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Christianity, and most religions thank their God (or whatever their supernatural being is called) for whatever something good happened in their lives. Like if you win the lottery, you’re accepted to your favorite college, and even with the simplest things like, just eating together with your family, passing the test, etc. I mean it’s universal. This is the reason why many people stick with their religion. With all these good things that they’re receiving, It’s just God’s showing how He love them. They will pray, worship, go to church, have a family gathering, in the name of their God.
Now what if something bad happened? How do these believers deal with it? How do they reason out? Well, One thing’s for sure. Their reasoning is not unanimous. I’ve debated many of these believers and they have different answers. Some believers also will shift to one theory to another if they can’t support their first theory. So anyway, what are these theories exactly?
The “Satan did it” theory.
This must be really logical right? God is good so he’s for good things, and Satan for the bad things. An example on this is when you hear the preachers saying, “Don’t be tempted! Don’t let Satan win over you!”.
But one major flaw of this theory is that why can Satan do evil things to people? As far as I know, God put Satan in hell and to STAY in hell. Even if God made Satan the ruler in hell that doesn’t mean that he can go to earth and spread evil, can he? But if you support this theory you obviously think that he can go to earth and spread evil. But why is God allowing him to? The argument that God can’t control Satan seems to be invalid because, he had made him from a gorgeous angel with wings, to an ugly creature with horns and tails. So if God can do that, God can also control him.
So this first one is wrong for me. Of course I said “for me” as those believers might be offended. But I’ve already offended you, so what the heck. You offend me just by believing anyway. (1)
The “God is testing us” theory.
Your aunt died. And then your mother told you, “we will get over this. God is just testing our faith.” In this theory the usual scenario involves a temporary suffering, which often holds a uncertain future thus explaining the hope for a better one. Often this theory is followed with “God will never let us down,” or “You have no idea what God’s reward for you.” things like that.
This must be true for an average family, but clearly is not for most people living in the streets, or in a very poor community. You will also realize the incredible amount of unfairness on this theory, as God seems to be testing some people more than others. And there’s no such thing as an unfair God, is there? So this one, is also false.
The “We are responsible” theory.
This must be the believers most famous answer, but this theory is also easiest one to debunk. So God is the one responsible for the good things that happened into our lives, but when it comes to bad things, we are the one responsible. I don’t know to believers on how does that sound to them but for me it’s hilarious.
I don’t know, maybe the problem is that they don’t realize it is hilarious. Admit it believers. When you pass a test for example, you thank God right? But when you failed it, you will say, “Oh it’s my fault, I should have reviewed more.”
So I think this also is false. Why do you think we are the one’s responsible for the bad things happening to us? Because God didn’t helped us? He went hiatus for us a bit to serve another customer? I don’t think so.
The “God has a plan” theory.
This is also a famous theory. If something bad happened, “God has made a plan for you, don’t worry.” Of course the supporters of this theory couldn’t possibly promise a better future on whoever they’re telling it to, because the main idea of their theory is that, “If you’re suffering, maybe that’s what God had plan for you.”
And often that plan is unknown. I am annoyed as they say it too confident, but if you ask them, “So what is that plan?” then they’ll say, “I don’t know”. Then you’ll say, “then how did you know that there is a plan?” then they will say, “I just know.”
So annoying.
Anyway, if God had plans for all of us in our lives, well, it is believable for someone who died recognized as a hero, but for a person who died as a suicide bomber? Is that really God’s plan for him? Does having your body parts fly into the air separately a God’s plan? I don’t think so! And obviously that person who killed himself will not go to heaven, will he?
Isn’t that, my friends, a very lousy plan? And there is no lousy planner God, is there? This is also false.
The “We will be rewarded” theory.
I’m sure this argument is included in the bible, where the most suffered ones are the ones who will be going straight to heaven. There’s a story, I don’t know what’s the title, where someone approached Jesus, and said, “Jesus! I donated my money to the poor, will I be going to heaven now?” Then Jesus replied, “donate all your money until your poor, then you will be in heaven.”
So the basic idea of this theory is that God is not here to answer our prayers. We are here to serve him. So he’s not giving you anything during your time here! Why would he! Even if you’re all crippled, poor, always hungry and everything bad is happening in your life, as long as you serve the almighty Lord, you will go to heaven.
The major problem for this one is that why would God let something bad happen to us? And why would we want to serve Him? we haven’t seen Him, He doesn’t care for us, and promised us a unproven afterlife?
What is in there in heaven anyway? Clouds? half naked attractive angels with wings? It must be fun but I’m sure you can’t have sex with all of them as you need to be married first with one of the angels. And I’m sure divorce is not allowed there. What else is in there? Are there computers? Are they fast? are all of those dead engineers and developers can create computers? How about school? Is there school in heaven? Those dead aborted babies needed school! Oh wait, they don’t need to as they’re going to stay babies forever right? I pity those people who died old. They’re never going to be young again, or will they? Can they chose what age will they want to stay permanent? Or can they change their appearance? can they look like a famous superstar?
Yeah right. This is also false. I rather believe that this is my last life on earth, and I will never be stuck with a giant temperamental God who says He loves all of us but still sends bad people to hell instead of teaching them. that LIAR!
Wrap up
So, believers? What do you believe if something bad happened to you? If you have other theories, feel free to comment. Oh I’m sure you don’t call it a “theory”. You call it “THE TRUTH!”
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
An Open Letter to Religious People: You are Idiots and I Hate You
***** This is not my blog, I don't know who gets the rights too, if you are the original owner, then please contact me.
Before you go and get the wrong idea, this is NOT about why religion is bad, or why it is wrong. Of course religion is bad, and of course religion is wrong. But this is so blindingly obvious that it no longer needs to be said.
