The third rail?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="third">third</span> <span word="rail">rail</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="atheism">atheism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Atheism">Atheism</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="atheists">atheists</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="implies">implies</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="theist">theist</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gods">gods</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="mythologies">mythologies</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="divine">divine</span> <span word="being">being</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="deity">deity</span>.</p><p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="believers">believers</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Judaism">Judaism</span>, <span word="Buddhism">Buddhism</span>, <span word="Hinduism">Hinduism</span>, <span word="Islam">Islam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="Atheist">Atheist</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="between">between</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="infer">infer</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="atheist">atheist</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="I">I</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="atheist">atheist</span>, <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="atheism">atheism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>”.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="rail">rail</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="railway">railway</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="rails">rails</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="travels">travels</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="rail">rail</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="rails">rails</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="rail">rail</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="electrically">electrically</span> <span word="charged">charged</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>. <span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="electrified">electrified</span>.</p>
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