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I think people don't appreciate Obama's talent to come up with a well thought and coherent answer to a number of problems in a moment's notice, making sure not to insult anyone, but still adding something of value to the discussion. Trump would likely start throwing insults and stroking his own ego in his very best words (primary school vocabulary), and Hillary would spout some vague political bullshit, that fills space and sounds impressive, while slowly diverging from an answer to a campaign slogan she prepared.



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SkepticallyMinded said:
I don't think anyone would be upset with Christians in America were they not so stalwartly ignorant when it comes to scientific matters. The delusional mentality that evolution is not established, that mankind and dinosaurs coexisted, and that the Earth is flat is truly troublesome.

I think Obama answered the question nicely. My main concern would also be that children get a purely scientific science education, and maybe an introduction into rationality, thus tighter regulation of schoolboards.



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I'm actually shocked that there are only 25% of atheists in the country. I totally believe it but it must be a horrible country to live in for enlightened people.



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vivster said:
I'm actually shocked that there are only 25% of atheists in the country. I totally believe it but it must be a horrible country to live in for enlightened people.

Imagine living in a country where that precent is around 10%-12%..



                
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AZWification said:
vivster said:
I'm actually shocked that there are only 25% of atheists in the country. I totally believe it but it must be a horrible country to live in for enlightened people.

Imagine living in a country where that precent is around 10%-12%..

I don't want to.



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m_csquare said:
Yt comment section is killing me. Yesterday, they said obama is a muslim. Now, he's an atheist. What's next? Obama's an alien?

The Birther Lie to the Earther Lie----I wouldn't put it past his detractors to go this direction.



vivster said:
I'm actually shocked that there are only 25% of atheists in the country. I totally believe it but it must be a horrible country to live in for enlightened people.

It's not because you're an atheïst that you're enlightned, it's not because you're religious that you're not enlightned.

If anything, there are probably more agnostic people then pure atheïsts.



m_csquare said:
Yt comment section is killing me. Yesterday, they said obama is a muslim. Now, he's an atheist. What's next? Obama's an alien?

Idk, Obama is pretty suspicious... 



 

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I think the issue is a person who says they do not believe in God and the belittles people who does is most likely cant be an effective leader as he would be intolerant



WolfpackN64 said:
vivster said:
I'm actually shocked that there are only 25% of atheists in the country. I totally believe it but it must be a horrible country to live in for enlightened people.

It's not because you're an atheïst that you're enlightned, it's not because you're religious that you're not enlightned.

If anything, there are probably more agnostic people then pure atheïsts.

That is such a religious thing to say. In truth there is no difference between agnostic and atheist. Agnostic is the default position. Atheists just dare to say what agnostics already know. 

He did say 75% of america is religious in the video though. So, agnostic wasn't a thing.