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Permalink Reply by TDM on May 15, 2011 at 9:48am

brilliant idea, i would be in pure bliss to be part of such an organazation... and i would somehow try to include a comedy wing or tour that travels around using comedy to point out the absurdity of religion, people like to laugh,people like to feel good...

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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on May 15, 2011 at 11:57am

I would build an alpine villa right into the side of a mountain, like some Bond villain.  It would only be accessible by cable car, and I would hire Joe Pesci to guard the bottom station - so no muthah-fuggin, holy rollahs could get in nare!  Then I would spend the rest of my days in my own secular world - after that, everyone else can go diagf.

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Permalink Reply by 3equ3cp1fsw0n on May 15, 2011 at 1:27pm

Heather wrote (snippet) - after that, everyone else can go diagf.

 

Oh, I am getting to know you too well. I figured it out on my first attempt (diagf). Damn, I thought it was going to be a challenge, but I started right off the bat by trying the words "die" for d, and then "in' for i;  the rest fell into place immediately.

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Permalink Reply by Shine on May 15, 2011 at 1:43pm

I would invest heavily in education.  It is the single greatest force for reducing social ills, from overpopulation to environmental destruction to political tyranny.  I'm not sure if I would build private schools, invest in charter schools, or champion effective reform of the public school system.  Because I'm studying to be a high school teacher right now, I'll have a better grasp of how to improve the education system after actually working in the field.  At this moment, I really don't know what specific measures I would stand behind.

 

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Permalink Reply by Luka Rek on May 15, 2011 at 4:56pm

I would secretly invest money in expensive projects intended for rich people. After a couple of years of sucking out the money from the walking piggy-banks I would organize an atheist lobby/mafia which would take control of all the capitalist money-making businesses across the globe. Then I would organize a systematic removal of all religious politicians and MPs and all other government officials from their respective positions and substitute them with a completely atheistic government. Another prerequisite for becoming a government official or a politician would involve necessary higher education at an institution with an established reputation which would be individually scrutinized to make sure the individual is completely capable of rational thinking and devoid of all delusions (of a personal god or grandeur). Then I would introduce tax rates on religion (i. e. a church) which would be proportionate to the powerfulness of the god in question (i. e. the power that particular church holds with the people). That would mean that the more the church insists on its god being the most powerful the more tax it would have to pay. Any expression of religious attitudes which could influence your work or your working environment in a negative way would be prohibited by law. It would also be prohibited to back up your claims with any religious materials or your personal beliefs outside the religious sphere. Then I would form a classless society in which every employed person would have the same hourly wage with the exception of government officials who would be allowed to have at most three times that amount. All other remaining funds would be government property which would belong to everyone. All the money would be accounted for and it would be visible to any citizen exactly how much money came from whom and where. Then the whole country would vote through an online referendum on what the money should be used for. Every citizen would have a say in it and everyone could talk about legislative proposals, etc. I would also include a rating possibility so that every citizen could vote on any other citizen`s expertise on particular subjects which would help in establishing the right authorities in particular areas. And then I would simply conquer the world and employ this kind of government on the whole of humanity

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Permalink Reply by matt.clerke on June 27, 2011 at 1:07am

one billion dollars is probably not enough to do what I want to do: Start a secular country which actually has a bill of rights(apparently Australia does not) which will force its government to investigate an issue before passing any law regarding it.

In short: laws in my country will be made on the basis of "Why should this be illegal?" as opposed to "Why should this be legal?".

For example: on the issue of homosexual marriage: the default state is legal, if there are reasons to make it illegal then it can be discussed until the law is finally decided. Of course religion will have no power in these kinds of discussions.

This doesn't go into enough detail to really find all of the problems with the system but you get the idea.

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