tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post250969276690055350..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: Explaining the Angry AtheistCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-26619544049414043462013-04-12T03:25:23.056-07:002013-04-12T03:25:23.056-07:00@PC Geek/Peter Pan:
Market forces determine the p...@PC Geek/Peter Pan:<br /><br />Market forces determine the path of our species not some ideal set out by someone with an agenda unlike the egomaniacs you mentioned - there's a problem with your argument though in that they did believe in god & thought they were him! Also, you keep going back to what morality is why isn't it as simple as this: live your life without harm to others & work for a living to provide for yourself & any others you see fit - where does god fall into that simple philosophy? If you don't agree with your employers or if you think they are evil people don't work for them, make your own mind up!<br /><br />A true atheist does not think he's anything special, has the answers etc, just gets on with his own life, aware that he has to make things happen not some magic man who can wave his hand & make it all better.<br /><br />I have no such delusions about my mortality or fallibility, if you'll bear with me here's how I think our future will play out (but I could be wrong): Space exploration will eventually become affordable as we develop ways to harness the resources out there (and there's almost limitless amounts) leading to the next wave of freedom for the individual to do their own thing with no-one to get in their way. <br /><br />With resources abundant the problems of the past will melt away, exposing the real control freaks for the sickos they are for trying to tell everyone else how to live their lives just for a power trip.<br /><br />Since you claim to be a software engineer I'm very surprised at your stance on religion since if that were true in your own life you'd realise that you control your destiny & make things happen, I know when I'm developing plant layouts no almighty force helps me & when problems happen during installations it's me who has to pull my finger out & solve them!<br /><br />I suppose the bigger question is why do you think you have the answers? If you don't derive funds from religion what's your interest in this? I've already stated mine: It's to stop people extracting funds (my taxes) for their agenda to speed up progress, which in turn will enhance my life.Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324394637209131462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-60303896053104531642013-03-26T16:47:02.373-07:002013-03-26T16:47:02.373-07:00@Bowers
It's logic, something you seem to str...@Bowers<br /><br /><i>It's logic, something you seem to struggle with - working together is how our species progresses & the more complex the problem the more ideas are needed & sources of exotic materials from across the globe to make advancements,</i><br /><br />Fail.<br /><br />You have committed a fundamental fallacy that secular folks often do when trying to define objective morality – namely trying to shoehorn utilitarianism into actual objective morality. What you are basically saying is that right and wrong are based on ‘whatever leads to the best outcome for our species’ but there are numerous problems with your formulation<br /><br />1.) Who determines what is best for our species?<br /><br />2.) How do you objectively measure this?<br /><br />3.) What happens when there are competing visions of what is best for our species? I would imagine you and Adolf Hitler have very different visions what is the best way to progress as a species, right?<br /><br />In the end, you are just kicking the can down the road and stating another just another version of ‘morality is whatever I personally feel is best’ or it’s wider alternative ‘morality is whatever a sufficiently large group of people at the time feel is best’. Numerous men far smarter than either of us have tried to define a secular objective morality and have failed. Note how just about any atheist simply adopts the morality of his host culture, usually minus a few things that he/she does not like and can get away with in the context of that society.<br /><br /><i> I note you didn't challenge the conning of people. </i><br /><br />I did address it, albeit obliquely. Whether religion is a con or not is a function of whether or not it is true or not, and as I mentioned above, this blog is chiefly about economics, and I seriously doubt that the captain really wants a debate about the existence of God here on this thread. (Especially since it is an old thread by now.) While there is much evidence backing Christianity this is not really the place to address it. I only mentioned the morality stuff above in response to your challenging my statements – otherwise I would have simply left this thread alone. <br /><br />Stick with economics and the related topics our host discusses – there would be far better places to have a discussion about religion. I appreciate his forbearance in allowing my posts on this thread and it is due to respect for the cap'n that I am not attempting to 'take over' a thread to something he surely did not want.