Thunderf00t Vs. Westboro Baptist Church (hilarious, much watch!)

"You're a filthy pervert"

Oh, that is probably the most hilarious thing ever. When the bible says "when one man lie with another man" or "sleeps in the same bed", it is referring to homosexuality (duh?). It's funny how easily offended and insecure those woman are. Thunderf00t made their day complete. I bet that is the last time the Westboro Baptist Church members have an interview with an atheist :P

How to destroy atheism?

I found this video on YouTube (surfing around out of boredom), and I must admit, I feel like atheism has been completely proven wrong by this video. Sarcasm aside, none of these arguments discredit atheism (i.e. prove a god exists). One of the most F@cked up things about this video is that the narrator is infering that atheists believe pedophilia is morally permissible. Some people have some really twisted minds. When we hear about a pedophile, it typically isn't an atheist (at least the pedophiles that I've seen in the news).

"The god of atheism is science". 

If science was a god to atheists, the atheists wouldn't be atheists (duh?).

"In an atheistic world, everything is in a constant state of flux or change"

....dot dot dot.....This point here is such a great one for debating atheism, that things change over time. How could we atheists have been so wrong as to think that things change over time? I mean, everything today is the same as it was yesturday....there must be a god!

"But if evolution is true then we are just biological bags in motion."

Kent Hovind was apparently this guy's biology teacher.

"In atheism man is just another animal"..

Human dignity has nothing to do with atheism. "Man" is not JUST another animal. Obviously humans are special, and it is also obvious that it is up to humans to determine their level of dignity. Believing in God does not create a sense of dignity, it detracts from dignity and turns humans into play-things for an all-powerful being. Atheism has improved human dignity by liberating man from the tyranny of organized religion.

Atheism and moral-relativity

Atheism is often linked (wrongly) with moral-relativity. Before I go any further, let me make it clear that moral-relativity is NOT morality, but a belief system that seeks to destroy morality. Many famous atheists try to promote moral-relativistic ideas under the banner of atheism, and impressionable herd-atheists automatically accept these ideas. The great majority of atheists are not freethinkers in reality (most people in general aren't), they blindly follow atheists leaders in the same way that Catholics follows a priest. It is especially the herd-atheists that typically are moral-relativists, those that go to the moral-relativism stance on their own are just not very "bright". For those moral-relativistic atheists that are reading this, think of an actual example for where moral-relativity applies. And remember, I'm looking for an ACTUAL example, not a made-up one.

The fact of the matter is that there are right and wrong answers to each and every situation. Moral-relativists use fantasy to imagine how moral rules don't apply in every situation, and this allows them to ignore the rule completely (and/or ignore individuals that violate moral rules). I've written many posts going into detail for why moral-relativity is stupid (just search for "moral-relativism" in the search bar at the top).

The biggest problem I see with atheists associating atheism with moral-relativity is that it creates the false assumption that people can only be moral if they believe in God. In other words, that without a belief in God, a person can't be moral. If a person claims to be a moral-relativist, people automatically assume they are an atheist (which is obviously another problem altogether). It makes people assume that atheists are all amoral or immoral, which isn't the case for all atheists. We are beings that do exist, and there are behaviors that promote psychological well-being and flourishing, and behaviors that do the opposite. There are moral answers to all questions, the "anything goes" moral system is bogus. And it makes the atheist community look bad when an atheist promotes such nonsensical ideas.

Atheism causes depression?

http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism_and_depression

In the above link, www.conservapedia.com claims that atheism causes depression. And as I'm going to write, I believe this could be possible (but not directly because of atheism, but because of laziness).

Yes, it is possible that atheists are more likely to be depressed than theists. Atheists tend to not believe that life has a purpose (one of those falsely associated beliefs with atheism). Atheists simply need to do a better job thinking about purpose/meaning of life. It is not that religion is amazing in this department, it's just that atheists are not handed meaning and purpose from a book—atheists must come up with these things on their own. For those atheists that believe we are just chemicals and the product of chance, and that life has no meaning, such a worldview would obviously cause depression. Atheists are free to believe anything other than a god (to maintain their atheism). For example, an atheist can believe in souls and destiny (I do). Everyone should find meaning and purpose in life, religion does this easily, atheism requires work in this area. Atheists do no necessarily have to be more depressed.

Religion perhaps does create a greater sense of well-being. Believing that there is a God that is holding people accountable probably helps clear up psychological turmoil created by the immoral. Chaos (the true nature of the universe) is not psychologically beneficial to be aware of, a false sense of order no doubt can be helpful. The image of an evil person burning in hell creates a sense of balance in the minds of believers.

APB #6: If only Adam and Eve didn't sin....

This blog post is going to be about what would have happened if Adam and Eve didn't eat the 'forbidden fruit'. Obviously I'm an atheist, so I don't believe the story actually happened—but, I'm going to play the devil's advocate here (pun intended).

According to the Bible, Adam and Eve sinned because they ate a fruit, and then became embarrassed about their nudity. This caused them to cover their genitalia—which apparently angered God (God lost his eye candy). If Adam and Eve didn't sin by eating the fruit, all humans would still be naked. This shows that God's intention is for people to not wear clothes (i.e be naked), and that wearing clothes is unnatural/against God's will.

Isn't that such a heartwarming story?

What is the message behind it?

Don't eat fruit that will make you wear clothes?

It's as if God wanted Adam and Eve to eat the fruit...why else would he put the damn tree there?

The tree the fruit came from is called the "tree of knowledge of good and evil". Apparently being naked is evil, but why would God want people to not be aware of what is good and what is evil?

From an objective perspective, it's a weird story (a weird story among many in the bible). That's the nice thing about being an atheist, I don't need to seriously ponder such questions—unlike a Christian who has to make sense of nonsense like that. 

APB #5: Pat Condell on Islam and 'left-wing pricks'

Left-wing pricks...gotta love to hate them ('hate' too strong of a word?).  Political correctness is the enemy of free speech (free speech rights are pointless if we can't offend someone). It seems that 'left-wing pricks' want to create a nerf-world for everyone to live in. Left-wingers claim to want to change the world so that it is a better place—but things cannot be improved unless some people get offended. All political correctness does is perpetuate hatred by not letting it settle itself out. A person should be free to communicate their ideas freely, no matter how controversial (unless the intent is to cause physical harm to others).

I believe most atheists are on the same  page when it comes to protecting freedom of speech, but I'm sure some have been brainwashed to fight against it (as with nearly all groups). People need to grow thicker skin.

APB #4: (4th of July) my thoughts on patriotism and the state of the country

I'm not exactly the most patriotic person in the world (probably not second either). I, unlike many Americans, will not blindly be proud of something because I'm expected to be. But that doesn't mean that I don't like living in the United States—I do. To put it simply, I don't like the country enough to feel proud of it. There are some historical moments I'm proud of (and some that disgust me)—but I'm talking about the country in its present state. Watch the television, go on the internet—the country is in a pitiful state for many reasons. Anyways, that is not the point of this blog post; in the next few hours it will be the 4th of July, and so will come another celebration filled with fireworks (which symbolize body-dismembering explosives).  Hopefully, in time, we become known for something other than being good at war.