Why Ricky Gervais is an atheist

[richardhutnik]

IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

richardhutnik said:
And again, I am reminded of this question: Why should I care what Rick Gervais believes or doesn't believe? This would go for most celebrities actually. If you can end up on TMZ, why does what you think matter on areas that are out of your realm of expertise? And if it is said that it is up to the believer to show why they believe, then in keeping with that, I would count arguments by non-believers to be useless, because they don't add anything really. They do nothing to end up showing anything to my satisfaction. It is said you can't really disprove anything absolutely does not exist in this entire universe, so to go hard core that was is absurd.

You could just say that to anyone who's expressing their opinions. You don't have to care, but not doing so makes you seem quite ignorant, don't you think? Democracy is based on caring about everyone's opinions.

No, Democracy is about being able to give everyone a voice, so that they can be included in the decision-making process.  There is nothing in a democratic society that says I have to care about the opinions of people in areas that aren't in their realm of expertise.  I have every right on a personal level to not care about some opinions.  There are some things that aren't useful to put to a vote, like the nature of reality.

Just because an actor expresses an opinion on something, doesn't mean it is worth much.  Same goes with people who post on forums like this.  Some opinions are worth more from actors, if they have a degree of expertise in an area.  Like, if you listen to Ben Stein regarding economics, you would be better off then say listening to the likes of Michael Moore  or Britney Spears.  Or heck, am I supposed to listen to Britney Spears and go along with what she says, in regards to this?

Sorry, but just because someone who has some fame on something, doesn't make them qualified as someone I would listen to or whose opinion I would care about.

The think about Gevais is that he doesn't give anything of value here that would help answer any questions, just a pleading he doesn't know, and old arguments to justify it.   It is all about focusing on his lack of belief, as if his lack of belief is relevant to me.  It isn't relevant.  And I don't have time, or connections to work with him, so I won't.  In short, God is not an area of his expertise, so going to him would be waste of time.  Thus, why should I care what his opinion is?  As he said, it is up to the person of faith to present the evidence.  So, because of this, I would look to them to provide information on the subject matter.