After many years of being puzzled by the inexplicable survival of religion in the 21st century I have concluded that people who are religious don’t listen to the words of religious ceremonies, religious preachers, religious music, or read the words in their religious books.
Tag: atheism
An odd thought strikes me…
“An odd thought strikes me:—we shall receive no letters in the grave” (Samuel Johnson)
It strikes me that there will be books written, music performed, art created, films directed, science discovered – that I will never know about.
Horse with many names
Everybody has a hobby horse, all that differs is how hard and how far it is ridden.
Words to die for
These are words with no meaning, correspond to nothing in the real world –
sacred
spiritual
angels
ghosts
devils
demons
satan
blasphemy
heaven
hell
divine
holy
prophecy
miracle
sin
prayer
soul
– but words which millions of people in the real world have been killed for over several thousand years.
Laugh a minute
How any
one can read
religious
texts and keep
a straight face
baffles me.
Dead Cert
You haven’t passed away.
You aren’t in another room.
We won’t meet again.
God didn’t need another angel.
You’re not resting in peace.
You’re not waiting for the last trump.
You’re not in a better place.
You haven’t been reunited with your loved ones.
You haven’t gone on before.
You’re just dead.
A matter of degree
The only question when listening to a religious believer is whether they are a complete idiot or an incomplete idiot. Same with neoconservative politicians.
One of these things…
Racism
Misogyny
Neoconservatism
Religion
Ideology
Homeopathy
Iridology
Acupuncture
Fascism
Creationism
Science
…is not like the others…
Atheist finds foxhole
Indulge me
“Environmental
offsets” are as
meaningful as
the old “papal
indulgences”
but less based
in reality.
nomdeplume 