<br /><br /><i>I'll put the burden back onto you, what do you do for a living? I may be wrong but until I can rule out that your money (or someone close to you) doesn't come from such a source & so you have a vested interest in the scam continuing your argument is likely out of self-interest.<br /><br />For disclosure I'm an engineer.</i><br /><br />In the end, the only thing that matters is who is correct or not, but either way, I’ll bite – I do not have an ecclesiastical position, if that is what you are asking. I work as a software engineer who ends up also donning the project management hat every now and then as per the whims of management. <br /><br />Now I have a question for you – since you said above <i> True atheists want freedom for their fellow man, being decent to each other because it's the right thing to do not out of fear</i> - how do you define ‘true atheist’ – what is your objective definition of that? Weren’t Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin also atheists? Why are they less ‘true atheists’ than you are? Who gets to make that determination, and how is it objectively defined?PC Geeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-25059676418317182013-03-24T12:11:27.452-07:002013-03-24T12:11:27.452-07:00Peter Pan asked: Why is it the right thing to do -...Peter Pan asked: Why is it the right thing to do - what is your objective standard?<br /><br />It's logic, something you seem to struggle with - working together is how our species progresses & the more complex the problem the more ideas are needed & sources of exotic materials from across the globe to make advancements, I note you didn't challenge the conning of people. <br /><br />I'll put the burden back onto you, what do you do for a living? I may be wrong but until I can rule out that your money (or someone close to you) doesn't come from such a source & so you have a vested interest in the scam continuing your argument is likely out of self-interest.<br /><br />For disclosure I'm an engineer. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324394637209131462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-52879104410089649022013-03-20T02:22:32.237-07:002013-03-20T02:22:32.237-07:00I am Atheist and I couldn't care less what oth...I am Atheist and I couldn't care less what other people believe in as long as they don't try to "force feed" those believes to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-20243013998491622472013-03-18T18:59:39.115-07:002013-03-18T18:59:39.115-07:00I'm no theologist but I always thought an athe...I'm no theologist but I always thought an atheist is someone who actively denies the existence of God, an agnostic is someone who is not sure if He exists and is questioning his faith, and a non-religious person is one who doesn't care either way. <br /><br />If you're lookng for something different try praying to Tyche, the ancient greek goddess of fortune, a.k.a. Lady Luck. I pray for aces and kings mostly. Sometimes she answers my prayers and grants me good fortune though she can be fickle at times. Also some of her temples in Vegas offer free cocktails.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-47618690199204272342013-03-16T21:36:23.997-07:002013-03-16T21:36:23.997-07:00Both are fictional entities.
There you go, I jus...<i>Both are fictional entities. <br /><br />There you go, I just dismissed them.</i><br /><br />Really dude? Did you take 5 seconds after you typed that to read what you just wrote?<br /><br />In case you didn't notice - <b>you assumed your argument to be true in order to prove it!</b> In other words - your argument is: "there is no God because there is no God".<br /><br />The Captain likely does not want his blog space taken up by a debate on the existence of God, which is why I don't take this any further, but I can't help but reply to some of the stupider posts in this thread. Some things are too painfully dumb to be left unanswered.<br /><br /><i>And guess what, neither Zeus nor the Xtian god will be smiting me with a lightning bolt.... because... they don't exist.<br /></i><br />Your understanding of religion (especially Christianity) here is not even at that of a 5 year old in Sunday school - you clearly don't know anything of what Christians believe and are getting your guffaws tilting at atheist caricature windmills set up by the Atheistkult and leftist media, thinking you have hit a real target.<br /><i><br />The burden of proof lies on you, asserting the existence of the improbable entity "god".... and a bunch of legends written in the Bronze Age (largely plagiarized from earlier mythos, at that!) is not "proof", not even close.</i><br /><br />On what basis can you arbitrarily shift the burden of proof one way or the other? Oh right...you are the type of atheist who believes that there is no God because...wait for it...there is no God! Brilliant!