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Perhaps I find it easy to be an atheist and find joy in life and the universe because I do not fear death, but see it only as a natural process. I have never been able to fear that which I cannot influence. Fear has no irrational hold on my heart ( Read more... )

Imagine a man. Let’s call him a doctor. He graduated at the top of his classes. He has degrees in medicine, nutrition, psychology, and is instructed in all the other things that he would need to help make a person healthy. He is in possession of all his faculties and has no inhibitions or handicaps that would interfere with the execution of these ( Read more... )

When Christians tell me (or even think that) I am going to hell, or even imply it by saying I am a "lost soul", it's not with the caveat that they hope they are wrong. They tell me that they think their god is as cruel and vain as it can be in making me, a good person who loves people and helps others, be tortured for all eternity because I dared ( Read more... )

In response to the fellow who claimed that the hand of god and its protection would be removed because abortion rights might come about, here, I posted this and I wanted it somewhere for future reference ( Read more... )

I get pestered by god-botherers for being an atheist all the time. I'm sure you've heard all the arguments and exhortations. But let's forget for a moment about the lack of any evidence whatsoever. Let's forget that religion is one of the single most virulent afflictions that mankind has put on itself. Sincere belief in anything without evidence is ( Read more... )

I had to tell off another missionary. I used to wonder why people didn't like them. They seemed like nice people! They are devout, supposedly, and are just doing what they think is right ( Read more... )

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2010/04/12/bishop_blames_pedophilia_jews_open2010/index.html

Don't blame the catholic church for the child rape! They were pushed into it!

Speaking of insanity:
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/03/yeah_weve_got_insane_people_pr.php

I just know my prediction of having to put a bullet in a Jesus freak will come true one day.

"No, Pope Ratzinger should not resign. He should remain in charge of the whole rotten edifice - the whole profiteering, woman-fearing, guilt-gorging, truth-hating, child-raping institution - while it tumbles, amid a stench of incense and a rain of tourist-kitsch sacred hearts and preposterously crowned virgins, about his ears ( Read more... )

People who accept that fear is the only way to make people do right must live in constant, crippling fear their whole lives. I do not envy them.