Christians Can Move Mountains?

Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him.  Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.  (Mark 11:24-25 NAB)

So Christians are "able" to move a mountain by merely uttering the words 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' while having no doubt, and it 'will happen'. There are two possibilities here: Jesus is rather full of s#$t, or Christians can move a mountain with this magical spell. So I challenge all Christians that read this to go to your nearest mountain with a video camera, move it like Jesus teaches, upload the video to YouTube, then post a link to it on this blog. And don't worry, this isn't testing God, this is testing the ability Jesus claims you have. This is your chance to finally prove us Atheists wrong!

The Pillage Of Virgins (Numbers 31:7-18)

They attacked Midian just as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed all the men. All five of the Midianite kings – Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba – died in the battle. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword. Then the Israelite army captured the Midianite women and children and seized their cattle and flocks and all their wealth as plunder. They burned all the towns and villages where the Midianites had lived. After they had gathered the plunder and captives, both people and animals, they brought them all to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the whole community of Israel, which was camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.


Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the people went to meet them outside the camp. But Moses was furious with all the military commanders who had returned from the battle. "Why have you let all the women live?" he demanded. "These are the very ones who followed Balaam's advice and caused the people of Israel to rebel against the LORD at Mount Peor. They are the ones who caused the plague to strike the LORD's people. Now kill all the boys and all the women who have slept with a man. Only the young girls who are virgins may live; you may keep them for yourselves. -Numbers 31:7-18 NLT

I could ramble on all day about how horrible this is, but I feel quoting it is sufficient.

So what do you think?

Is it morally justifiable to rape virgins?

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Interview With Jesus (George Carlin)

Christianity: The Polytheistic Monotheism? (Part 4)

 

At three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice,  "Eloi, eloi, lema sabachthani?", which means,  "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" -Mark 15:34 ISV

If Jesus was God, then why does he 'cry out with a loud voice' that God has 'forsaken' him? I mean, this is very straight forward, Jesus by his own admission is not god. This means that Christians are worshiping a god whom is not the 'god of Abraham' -- even if it is indeed his son, they are not the same being. Remember what Moses did to those people who worshiped that golden calf?! But not to worry, 'The Old-Testament' does not have a hell, so your fate is in the loving hands of the Old-Testament god -- actually I take that back, you have plenty to worry about with that guy, you're all f!$%ed.

Jesus: Messenger Of Hate?.

Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus. He turned and said to them, "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, as well as his own life, he can't be my disciple. -Luke 14:25-26

 I found this message to be interesting, and it also contradicts what is typically portrayed as Jesus' message of peace, and 'loving thy neighbor'. Jesus wants people to love their annoying neighbors, but to 'hate' the real people whom they are suppose to love the most. This shows that Jesus and the Old-Testament god may be more similar then many would like to admit -- both are jealous gods that spread a message of hate.

If this isn't bad enough, Jesus wants people to hate their "own life" -- perhaps 'believers' are more devout followers of Christ than many give them credit for. I see many "devout Christians" that hate their families, that hate everyone and anyone whom they are suppose to love, these people hate life in general. Why else would they surrender the enjoyment of life, gamble it away, for the small chance that their misery can be extended for an eternity.

I wonder if these people (the ones being referred to) are full of hatred because they feel it is expected of them, or if it is just the coldness of their hearts. It's probably, typically, the latter one would imagine. Jesus promoted the idea of freewill -- these are the kinds of people Jesus wants -- so the people that are just nasty by their own freewill would be greatest of all. So, if these sorts of people are what make-up Heaven, then one must ponder how all that fire and brimstone can stay up in the clouds.

Racing To Nothing.

Nothing is scarier then 'nothing', is that where we are headed? If thinking about the plausibility of nothingness doesn't send a shiver down your spine, you have not thought about what 'nothing' truly is, it is nothing, and 'nothing' can snatch everything away. Spend a few moments now imagining your universe -- in all of its beauty and complexity -- even imagine the continuation of family members lives and the lives of their children, society, the human race -- all of this going on, without you. If this idea doesn't give you pause, I'm not sure what would -- keep thinking about it, clear your mind and think of nothing else, other then 'nothing'. I personally have thought for hours upon hours of the possibility of nothing, and nothing will mind-f@#! you more then 'nothing'.

I always find it funny when a person asks another what they are thinking about, and they reply 'oh nothing', you can tell they are not thinking about nothing because they are not pale in the face. Is there a difference between not thinking about anything, and thinking about nothing? Of course! What might be scarier then nothing after death is 'nothing' being a fate for everything. Imagine if somehow this universe eventually became 'nothing'? The only difference I can make between nothingness for the self and nothingness for the universe is the latter being just that much more of a mind-f@$!. Imagine this universe and everything and anything beyond it falling victim to nothing? If it is true that energy cannot be created or destroyed, then perhaps we have nothing to worry about -- we are energy, in our most basic form, our existence may be infinite. But if the conscious-self is nothing more then a product of a complex biological mechanism, a product of the brain -- then our brains are like a clock with all its little parts doing their jobs, consciousness is like time. If consciousness is like the intricate movement of a clock, then it is only a matter of time before 'nothing' grabs hold, and the "clock" ceases to tell time. If this is true, then that means we have spent a good 15-20 billion years as nothing waiting for something to happen, and something only lasted for a blink of an eye -- and how much of this will we remember? absolutely nothing.

While thinking about this may be a bit scary, or even depressing -- I feel there is no greater way to realize how much you have, and appreciate life, even if 'nothing' is right around the corner.

Sam Harris On Subjectivity.

'Spiritual experiences' (not referring to the existence or nonexistence of a 'soul', but rather the experience itself which is labeled as such), is something which I feel the majority of people (believers and nonbelievers) are not very in-tune with. I tend to find more agreement with Sam Harris when it comes to the realm of subjectivity. We atheists need to, while maintaining an objective view of the world, not ignore our own life and experiences. By definition, objectivity removes the self when analyzing reality, the only true way to analyze the self is through subjectivity (not referring to the objective functionality of our biology). As said by Socrates “The unexamined life is not worth living”. Some atheists seem to be too rigidly objective and never self-reflect -- what I am suggesting is not to be confused with the delusional and overly imaginative 'believers' that throw objectivity out the window in the name of faith. Anyways, check out these two videos (part 1/part2)...

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