguments against Religion?

The first post is still as popular with visitors from Europe, but Billy Conolly’s Take on Religion is nearly as popular - what that tells you about the European sense of humour I’m not sure.

So, what can we deduce from this? Are there a large number of visitors from the US bible-belt who are having doubts about what they have been indoctrinated in? Are they searching for arguments to put to their local pastor or minister? I somehow doubt this myself - that would make you as popular as a fart in a space suit as that famous line from Billy goes.

Maybe this is the danger that free speech has - if the likes of Billy Connolly, Bill Maher, Ricky Gervais and the rest are free to say whatever they like about religions on TV, movies and live shows, people sit up and take notice. Comedy and comedians can reach people who don’t buy books on atheism or seek out philosophical discussions or interviews.

If more websites like this are available that provide the facts about the world’s religions and point out the ridiculousness of what is done in the name of religion, then that can lead people to question their own beliefs too.

Regardless of what you may have been told, questioning what you are told is normal and healthy and should be encouraged. It doesn’t lead to anarchy or the breakdown of morals - it leads to intelligence.

Anyone or any book that makes statements like ‘you must suspend your intelligence to be able to have belief’ or similar and make this out to be a good thing, just make me want to vomit.

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