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H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY
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« on: September 12, 2014, 08:19:35 AM »
Quote from: pendragon on September 11, 2014, 08:52:24 PM
If you're an atheist (as am I), saying "so help me God" isn't really any different than saying "hocus-pocus, if I am false let bad juju fall on my head."

I mean, it's just words. If you're treating religious references like they have mystical power... haven't you gone full circle back to being religious again?

But why should this man be forced to acknowledge a god he doesn't believe in? And why should the United States government be forcing that on him?
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H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY
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« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2014, 11:00:39 PM »
Quote from: shua on September 12, 2014, 10:09:08 PM
An oath began as a mystical thing, and I think retains a bit of that quality to it even today.  It is possible for an atheist to have a commitment that is of an almost religious quality.

What does that even mean in this context? Why should that mean this man should be forced to invoke a god he doesn't believe in?
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