Many religious credit God and blame Satan, forfeiting responsibility for their actions. Is the atheist different who credits fellow atheists and blames the religious?
Starting with The Velveteen Rabbit, winding through the Bible, and ending up somewhere around Greek mythology, a conversation with a fellow atheist grew increasingly uncomfortable as she insisted that all fiction is dangerous because too many believe it to be true and act accordingly. Too, she felt justified in acting violently both in deed and word to rid the world of what she considers a plague of delusion.…
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76 - Irene Wagner
What’s even funnier, Dr. D is Jesus’ selection of a FEMALE Samaritan (for real) to tell the MEN in her town that Messiah had come. Even Jesus’ closest disciples (who were often a little slow on the uptake about the whole “first shall be last” idea) had the good sense to keep their mouths shut about it for once. (John 4:7-30)
I’m glad you enjoyed that article, Ruvy. I did, too. And I didn’t know that Samaritans still worshipped at that mountain, or even paid that much attention to it in v20, where she mentions it.
Mike aca G. tee hee. *rimshot*
77 - Ruvy
Looks like I missed you again, Irene. I wouldn't have been much of a conversationalist last night messing up a basic prayer the way I did.
We Jews have a story about the little boy who excitedly tells his mother that he got a role in a school play.
"So, what kind of role did you get, Yankeleh?", she asked as she ground the meat in the grinder.
"I play the husband, momma! Isn't that great?" he burbled.
Yankeleh's mother stopped grinding the meat for a second and wiped her forehead head with the edge of her apron. "Yankeleh," she said with a touch of asperity in her voice, "the next time they give out roles for a school play, tell the teacher you want a speaking part."
78 - Guess Again
You can't say atheists do or do not believe anything other than a lack of a higher being because it is not a unified group. Every atheist makes their own beliefs of what happens. You can't ask one atheist what they believe and apply it to the whole group. It doesn't work that way.
79 - Bleh
Some atheists need to get a grip, yes. But all religious people need to get a grip.