Instead, this is a direct attack on you, the religious person. The argument? That your failure to reject religion indicates that you are colossally irredeemably stupid.
Religion is fundamentally flawed in a staggering variety of ways, to the point that a curious child can bring down the entire framework of baloney with an innocent question.
Such questions include
*Why is there evil?
*Who made god?
*Why should I trust you after that santa claus thing?
But you didn’t ask those questions, did you? Or if you did, you accepted the pathetic rationalizations that where offered without further contemplation.
perhaps you where even afraid to ask, or even to think about it.
Your comforting little worldview matter more to you then the truth.
But can this critical failure really be blamed on fear of the consequences of religion being wrong? Is a godless world that terrible to contemplate?
The idea that santa claus isn’t real is also unpleasant, and this proves a deterrent to disbelief. But not a significant one.
God doesn’t even bring people presents. In fact, in most religions he is actually a real jerk. Plagues and laws and smiting and eternal torture. Is this really a so attractive an idea that people can’t let it go?
Perhaps disinterest is the only real problem. After all, if a man can’t read greek, that doesn’t make him stupid. It simply means he doesn’t care to learn greek.
But can really a disinterest in the fundamental nature of reality really be justified in such a way? maybe so. After all, it makes little difference in day to day living if god is really up there or not.
And yet, should not the fact that god’s existence has no major consequence itself raise a red flag?
The idea that a being with immense powers exist, but never tampers with the world in a noticeable way is an absurdly childish hypothetical scenario. it’s “I’m not touching you” on a cosmic scale.
Granted, we used to see a lot more evidence of god’s tampering then we do today. Lightning, disease, floods, butterflies and the sun.
But even then, a bunch of inexplicable things hardly adds up to a magical being who you can’t see.
And of course all this “evidence” wilted and died with sufficient rational inquiry. The sun and stars turned out to be big nuclear furnaces, diseases and butterflies are now well understood, and lightning is just an electrical discharge.
Indeed, from a leopards spots to pregnancy to the shape of the earth, religions has been proved wrong, wrong, wrong.
It would take an IDIOT not to see a pattern in this. And that’s exactly what you are.
The icing on this pathetic cake is that you realize that all OTHER religions are wrong, you just have a blind spot towards your own.
Perhaps you have a vague awareness that religion is retarded, but you never really give it up because your thoughts are to disorganized to deal with it.
If this is the case, and your mind is a dusty closet full of odds and ends, motivational phrases and vacation photos, I have nothing but contempt for you.
I refuse to respect religious beliefs, and I refuse to respect the people who hold them. Your willfull ignorance is inexcusable and it disgust me.
Before you go and get the wrong idea, this is NOT about why religion is bad, or why it is wrong. Of course religion is bad, and of course religion is wrong. But this is so blindingly obvious that it no longer needs to be said.
Instead, this is a direct attack on you, the religious person. The argument? That your failure to reject religion indicates that you are colossally irredeemably stupid.
Religion is fundamentally flawed in a staggering variety of ways, to the point that a curious child can bring down the entire framework of baloney with an innocent question.
Such questions include
*Why is there evil?
*Who made god?
*Why should I trust you after that santa claus thing?
But you didn’t ask those questions, did you? Or if you did, you accepted the pathetic rationalizations that where offered without further contemplation.
perhaps you where even afraid to ask, or even to think about it.
Your comforting little worldview matter more to you then the truth.
But can this critical failure really be blamed on fear of the consequences of religion being wrong? Is a godless world that terrible to contemplate?
The idea that santa claus isn’t real is also unpleasant, and this proves a deterrent to disbelief. But not a significant one.
God doesn’t even bring people presents. In fact, in most religions he is actually a real jerk. Plagues and laws and smiting and eternal torture. Is this really a so attractive an idea that people can’t let it go?
Perhaps disinterest is the only real problem. After all, if a man can’t read greek, that doesn’t make him stupid. It simply means he doesn’t care to learn greek.
But can really a disinterest in the fundamental nature of reality really be justified in such a way? maybe so. After all, it makes little difference in day to day living if god is really up there or not.
And yet, should not the fact that god’s existence has no major consequence itself raise a red flag?
The idea that a being with immense powers exist, but never tampers with the world in a noticeable way is an absurdly childish hypothetical scenario. it’s “I’m not touching you” on a cosmic scale.
Granted, we used to see a lot more evidence of god’s tampering then we do today. Lightning, disease, floods, butterflies and the sun.
But even then, a bunch of inexplicable things hardly adds up to a magical being who you can’t see.
And of course all this “evidence” wilted and died with sufficient rational inquiry. The sun and stars turned out to be big nuclear furnaces, diseases and butterflies are now well understood, and lightning is just an electrical discharge.
Indeed, from a leopards spots to pregnancy to the shape of the earth, religions has been proved wrong, wrong, wrong.
It would take an IDIOT not to see a pattern in this. And that’s exactly what you are.
The icing on this pathetic cake is that you realize that all OTHER religions are wrong, you just have a blind spot towards your own.
Perhaps you have a vague awareness that religion is retarded, but you never really give it up because your thoughts are to disorganized to deal with it.
If this is the case, and your mind is a dusty closet full of odds and ends, motivational phrases and vacation photos, I have nothing but contempt for you.
I refuse to respect religious beliefs, and I refuse to respect the people who hold them. Your willfull ignorance is inexcusable and it disgust me.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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