<br /><br />As for the earlier mythos crap above - presumably, you are regurgitating the alleged Mithraism/Christianity link, long since refuted. The only people who still state that sort of crap are hack atheists writers - serious atheist and theistic writers left that behind years ago. Do a little research via reputable sources before you post such garbage.<br /><br />As to *proof* that the Bible is indeed reliable...beyond the scope of this comment thread (As I said earlier the Captain surely does not want this sort of debate to start here in earnest, so I am restricting my comments to a few of the dumb, but very common, Atheistkult arguments.)<br /><br />Ironic that in this post about angry atheists showing themselves to be retards, we have one such example here in this thread.Peter Pannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-82460598952686001122013-03-16T18:55:31.261-07:002013-03-16T18:55:31.261-07:00All religions are simply window dressing on top of...<i>All religions are simply window dressing on top of the true trinity - Greed, Need, and the father of all markets, Fear.</i><br /><br />This isn't really the place to discuss this, so I won't say anything more than to note that you made quite the bold, sweeping generalization with absolutely no attempt at backing it up.<br /><br />I could make similar generalizations about atheists, and how their atheism is an attempt to rationalize away their fear of moral judgement and accountability. With no god higher than themselves, they are free to do anything they want, aka 'do what thou wilt, with due regard for the policeman around the corner.' <br /><br />That is no less fair a generalization that what you stated above.Peter Pannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-7840851476138310022013-03-16T15:58:23.040-07:002013-03-16T15:58:23.040-07:00"You can't dismiss the Christian God whos..."You can't dismiss the Christian God whose existence is testified to in the Bible on the same basis as you would Zeus or someone like that."<br /><br />Bullshit. Yes, you absolutely can. Both are fictional entities. <br /><br />There you go, I just dismissed them.<br /><br />And guess what, neither Zeus nor the Xtian god will be smiting me with a lightning bolt.... because... they don't exist.<br /><br />One last time:<br /><br />The burden of proof lies on you, asserting the existence of the improbable entity "god".... and a bunch of legends written in the Bronze Age (largely plagiarized from earlier mythos, at that!) is not "proof", not even close.The First Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-32438007609352085562013-03-16T15:53:10.250-07:002013-03-16T15:53:10.250-07:00"The existence of God is non-falsifiable.&quo..."The existence of God is non-falsifiable."<br /><br />The existence of a god or gods is highly improbable, which puts the burden of proof on whoever the fuck is asserting there is a god / gods / fairies or whatever.<br /><br />In other words, you can spin tall tales all day, but don't expect or be surprised when no-one takes you seriously.<br /><br />Irony: Most of the comments in here actually demonstrate a bunch of reasons WHY those angry atheists are so angry. <br /><br />The obfuscations, "very complex belief systems" - complex bullshit is still bullshit. Feminist genderwhateverthefuck theory is incredibly COMPLEX and also: bullshit. <br />Incisive understanding of reality is most often realised through simple, elegant (often mathematic) explanations. Complexity is generally a red flag for waffle hiding nothing of substance.<br /><br />The strawmen and chop-logic etc.<br /><br />"it never ceases to amaze me that people who believe in evolution "<br /><br />Scientists do not "believe" in evolution, it is the theory that best fits the observations and which is yet to be disproven. Rigorous scientific method is a VERY particular thing - "belief" does not get a look in.<br /><br />"cannot see the obvious survival advantage religious belief confers on a group"<br /><br />Says who? You? I'm an atheist, and a scientist and it's cystal clear to me that a lot of religions help the tribes that cleave to them in the sense it gives them motivation and strengthens their cohesion when e.g. fighting other tribes for resources. <br />But: It's proven track record as a USEFUL lie (e.g. in inter-group warfare), does not make religion TRUE.<br />And it becomes HARMFUL when humans want to acheive something bigger and better than inter-group warfare (e.g. colonising other planets.)<br /><br />By analogy:<br />It is USEFUL for the purposes of human scale navigation on foot or horseback for journeys of less than a few hundred miles to think of the Earth as flat. Which most humans who had no opportunity to observe the curvatur of the Earth would have believed in the past. Again, it's not true.<br />And again it's harmful if you want to make bigger journeys where the Earth being round matters.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The First Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-13557820037479819172013-03-16T15:50:17.366-07:002013-03-16T15:50:17.366-07:00Maybe someone can tell me how
