How Peacefully Boring...

...to assume that all that there is to know is already known, or to assume that all there is to know is not for us to know.

But the virtues of knowing god better, by reading his one book over and over again, praying to him, killing in his name, sacrificing in his name, torturing in his name, violently erasing cultures in his name, forcing habitual male chauvinism in his name, accepting that you are born with sin and living a life of fear and self remorse (in his name) - that is spiritually and intellectually elevating. Really?

I am curious why people always strive for the maintenance of a religions society - thus embracing the christian way and the christian god - when they are treading defiantly on their own purpose by ignoring other religions. They are saying that they wish not to have their religion (the one they see as correct) succumbed to forces of intelligence and scientific scrutiny but they make no space for the equal rights of other religions. Not that I would, either, but I also do not make any room for the 'rights' of christians. Nor do I make room for the 'rights' of Believers of Thor, Prayers for Winnie the Pooh, ..., or other myriad fictional novels.

To placate ourselves with an earnest desire to learn, to expose, to find truth...that is the never ending fodder that keeps science moving. To assume that we already know, or thus should not know, is simplistic closed-mindedness that prospers 'the church', extols the virtuous lives of priestly figures, and brings in millions of yearly dollars to the biblical foundation. Millions of dollars that are, at best, inequitably spent on food-for-religion atrocities that are fleetingly accepted as good-will missions.

I have read that god wanted Earth to warm, as a sign that the 'end' is coming, and as such we should no longer attempt to either try to reverse or slow global warming (thereby going against gods wish and plan) or spend time worrying about it - we should worry about eradicating sin form Earth (non christian religions) and trying to satiate god by kissing his ass. Basically. This is the intellectual framework that it is safe for our children, our planet, every living things living and to be alive planet?!?


Kindly,
Your Atheist Friend
...and someone who will proudly, in defiance of god himself, drive less to try to use less fossil fuel. I can proudly walk to work knowing that I am defying god...any god. And smarter for it.