An isolated atheist speaks his views on religion, politics, and the world around him.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
“most of them don’t even read the bible”
Fellow Atheists, care to comment?
Oh dear, baseless assertions are going to bite Anon in the ass if they’re not careful. The fact of the matter is that many atheists have studied the Bible thoroughly, and in many cases it is why many of them became atheists. The literally unbelievable nature of the events posited in the Bible in conjunction with the lack of any sort of supplementary secular information on the events has led many of us atheists to disbelieve the Bible, and in the Christian god.
As for religion being a replacement for science/logic, I used to be a big contender for the notion that “Science is the ‘how,’ and religion is the ‘why’.” in terms of where we came from, where we’re going, and what our purpose is in the universe. However, as I’ve studied more and more, I’ve leaned away from that notion to the belief that religion is a crutch; to explain important matters that could not have been easily explained before we had the ability to analyze and explain it. In the age of information, religion is becoming more and more archaic as its comforts and explanations based on faith are being replaced more readily by testable, demonstrable explanations put forth by science and reason.
Being an agnostic atheist was never really a decision, but rather a reaction to the lack of credible evidence and reason I found in my hunt through the major religions of the world in trying to find one that spoke to me. In fact, the more religions I studied, the less inclined I was to believe in them. I “came out” as an atheist about six years ago. I’ve continued my religious studies since then, and have still found no reason to treat any of them which posit the existence of a god or gods as true or reasonable to believe in. Again, not a choice, but a reaction based on the evidences presented.
Why is it…
that #science restores my faith in humanity when #religion does just the opposite?
Or else.
Romans 14:12
In response to the Mr. Gruff pictures that have been going around, I decided to supply the original. Mr. Gruff and all his other friends including Ruby the Lioness, Habu the Hindi Elephant, Professor Giraffenstein, and Hopsiah the Kanga-Jew can be found at Objective Ministries 4 Kidz.
(My personal favorite is Habu the Elephant, who teaches kids that it’s better to have just one god, because Hindu has too many gods to keep track of.)
Tumblr Atheist Game
The object to your left has revealed itself to be a god unto itself. What is this object and what does it demand its followers do to appease it?
My glasses: They demand that all people see the world clearly, and that we should pray, so that our optic nerves will correct themselves and that we honor tetrachromats as our high priestesses, for verily, the colors they see belie the inherent truth and beauty of our world.
Posts I’ll Never Post #6
For those who may not know. Mormons who leave the LDS church are often ostracized by the local society and cast away as heathens.
Dreaming In Blackbirds: Atheists
A lot of people pride themselves on being atheists. Which defeats the purpose of basing your beliefs on the absence of something. You should be an atheist first and foremost out of laziness, and secondly that you want to be left alone. And by the way; No, NOBODY is “persecuting” you for being an…
I can’t speak for all the nonbelievers, but I think you’re mistaken. My personal pride as an atheist stems from being able to stand back from a given subject (in this case, the set of beliefs and theology I grew up with) and impartially weigh in the evidence for and against it, then, after some deliberation, come up with a fully-informed conclusion— which in my case that there is not enough evidence to suppose the existence of a god or gods, and therefore, no reason to waste time and energy participating in religious activities such as prayer, church, and other forms of worship.
I think you’re wholly confused on why people are atheists at all, it’s not that we’re lazy and don’t feel like pursuing religion, truth, or our spirituality; it’s quite the opposite in fact. Many of us came to atheism after intensely studying our religious beliefs and finding the doctrines at odds with currently understood scientific data, and/or finding that they are insufficient to justify our beliefs.
As for persecution, I could cite many, many studies stating that atheists are the least trusted minority in the United States, that an openly atheist presidential candidate would never stand a chance to being voted into office, and the base prejudice against atheists passed along through the smear campaign against Communism in the 1950’s. Many of us have experienced this persecution firsthand. I myself was escorted out of a fun-park once because a mother at a birthday party freaked out that there was an atheist at the facility and pitched a fit that “these people” were welcome in places that catered to children (the full story is one of the earliest posts in my blog, if you’re interested.)
As for your original post, look back and read it again carefully and ask yourself if you actually understand what atheism is. It’s not a set of beliefs. It’s the rejection of said beliefs, usually originating from intense study of said beliefs. Believe it or not, atheists usually know more about the Bible and its doctrines than Christians themselves. For example, did you know that in Numbers 31, the Midianites were massacred by Moses and the Israelites; every man, woman, and young boy… “But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.” (Num. 31-17)
All in all, consider what you post before you put it online, because you will be scrutinized and judged based on what you put out there. Based on the lackadaisical nature of your post, I doubt you intended to offend anyone with this, but keep in mind that what you said is offensive, and it speaks to your (unwitting) ignorance of who atheists are and how they come to be atheists.
The more you know. =)
Satan has Boobs
There’s no other explanation. How else could one entity tempt so many men into committing atrocity? How else could an entity that is obviously pure evil have so many on its side?
The answer is clear: Awesome Boobage.
OBAMA'S EVOLVING MORALITY CHALLENGES RELIGIOUS ABSOLUTISTS
May 13, 2012—
Another Psychology Today article, this one about the evolving nature of moral relativism in today’s society and the resistance it faces from moral absolutists and the religious right.