many hospitals and c...Maybe someone can tell me how<br />many hospitals and charities<br />atheiests have.Hossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-85727731303558446702013-03-16T15:28:35.268-07:002013-03-16T15:28:35.268-07:00I'm an atheist, aaaand I don't give a crap...I'm an atheist, aaaand I don't give a crap about religion until it becomes an excuse for doing fucked up shit:<br /><br />Killing (including suicide bombing), stoning, chopping bits off babies' genitals etc. etc.<br /><br />Also: Spreading ignorance and pseudo-science through tax funded schools: e.g. creationism.<br /><br />Also, also: ripping off, brainwashing and exploiting people: Most money-grubbing churches have this in some degree. Some are worse than others. Some were FOUNDED just to get $$$ (Scientology)<br /><br /><br />If you're religious and you leave everyone else to get on with their own lives, don't shove you religion in my face, and don't mutilate* your kids (or cause them to die by refusing to let them get blood transfusions* (Jehovah's Witnesses) because your magic sky-fairy said so)... then I have no problem with you.<br /><br /><br />*Religious freedom, means you don't get to enforce irreversible body mutilation on your kids, or deny them medical care. <br />That kid has a right to chose their religion, and a right to their own bodily integrity. Which choices the kid is not not competent to take until they are adult.<br />As far as I know, in the EU, only Germany has had the balls to forbid religious circumcision.<br /><br />So, yeah, you won't find me protesting outside any churches. I had no idea that even happened, until I read about American atheists doing it on the internet. :pThe First Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-64167785506127932922013-03-16T09:58:01.592-07:002013-03-16T09:58:01.592-07:00All of this is beside the point. Both the Christia...All of this is beside the point. Both the Christian and the pagan eat at McDonalds and shop at Walmart while feeling self righteous. No one gives a fuck about what they believe, as long as their line of credit remains and visa gets their payment on time.<br /><br />I am a high priest in the real faith of this world. I have been a founder and exec of a successful advertising company. Like the skalds and bards of old, I sell to you not things, but images of yourself. <br /><br />All religions are simply window dressing on top of the true trinity - Greed, Need, and the father of all markets, Fear. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596899792832175046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-90581730068659573522013-03-15T19:38:11.373-07:002013-03-15T19:38:11.373-07:00Angry Atheists aren't necessarily leftists. I ...Angry Atheists aren't necessarily leftists. I have a friend who is the epitome of a self-made wealthy capitalist - successful investor, CEO of an aggresive mining company. I'm a typical "don't give a damn" atheist and we argue - not about theology but about attitudes.<br />Anecdotal I know but, Captain you should be careful of broad generalizations.Zoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188735592478996188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-63494199806743203942013-03-15T18:28:26.203-07:002013-03-15T18:28:26.203-07:00True atheists want freedom for their fellow man, b...<i>True atheists want freedom for their fellow man, being decent to each other because it's the right thing to do not out of fear & move forward with greater technological developments, get off this planet & speed up progress.</i><br /><br />*Why* is it the right thing to do? What is your objective standard?<br /><br /><i>As someone once said, I submit that you and I are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you. When you understand why you disbelieve in all other possible gods, you might understand why I disbelieve in yours.</i><br /><br />I am sorry but that argument is patently retarded - someone never played 'which of these is unlike the others' in grade school, now did they? The only way that you can dismiss a collection of objects (in this case a multitude of different gods) in the same manner is if they are all supported by the same claims...different gods make different claims, and different evidence would be needed to be examined to claim there existence or not. You can't dismiss the Christian God whose existence is testified to in the Bible on the same basis as you would Zeus or someone like that.<br /><br />A lot of arguments for atheism come from a combination of<br /><br />a.) A religious person hurt them in the past (as is the case with the Captain)<br /><br />b.) A small set of patently ridiculous arguments (such as the 'one less god' argument, or the 'science is the only way we can know about things argument' or like Ofay Cat above, the 'I simply can't believe in a god since I observed some phenomena totally unrelated to the question of whether a god exists or not' argument.<br /><br />Now as a few people have stated here...atheists and agnostics and theists alike are free to believe what they want - no complaints here.