Posted by Jeanette Hendricks on August 19, 1999 at 21:23:03:
In Reply to: Unthinking & unbelieving atheists posted by Ange on August 18, 1999 at 16:07:36:
: Greetings:
: I agree w/ Marian's POV on this one.
: Furthermore, it is apparent that this sad fellow was just one confused individual who was looking for answers.
: He stumbled upon the realisation that no "god" has been proven to exist, he was angered @ xians, thus he became an unthinking & unbelieving atheist.
: Unfortunately, I've met a lot of atheists who believe that they are atheists, just because there's no proof of this, that, & the other thing.
: The point behind any belief (theistic, nontheistic, or agnostic) is that belief itself must be present.
: I mean, I myself am agnostic in the manner that I admit I do not, will not, and cannot know if such a "god" exists, but I am an atheist, because I feel that theism is merely a sick joke, that wanting, believing in, & creating a "god" is just a poor attempt by desperate & depressed folks to believe that there's another & better life out there.
: To me, theism is a person's way to say "Screw Earth! I'd rather deal w/ the stars & the heavens!"
: This sorry man has seemingly succumbed to such fears, for his intelligence (instead of working overtime) collapsed, & apparently, he never believed in atheism in the first place.
: Atheism was once a reasonable solution for his lazy brain & heart; now xianity takes that place.
: So, will he teeter totter back again?
: I hope not.
: Atheists do not need such ignorant folk.
: Merry Musing,
: Ange
Christianity's trademark is breaking every issue into separate catagories. Religion does not necessarily have to include a god. It's the results, the behavior, the degree the myth interferes with mental health, and the attitudes: all of these make up our subscription to life. This is were christianity totally bombs out. Like Jefferson said "It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my bones if my nieghbor has twenty gods or no gods." But it does pick my pocket and breaks my heart knowing the murderous history of christianity and its continued abusiveness to the people today. I really am angry about the National Heritage Foundation picking up most of the governments non-profit money, especially the money for overseeing sexually abused children. The Christian Jesus is the Christian children, they drink of their blood and eat of their body to satisfy their own appetite. The children are the Christian sacrifice. And they don't even get to die in peace like Jesus but suffer for years in very sick homes.