Question about our inalienable rights from the constitution and proof of god?

Question

Richard Dawkins said that its less then a 1% chance of god existing.
That means scientifically,god can be proven to not exist.
As a christian it frustrates me,but I cannot argue with facts.
In our constitution,it states we are endowed with rights from god.
I am going to play devil's advocate for this question,say the secular society of America says that we need to remove that from the constitution,because science proves god does not exist.
So say that it was done,and now our rights are declared from man and not god.
Like what,all of a sudden,were gonna start enslaving people tomorrow.
See my point,I'm confused.
Is there any real danger in removing god from the constitution???
I'm going back and forth,between my faith and law,and quite frankly;I'm an idiot!
Please help your dumb friend here

Thanks JP and Kent.
I didn't realize they were deists.
That helps me to understand their thinking.

thanks for the explanation man of physics.
i did read your questions.

Answer 1

This is a common misunderstanding. It's not necessary to remove god from the Constitution, because god is not mentioned in the Constitution -- not even once.

"The Creator" is mentioned in the Declaration of Independence; but remember, it's the Constitution that's the foundation of the American government.

(Think of it this way: the Declaration said "this is how bad things are, this is why we gotta act, this is what we're gonna do" and the Constitution says "This is how we do it, and nobody gets to make stuff up later.")

Then there's that wonderful word "inalienable." It means "incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another." That is, your rights are _yours_. Nobody can take them away from you (although they may restrict them by using violence or the threat of violence) and not even you can give them up except by an act of will, e.g., voting for a known tyrant to take away the last remnants of your freedom.

Why did Jefferson, Madison, and Adams choose this particular word to describe rights? I think they meant to emphasize to their newly-independent countrymen that liberty is a powerful thing, maybe even dangerous, and must be handled carefully -- you can't afford to get careless with it.

Answer 2

I'm definitely sure that to say there is less than a 1% chance there is a God is pure nuts. Whether The constitution says God endowed us with rights or it was change just to say that life it self entitles us to certain rights would not change the constitution. Proof there is no God is not anything your going to ever have to worry about.

Answer 3

Tough question, I think removing God from the constitution is trivial. What we need is our leaders to be God -fearing people and that they would consult God in every decision they make that deals with our country. If we could accomplish this America would be in good shape. But since our leaders are not doing that now, thats why America is the way it is.

Answer 4

We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. All men. Not women. Not slaves.

Answer 5

See the question:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Arq7a92Y.sJsL1_SDEhOd5Psy6IX?qid=20061106080906AAuBFpa

Laws, regardless of who makes them, are based on some moral structure. Without an Authoritative moral structure, all morals are arbitrary. While this condition can be sustained temporarily, it is only a matter of time before a dictator arises; history makes this clear.

Unfortunately, it seems that few even have regard for authority any more. See the question:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuQXjdSF2x3sC4PjFYQtNgXsy6IX?qid=20061026062307AAFvjtZ

Even Dawkins cannot give evidence for a source or morality. Arrogance, while it does lead to speeches of conviction, does not imply authority. His 1% probability of the existence of God is as good has his proof of his definition of right and wrong.

Peace,

MoP

Answer 6

God is never mentioned in the Constitution. God is not mentioned in the Declaration of Independance either -- the Creator is.

Remember, the author was a Deist, not a Christian.

Answer 7

the founding fathers were Deists, and beleived in a transcendent god.

1 percent or no, there is no proof one way or the other.

I'd rather see god removed from the Constitution, but I'm not one of the ones pressing for it. It's not that big a deal.

Answer 8

No we wouldn't have slavery. Modern human morals are opposed to slavery however the outdated bible supports it. A society with a god is more likely to have slavery than one without. Say no to jesus