<br /><br />But if you are going to argue for what you believe, at least don't use incredibly elementary and childish arguments that no serious atheist or theist philosopher would ever consider - do some background reading on both theism and atheism before spewing outdated and naive arguments. Heh heh...'one less god' - that one totally cracks me up!Peter Pannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-28421802788343857522013-03-15T13:06:18.289-07:002013-03-15T13:06:18.289-07:00"It is no more faith-based than my not believ..."It is no more faith-based than my not believing in a gold unicorn on the moon with a 500ft dick."<br /><br />That can be proved or disproved through physical observation. One example: a golden unicorn that size would produce a masscon that would have noticeable (albeit low-order) gravitational characteristics.<br /><br /><br />For that matter, if it were on the surface of the Moon it would already have been spotted. It would be larger than the various moon-landing probes on the moon that have been visually detected. Several of the various radar mapping satellites around the Moon could detect an object such as you are describing even if it were buried.<br /><br /><br />The existance of a golden unicorn is falsifiable. The existence of God is non-falsifiable.<br /><br />Thanks for playing. Better luck next time.<br /><br /><br />Mark Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-56816055884957403462013-03-15T07:30:10.553-07:002013-03-15T07:30:10.553-07:00The idiocy in having to make these statements in t...The idiocy in having to make these statements in the comments of this post... sigh.<br /><br />"Ah . . . can you prove there is no God? Unless you can, your disbelief is faith-based."<br /><br />It is no more faith-based than my not believing in a gold unicorn on the moon with a 500ft dick.<br /><br />Your claim is just as patently ridiculous. I'm very much not an anti-theist, but then when I read moronic crap like this...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-35211394397790690722013-03-15T05:30:36.840-07:002013-03-15T05:30:36.840-07:00Kevin said:
"Well, I'm a (small-"a&...Kevin said:<br /><br />"Well, I'm a (small-"a") atheist (as opposed to the anti-theists). The difference is not subtle, but the definition is. I do not believe in a god or gods. Anti-theists believe there is no God. They profess a belief. I do not. As someone once said, I submit that you and I are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you. When you understand why you disbelieve in all other possible gods, you might understand why I disbelieve in yours."<br /><br />Ah . . . can you prove there is no God? Unless you can, your disbelief is faith-based. It is a belief rooted in the way you think things are rather than in the way they actually, verifiably can be proved to be. Which is the definition of a religion.<br /><br />This is my main reason for opposing the exiling of other religions from the public square in favor of athiesm. Because it *is* a religion. It should no more be the established religion of the United States than Christianity or Islam or Hinduism. <br /><br />People that really don't care about religion are agnostics rather than atheists.Mark Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-59039508898837722932013-03-15T05:11:59.112-07:002013-03-15T05:11:59.112-07:00It's the same reason capitalists are violently...It's the same reason capitalists are violently opposed to communism - it's a scam designed to trick others into conformity while the leaders reap all the rewards.<br /><br />True atheists want freedom for their fellow man, being decent to each other because it's the right thing to do not out of fear & move forward with greater technological developments, get off this planet & speed up progress.Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324394637209131462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-57640078545531616702013-03-15T00:12:18.659-07:002013-03-15T00:12:18.659-07:00If you aren't an epistemological agnostic and ...If you aren't an epistemological agnostic and don't use the terms 'faith' or 'science' in your reasoning I really would like to hear your explanation.<br /><br />Also spot on description of the origins and faults of atheistkult, it's the main reason I identify as an<br />Agnostic stoic with elements of toaism/zen when ever topics go religious. I just can't keep up the Dawkins hatred all the time without thinking:<br />" I take myself way too seriously" <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779315949856257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-91276120322956514062013-03-15T00:07:49.749-07:002013-03-15T00:07:49.749-07:00Ask an angry atheist about Islam, particularly whe...Ask an angry atheist about Islam, particularly when it's in a public venue (speech, debate, rally, whatever). 4 times out of 5 this will knock them on their ass as they try to contort themselves around bashing religion while defending diversity.<br /><br />Funny how credible death threats takes all the snide edginess out of them...V10noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-28264904998016639882013-03-14T21:46:53.880-07:002013-03-14T21:46:53.880-07:00Why is it that Man is incapable of behaving well w...