I've given up on atheism

[ghostsofgiants]

I haven't started believing in God or anything, but I've come to the realization that atheists annoy me. As a group they are way too uptight and I can't help but wonder how I have anything in common with them aside from the fact that I don't believe in God. As such, I have decided that I am now officially a follower of the Church of the SubGenius, mainly because they have wicked holidays.

That is all.

[PeaceNikki]

1. Agnosticism is the cool place to be.

[GirlinContempt]

2. Well, it's only some of them.

A vocal group, mind you, like any fundie.

At least some of them have started admitting, in a round about way, that they're believers in their own form :P

[ghostsofgiants]

6. They don't have Saint Bill Hicks Day, so fuck 'em.

:P

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. real atheists follow their own godless religion. lazy atheists like me are fun.

:P

[Deep13]

9. I respectfully disagree.

:* <----I blow raspberries.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

14. i think you might be a lazy atheist.

[Deep13]

16. No, I'm just lazy.

I was lazy when I was still a Christian too. If you look at my profile, you will see one of my favorite activities is "sleeping."

[La Lioness Priyanka]

21. napping is my fav sport.

:hi: :loveya:

[NewJeffCT]

27. I guess I'm a lazy atheist

i don't really have any set religion

[Deep13]

4. prejudice = judging individuals by the group.

If we are "uptight" it is a reaction to the undeserved deference religious people insist their views at entitled.

[ghostsofgiants]

7. I'm being facetious dude.

[Deep13]

13. Sorry, didn't know that.

It's hard for me to understand people's true meanings in person. It's almost impossible to do it remotely. Asperger's you know. :(

[GirlinContempt]

12. Wait... it's ok to be uptight because you think

religious people get deference, but it's not ok to judge individuals by the group?

[Deep13]

15. I don't think we're uptight.

Just a little defensive. And it is a sense of required deference to religious people's views that does it. This view is held by many religious and nonreligious people. I am not saying it is because of the Christians or the Jews any more than I can say that "the Jews" control the media. SOME Jews are in the media and some Christians are touchy about disagreement with their beliefs. SOME nonreligious people also think it is wrong to question religious beliefs. I am pointing out that individuals think that way, not that any group of people does.

[GirlinContempt]

17. I think some are really, really uptight.

Some are a little. Some are not at all.

However, I don't know what you mean by 'deference', but I routinely hear that it is ok to be nasty and hateful to religious people, either because "they" started it, or because there are more of "them". This rubs me the wrong way.

[Deep13]

23. It's not okay to be nasty or hateful.

If I did that, I would have no friends because almost everyone here is a believer to some degree. I think the beliefs themselves are entitled to no more deference than any other idea. I am not going to pretend I don't know what I know or what the logical import of that knowledge is. Nevertheless, most of life has nothing to do with religion and, therefore, I avoid thinking badly of people just because they were born into a culture of belief. In other words, I respect and often like the person even though I disagree with some of his/her opinions.

[VenusRising]

5. Nice post, heretic.

:P

[JVS]

18. Nice post, hitlertic

There, isn't that better?

[mak3cats]

8. Swear to God? (n/t)

[johnnie]

10. Church of the SubGenius rocks

The yearly end of the world meetups seems like a good time. Bob is all.

[JVS]

19. Yeah. If I didn't already have a church, I'd totally want to be part of the church of the SubGenius

A week ago I was explaining the grand concept of slack to a friend at the bar. It really inspires people.

[Dr. Strange]

11. Oh great.

Now we're going to have Middle Eastern atheists rioting in the streets. Way to go primate1.

[Fire Walk With Me]

20. Did you stop believing in atheism, or did atheism stop believing in you?

;)

[ghostsofgiants]

22. If SubGenius wasn't already so rad, that would make me want to start my own religion for some reason

[La Lioness Priyanka]

24. we are gonna get you back

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x7474734

[Call Me Wesley]

25. Happy Holidays!

:P

[GoneOffShore]

26. Try the Unitarians

Or at least get your Unitarian Jihad name..

As of today I will be known as The Iron-Heeled Jackboot of Enlightened Enlightenment

http://www.smugbaldy.com/unitarian-jihad-name-generator/

or failing that

Brother Flaming Cricket Bat of Love

http://www.elsewhere.org/cgi-bin/jihad

[semillama]

28. But do they have your $30?

If he hasn't seen and whiffread your $30, you're still Pink to "Bob"!

I've only attended one devival myself, but did get to meet Rev. Stang and Princess Wei "R" Do, and see Dr. Hall Robins, who is one of the funniest yeti-descendants on the planet. Check him out: http://www.askdrhal.com/

[Boudica the Lyoness]

29. I'm an atheist

and I don't believe in god or joining bloody groups.