I think what I was getting at wasn't proof or disproof that God exists. It's that well, everyone says anarchy is an impossibility, and it's something you do (choosing as a country to simply opt out of government, and rule yourselves). People have a choice over what they do, but for what they believe, I know kids that say "no such thing is as ghosts" over and over and get freaked out in an old house. From my line of thinking anti-theism (that is to believe you can do without religion) is an easier idea to work with than outright atheism.
Anyone who hasn't should go watch Magic Knight Rayearth. The anime starts out with this seemingly perfect world defended by a single person, the Pillar of the world. But as it turns out the major flaw of this system is that its "god" has no social life and has to continue praying for peace of the country. So the MK are summoned supposedly to save the land, but actually to assist in the Pillar's suicide. In the second second, a new Pillar is chosen, and someone tells our heroes "flowers grow even without a pillar." So when the time comes for a wish, they instead abolish the Pillar system giving it to all people. This is the sort of "atheism" we should be having, one that is less about denying God for the hell of it, and more "we don't need God to be decent to each other."
Bleh, I'm no Deist. I just have deistic tendencies. I'm closer to a
Pantheist.
Dae it is never necessary to make any thread. But if we acted on that, we'd have no threads. I have three types of threads here in Empty House, when I'm kinda depressed, when I'm genuinely mad at someone, and when I'm not genuinely mad but wanna make a thread "for the heck of it" because of boredom or not enough drama in my life. Guess which one this is?
*waves Sharpie around*
The power of permanence compels you!