To be honest, if you ask me, it's not specifically "pro atheism". The line "Whatever happened to thunder? Why can't we accept we're not capable of thunder?" specifically is about as anti-atheistic as you can get. I think the idea of the song is more anti-fundamentalistic, telling people to use their own mind and keep their belief to themselves rather than being specific anti or pro theistic.
I interpreted that line as meaning we make up mythical beings to explain what we can't control. "What happened to wonder?" Why must we have an explanation for everything we don't yet understand? and the previous line, "Quick! give him a name, a trident, and a chair" is obviously referring to Poseidon. Anyway, my point is that I believe that line is definitely an atheist point of view, but I don't think this is a pro-atheist song..
I interpreted that line as meaning we make up mythical beings to explain what we can't control. "What happened to wonder?" Why must we have an explanation for everything we don't yet understand? and the previous line, "Quick! give him a name, a trident, and a chair" is obviously referring to Poseidon. Anyway, my point is that I believe that line is definitely an atheist point of view, but I don't think this is a pro-atheist song..
To be honest, if you ask me, it's not specifically "pro atheism". The line "Whatever happened to thunder? Why can't we accept we're not capable of thunder?" specifically is about as anti-atheistic as you can get. I think the idea of the song is more anti-fundamentalistic, telling people to use their own mind and keep their belief to themselves rather than being specific anti or pro theistic.
I interpreted that line as meaning we make up mythical beings to explain what we can't control. "What happened to wonder?" Why must we have an explanation for everything we don't yet understand? and the previous line, "Quick! give him a name, a trident, and a chair" is obviously referring to Poseidon. Anyway, my point is that I believe that line is definitely an atheist point of view, but I don't think this is a pro-atheist song..
I interpreted that line as meaning we make up mythical beings to explain what we can't control. "What happened to wonder?" Why must we have an explanation for everything we don't yet understand? and the previous line, "Quick! give him a name, a trident, and a chair" is obviously referring to Poseidon. Anyway, my point is that I believe that line is definitely an atheist point of view, but I don't think this is a pro-atheist song..