Atheist
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An atheist is a person who does not believe in any gods. What this means is covered in much more depth and with significantly less snark in our atheism article. In principle, it can mean that a person doesn't believe in a god. Therefore it can also apply to Christians, who most certainly don't believe in Thor or Zeus for example. Steven Roberts said this succinctly when he said "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do." [1]
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[edit] Dogma
There are many facets to atheistic dogma! Here are a few choice high water marks:
- Stealing (and eating) crackers
- Eating grilled cheese sandwiches, even if an image of Richard Dawkins or a goat appears on them. Hunger trumps piety.
- Oppressing and suppressing Christians
- Not getting hit by someone's karma
- Nightmares about bananas
and peanut butter.
- Not giving a shit about which gods are being argued about. Sounds silly to "us".
[edit] Atheists in society
In the US, atheists are the least trusted and liked people out of all social groups. Possibly because of their cracker stealing banana fetishes. They top the charts when people are asked "who would you least trust to be elected President" or "who would you least want to marry your beautiful, sweet, innocent Christian daughter." Many have lost jobs and been harassed out of their homes for what is essentially a lack of any belief that could act as motivation to cause harm. Some people would like to tattoo "In God We Trust" on to atheist foreheads before booting them out of Jesusland, possibly to work as slaves in the Mines of Moria. Others want them outright banned from existence. If Atheism isn't a hanging offence in Texas, they probably wish it was.
There are also those who believe that they shouldn't be allowed to vote.[2]
