The last time I offended some bible boys
(on the internet...in RL I have learned to keep my mouth shut, some of the bible crowd are really mean) I tried to politelty pussy-foot around with my words, in an effort to be respectful and all.....but in the context of the debate we were having, the best I could honestly come up with was
......imo....people who believe in imaginary beings and places are "a little nutty".
I truely believe you gotta cross some kind of mental line if you are actually going to come out and proclaim you believe something that has not one single shred of REAL scientific evidence/proof, after ALL these years of people trying to prove it. I guess I don't have the "predisposed to believe in religion" gene.
It's my personal opinion that 50% of the so called "religious" are really non committed folk who just go along with religion to look good to others, relieve their stress, and keep their options open just in case there is an afterlife. Many people see all the positive social benefits years of religion has built into our world and figure *what have I got to lose*...I'll just go along with it just in case they are right. That's why I think atheism needs a new name/image....a
positive image, to get humans back to reality and save our world by doing the right thing, not the religious thing.
Well....anyway, the bible boys held their anger at me and my words for a day or two...but finally exploded.
I ended up telling one he had his head up his ass, which was unusual for me on a message board I had been to for years.....and I've never gone back there again. Ugh!
It was ugly. Pissed me off royally too....
You can try to make this chasm of difference all pretty and nice....but there's a point where the religious nut jobs (and unfortunately, there are
so many of them out there) get whacky. Atheists really need to step up more now, and be a proud of their intelligent beliefs....in a "nice up to a point" way....
Actually though, I see this beginning to happen.
Say it loud "I don't believe in god and I'm proud"....thank-you James Brown....
