ever “atheists” can never be explained unless you are willing to admit that
many people cannot identify hypocrisy even when it is taking place right
before their very eyes.
Atheism is an arm of reason—it is not possible for it to co-exist with any
ideology, organization or individual that suppresses free speech and thought,
the very instruments that led to the inception of atheism. It is perhaps the
refusal of atheism to become a political ideology that seeks to wed itself to
the institutions of power, to “baptize” despots and mass murderers into its
pantheon of heroes, that makes it difficult for large segments of the human
population to take it seriously. After all, the Spanish Conquistadors were
heroes of the Catholic Church, as were the “Ghazis” (Holy Warriors) that
were Timur, Mahmud of Ghazni, Nadir Shah, to Islam, despite the fact that
their cumulative kill total exceeds fifty million.
Even though the Churches and Muslim Ulama have been consecrating the
“divine right to rule” of single families over millions of people for several
millennia, it is supposed to be a “Christian ethos” that has sustained
American democracy for two hundred years. Let's even take it down the
ladder – the Democratic and Republican parties enjoy massive loyalty and
followings, despite the repeated cases of corruption, incompetence and
bigotry that have prevailed in their activities and leaders for generations.
Not for the believer in Camelot are John F. Kennedy's marital infidelities, the
Bay of Pigs invasion or his mob connections; nor for the Reagan loyalist any
mention of Iran-Contra…
Perhaps the cold reason of atheism is just too dull for these adventurous
souls that find greater “peace” in lying down in unquestioning obedience for
their Christ, their Allah and their respective rulers. Maybe it's easier than
bothering to raise their voice to ask an odd question now and again. Too
appealing to the human mind is the journey to “eternal happiness” and
“peace,” which has inexplicably led us through repeated wars and
holocausts: only when reason triumphs will the peace be deposited, but
there is a lot for the forces of reason to overcome first. In the end, atheism
just isn't hypocritical enough to entice the unquestioning masses...
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