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The Out Campaign

The Out Campaign is an effort started by the Richard Dawkins Foundation to get atheists to publicly declare their status. It suggests to display a letter "A" in Zapfino font and scarlet color as a symbol, not of our disbelief, but of our willingness to declare something that by now should be obvious: the world is not for, or made of, believers only.

I have been pretty much undecided about what to do as an atheist. On one hand, I think it's very important to voice our disbelief, as otherwise, those in power will only respond to the interests of the superstitious majority. On the other hand, I see religion dying a natural death and I don't want to give religious leaders more reasons to fight.

My decision so far is on the side of speaking up. I think atheists need to have a saying, but not to try to convince the more credulous people that their pixie in the sky does not exist. What we have to do is to give a hand to that large group of people who were raised to belief in something following a cultural custom, but that now that they are not children, cannot reconcile the teachings of religion with their own life and reason.

See also: Pharyngula

Emblemas religiosos

El departamento estadounidense para asuntos de los veteranos tiene una larga lista de Emblemas de Creencias para Ponerse sobre Tumbas y Marcadores del Gobierno. Por ejemplo, si perteneces a la Iglesia Unitaria de Morovia y te unes al coro de lo invisible, puedes descansar en paz sabiendo que el gobierno respeta tu creencia y pondrá sobre tu cuerpo muerto el símbolo correspondiente.

La lista incluye cerca de 40 símbolos desde la cruz hasta la luna cresciente y la estrella, incluyendo un pentáculo -- hacia arriba, no invertido. Algo interesante es que hay varios símbolos de no-creencia, incluyendo humanistas y ateos (y tenerlos en esta lista es como listar "pelado" como un color de pelo).Ver lista>>

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