Need more proof that god doesn't exist? Well, he could exist, but be entirely evil. That's a possibility.
The Irish Catholic Church and the "endemic" rape and abuse of children (too bad Lazy Jesus didn't give a shit.) Story
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Dear Minister, Pastor, and Priest;
a powerful quote, if I ever saw one:
"If there is a God who will damn his children forever, I would rather go to hell than to go to heaven and keep the society of such an infamous tyrant. I make my choice now. I despise that doctrine. It has covered the cheeks of this world with tears. It has polluted the hearts of children, and poisoned the imaginations of men. It has been a constant pain, a perpetual terror to every good man and woman and child. It has filled the good with horror and with fear; but it has had no effect upon the infamous and base. It has wrung the hearts of the tender, it has furrowed the cheeks of the good. This doctrine never should be preached again. What right have you, sir, Mr. clergyman, you, minister of the gospel to stand at the portals of the tomb, at the vestibule of eternity, and fill the future with horror and with fear? I do not believe this doctrine, neither do you. If you did, you could not sleep one moment. Any man who believes it, and has within his breast a decent, throbbing heart, will go insane. A man who believes that doctrine and does not go insane has the heart of a snake and the conscience of a hyena." [Robert G. Ingersoll, "The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child", 1877]
"If there is a God who will damn his children forever, I would rather go to hell than to go to heaven and keep the society of such an infamous tyrant. I make my choice now. I despise that doctrine. It has covered the cheeks of this world with tears. It has polluted the hearts of children, and poisoned the imaginations of men. It has been a constant pain, a perpetual terror to every good man and woman and child. It has filled the good with horror and with fear; but it has had no effect upon the infamous and base. It has wrung the hearts of the tender, it has furrowed the cheeks of the good. This doctrine never should be preached again. What right have you, sir, Mr. clergyman, you, minister of the gospel to stand at the portals of the tomb, at the vestibule of eternity, and fill the future with horror and with fear? I do not believe this doctrine, neither do you. If you did, you could not sleep one moment. Any man who believes it, and has within his breast a decent, throbbing heart, will go insane. A man who believes that doctrine and does not go insane has the heart of a snake and the conscience of a hyena." [Robert G. Ingersoll, "The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child", 1877]
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The Pope is visiting Israel.
If I were a Jew, I don't think any amount of ass-kissing would make me forget that the Catholic Church assisted the Nazi's, both during and after the war.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Like Boston Legal?
Here's what must be the best 5 minutes from that show:
The opposite of good is not evil. It is complacency.
The opposite of good is not evil. It is complacency.
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Poor Planning
Was Jesus incompetent?
If you had magic powers (still having trouble with the fact that grown-ups believe this stuff) would you turn water into wine, or eradicate world hunger? Would you raise a dead guy to impress chicks, or would you eradicate childhood cancers? (why would he raise one guy, other than to just show off?) Would you choose a back-woods part of the world that has never really contributed much to humanity, in a time when anyone would believe anything, or would you wait at least until the invention of the internet before bringing forth an apparently important message about your father (a psychotic mass murderer)?
At the very least, doesn't Jesus owe us another crucifixion? I mean, 2000 years is a pretty long time to be on vacation.
If you had magic powers (still having trouble with the fact that grown-ups believe this stuff) would you turn water into wine, or eradicate world hunger? Would you raise a dead guy to impress chicks, or would you eradicate childhood cancers? (why would he raise one guy, other than to just show off?) Would you choose a back-woods part of the world that has never really contributed much to humanity, in a time when anyone would believe anything, or would you wait at least until the invention of the internet before bringing forth an apparently important message about your father (a psychotic mass murderer)?
At the very least, doesn't Jesus owe us another crucifixion? I mean, 2000 years is a pretty long time to be on vacation.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
How about this instead?
Instead of having the highly-useful United Nations worry about defamation of religion, maybe they could be encouraged to declare Religion a defamation to Humanity.
Here's Pat Condell talking about Islamic dickheads and the United Nations joke.
Here's Pat Condell talking about Islamic dickheads and the United Nations joke.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
A sad and dangerous day for Humanity.
The United Nations Human Rights Council has once again passed a resolution proposed by Islamic countries which urges the creation of laws in member states to prevent criticism of religion (namely, Islam).
Full Story
I discussed this on a political forum. Here is what I responded to:
Kaunisto wrote:
To have something you hold sacred or holy offended or ridiculed (worse yet: "defamed") is to many people the worst possible way to insult and hurt them - myself included, after a fashion.
My response:
Yes, but most people like you would have known enough to shut up before you got to the point of being hurt, after a fashion. I'm not going to go into your house and start in on you about how idiotic and unsupportable your personal religious beliefs are, just like I don't invade and attack religious discussion forums that don't welcome non-Christians into their circle-jerks.
However, if your beliefs are taken out into the public domain, which they often are, and if there is a possibility that your beliefs may affect me in even the smallest way, which there is, then I should be quite free to address those beliefs. In fact, I see it as my responsibility to question and provide rebuttals to those things I see as dangerous. (I see your magical thinking as dangerous - it is a prime cause of the environment that creates and supports religious terrorists, for example) This is the key difference between the West and Islamic countries, and the differences are too obvious to bother noting here. It's the key ingredient, possibly the only necessary ingredient, of Progress. This, I believe, is self-evident.