<i>Why is it that Man is incapable of behaving well without the threat of post-mortem "consequences"? I assure you that morality does not depend on such sanctions. And insistence that we godless must be thieving, lying, murdering fornicators might have some influence on our attitudes toward the Godly and their Invisible Friend(s).</i><br /><br><br><br />It is not post-mortem consequences that establish morality - it is the belief in an absolute truth, an absolute standard which applies to everyone, everywhere. THAT is not possible without God (or gods, if you like). If you believe we are merely evolved apes and have no souls, then the only LOGICAL limit to what you do is what you can get away with (and will benefit you). <br /><br />An atheist might resist stealing $1,000 from an open cash register because he thinks "Golly, if I do that, the cashier will be punished or someone will go hungry and I'll feel bad" but the Christian will resist it because it is WRONG, regardless of whether it hurts anyone or not, and regardless of whether it makes him feel bad or not. <br /><br />If there is no feeling bad about a deed, what motivation does an atheist have for not doing something? In other words, if raping someone or stealing makes the atheist feel good, what reason would he have for not doing it, if he can get away with it? <br /><br />On the other hand, an atheist should ask himself where the "bad" feeling comes from. God? Or is it an evolved trait? or is it culturally ingrained? In any case but "from God", then the "feeling bad" is merely something to be overcome, an unnecessary hindrance to an atheist's getting whatever he wants, much like fear is a feeling to be overcome in battle, remorse, pity, honesty or whatever would merely be feelings to be overcome in the pursuit of his own gratification. <br /><br />If the atheist dares to say that there is an absolute standard of morality, then he has to answer where it comes from. There is no logical answer without God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-67589331202608052852013-03-14T20:36:37.273-07:002013-03-14T20:36:37.273-07:00Most people don't know where the visceral hatr...Most people don't know where the visceral hatred Angry Atheists have comes from and are kind of shocked by it."<br /><br />There's no need to be shocked. satan's main characteristics are arrogance and anger, attributes emulated by atheists the world over.Thesauroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305052511095551483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-79642606377617484472013-03-14T19:23:48.540-07:002013-03-14T19:23:48.540-07:00"You think 9,999 religions are bullshit. I th..."You think 9,999 religions are bullshit. I think 10,000 religions are bullshit. That's it."<br /><br />Read the post again, carefully this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-88756796437343790662013-03-14T17:58:34.484-07:002013-03-14T17:58:34.484-07:00The invisible has much in common with the non-exis...The invisible has much in common with the non-existent.<br /><br />I am a catholic atheist. I quit the church at age 14. That was that age when I began to learn about astronomy. I began to get a sense of what the universe was. How big is not even a question unless you puny human brain can grok infinity.<br /><br />Most people I have met have no clue what a galaxy is. I actually ask them. Once one gets a sense of the fantastic phenomena that we now know about, it is difficult to consider that an all-powerful, all- wise and allegedly an all merciful creature who is apperently everywhere all the time with a personal interest in say ... my sex-life or my favorite sports team. It is just plain silly.<br /><br />I marvel that the imaginary deity or deities are even given gender. What such a fantastic creature might require a gender for boggles the mind.<br /><br />Now, all that said, I have no beef with believers with the exeption of Muslims for obvious reasons, they want to kill me for not wanting to be as totally stupid and superstitious as they are.<br /><br />Christians and others are fine. Most of them benefit from their faith and are generally good folk. I would never attack them or even criticize them for their beliefs. They are free to believe what they want as am I. It's all good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-31629468113298813042013-03-14T17:12:37.378-07:002013-03-14T17:12:37.378-07:00I don't mind christian people. They give to ch...I don't mind christian people. They give to charity more often. They don't cause much trouble and they pay their tax and participate in their community. Predominantly religious countries experience lower suicide rates, which to me translates to higher rates of contentedness, although (not shitting you) athiests have challenged me on that point in other venues.<br /><br />It used to be that you couldn't go many places without encountering a christian pontificating on their belief. Now, it's an atheist, and some of their assertions make christians look downright rational in comparison. I miss the old days...tspoonnoreply@blogger.com