Where are the atheists....

[EternalOptimist]

And yet, grass hopper, you fail to grasp that an atheist requires NO 'belief system' whatsoever.

'Belief' is an illusion, and a system based upon an illusion is utterly worthless.

But a system based upon an illusion is not utterly worthless.

An army of soldier ants marching in a column for food (no belief system) is bl**dy terrifying
An army of religious fanatics (belief system based on delusion) marching in a column is equally terrifying

in my humble opinion

[sasguru]

But a system based upon an illusion is not utterly worthless.

An army of soldier ants marching in a column for food (no belief system) is bl**dy terrifying
An army of religious fanatics (belief system based on delusion) marching in a column is equally terrifying

in my humble opinion

You are confusing "worthiness" and "effectiveness".

[EternalOptimist]

You are confusing "worthiness" and "effectiveness".

no I aint

[Fungus]

The following is lifted from Wikipedia:

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Heathen
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Heathen is from Old English hæðen "not Christian or Jewish", (c.f. Old Norse heiðinn). Historically, the term was probably influenced by Gothic haiþi "dwelling on the heath", appearing as haiþno in Ulfilas' bible as "gentile woman," (translating the Greek in Mark 7:26). This translation probably influenced by Latin paganus, "country dweller", or it was chosen because of its similarity to the Greek ethne, "gentile". It has even been suggested that Gothic haiþi is not related to "heath" at all, but rather a loan from Armenian hethanos, itself loaned from Greek ethnos.
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[Fungus]

That's clarified things no end

Glad to be of service.

And if the Cheeky One is going to make pronouncements, then we should point out any lack of clarity in his expostulations. (I'm sure the chemist sells a tube of cream for that.)