Of course, if I'm not going to put forth any coherent points and am just going to attack you, then I won't last long as a critic. My credibility will be questioned from the get-go and I will have no audience, and no purpose, after a fashion.
Freedom of speech and freedom of expression are the cornerstone of democratic, progressive, human rights-supporting governments. Limits on said freedoms already exist. I cannot shout "fire" in a crowded theatre. And I cannot walk into your church and ridicule you for sitting in it.
The UN's highly ambiguous suggested limitations on those who question the validity of religion, and those like me who openly oppose all religions, go beyond the safe boundaries of protecting individuals. As the Canadian representative said: "It is individuals who have rights, not religions."
What it boils down to Kaun, is that you will be asking for a free pass, after a fashion, and that just ain't cool with me. You're not going to get it, and you never will.
Full Story
I discussed this on a political forum. Here is what I responded to:
Kaunisto wrote:
To have something you hold sacred or holy offended or ridiculed (worse yet: "defamed") is to many people the worst possible way to insult and hurt them - myself included, after a fashion.
My response:
Yes, but most people like you would have known enough to shut up before you got to the point of being hurt, after a fashion. I'm not going to go into your house and start in on you about how idiotic and unsupportable your personal religious beliefs are, just like I don't invade and attack religious discussion forums that don't welcome non-Christians into their circle-jerks.
However, if your beliefs are taken out into the public domain, which they often are, and if there is a possibility that your beliefs may affect me in even the smallest way, which there is, then I should be quite free to address those beliefs. In fact, I see it as my responsibility to question and provide rebuttals to those things I see as dangerous. (I see your magical thinking as dangerous - it is a prime cause of the environment that creates and supports religious terrorists, for example) This is the key difference between the West and Islamic countries, and the differences are too obvious to bother noting here. It's the key ingredient, possibly the only necessary ingredient, of Progress. This, I believe, is self-evident.
Of course, if I'm not going to put forth any coherent points and am just going to attack you, then I won't last long as a critic. My credibility will be questioned from the get-go and I will have no audience, and no purpose, after a fashion.
Freedom of speech and freedom of expression are the cornerstone of democratic, progressive, human rights-supporting governments. Limits on said freedoms already exist. I cannot shout "fire" in a crowded theatre. And I cannot walk into your church and ridicule you for sitting in it.
The UN's highly ambiguous suggested limitations on those who question the validity of religion, and those like me who openly oppose all religions, go beyond the safe boundaries of protecting individuals. As the Canadian representative said: "It is individuals who have rights, not religions."
What it boils down to Kaun, is that you will be asking for a free pass, after a fashion, and that just ain't cool with me. You're not going to get it, and you never will.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Just so you know..
I refused to participate in the idiocy known as "Earth Day". I'm not the problem, and I protest nonsensical propaganda by leaving every single light in my house on for a full hour.
Got a problem with pollution? I'm the last type of person you need to make feel guilty for living in an industrialized nation. Until you hold other countries to my high standard, keep the complaints about pollution, as well as your propaganda nonsense regarding recycling, to yourself.
Got a problem with pollution? I'm the last type of person you need to make feel guilty for living in an industrialized nation. Until you hold other countries to my high standard, keep the complaints about pollution, as well as your propaganda nonsense regarding recycling, to yourself.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
With gods like Yahweh...
who needs Satan?
Pope visits Africa, reaffirms ban on condoms.
Here is an example of the dangers in actually taking adult nursery rhymes seriously. This is what happens when you don't call out the self-appointed mouthpieces of gods and take them to task. The garbage that get's squeezed out of the mouth of popes is, unfortunately, still tolerated, and I blame religious people everywhere, especially "moderates" for helping to create and maintain an environment where pure idiocy can live on, even reproduce.
Magical thinking = scourge of Mankind.
Don't believe me that religion is pure evil? Check it out. See what blind faith/obedience leads to.
The only thing that keeps me going is the fact that nobody worships Zeus anymore.
Pope visits Africa, reaffirms ban on condoms.
Here is an example of the dangers in actually taking adult nursery rhymes seriously. This is what happens when you don't call out the self-appointed mouthpieces of gods and take them to task. The garbage that get's squeezed out of the mouth of popes is, unfortunately, still tolerated, and I blame religious people everywhere, especially "moderates" for helping to create and maintain an environment where pure idiocy can live on, even reproduce.
Magical thinking = scourge of Mankind.
Don't believe me that religion is pure evil? Check it out. See what blind faith/obedience leads to.
The only thing that keeps me going is the fact that nobody worships Zeus anymore.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
More than just a little creepy.
It's amazing that they went on to make a second commercial instead of going bankrupt. I wouldn't have let my kids anywhere near this freak.
Kinda Creepy
Ok, get past the oddity of giving these things away at McDonalds and see if you can identify the older actor in the commercial. Name the popular sit-com he was soon to co-star in.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monday, January 05, 2009
To The Swedish Female Diving Team.
Congrats on your second consecutive silver medal in the World Junior Hockey Tourney. You earned it. (I guess it's pretty hard to skate well after you've soiled yourselves, eh?)
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