"It is not lying or cheating to say you believe in fantasy as there is nothing to lie about. "

So the kids are not being told to lie to their teachers "because there is nothing to lie about"?


Keith I do not think you are getting the implications of what Musket is saying. He is saying that it is NOT morally wrong to lie to or about people of faith because they believe in "fantasy."

That is the type of provisional morality one usually sees in small, tight knit religious cults and sects which I will not name. This is the first time I have ever seen it expressed by someone who would not normally be considered by society to be a religious zealot.

One thing that such an attitude says to me that if you are religious or defending religion is that he has no moral or ethical barriers to lying to you. Anything he says to you could be a lie. I'm not saying that he is necessarily lying to you. I'm saying that he just said he has no problem doing so. It makes such a person a very poor source of information of course and an untrustworthy debating partner.

Please everyone I am not attacking all atheists. I am talking about the expressed attitude of one person.