Dangerous? Moi?

[elfs]

A hearty "fuck you" to Ron Sims, our Democratic gubernatorial candidate, who last night during a debate, in answer to the question "Would you appoint an atheist to office?" said, "Anyone who does not hold a belief in a higher authority is a very dangerous person."

Sad. Politically expedient, but sad.

Comments

[lucky-otter.livejournal.com]

Actually, I've heard that last one before: "It is impossible to know about any gods."

What's the difference between "There are no gods" and "I don't believe in any gods"? I don't see it. Perhaps the distinction you are intending to make is between "I am certain that there are no gods" and "I think there are no gods, but I am not sure". In that case, though, it's not really a difference in quality, just in degree.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Huxley's formulation of agnosticism is exactly "It is impossible to know about any gods."