Angry Atheist
I updated my Facebook status today. I had something running through my mind and wanted to post it so I could have it in words. This is what it said:
It is wild presumption to posit that there is an intelligent being in charge of the universe. It is arrogance to assume that your definition of that being is the right one. It is supreme egotism to presume that if such a being exists it would care about you at all, let alone think you important to its plans.
I don't think this is overly abrasive. Much of what I post is fairly innocuous with a few confrontational jabs thrown in when my feathers get ruffled. This particular comment has three points, and I can defend them all. Here's my reasoning explained:
Facebook Affirmations, Vol. VI
In my news feed on Facebook I will be served a daily dose of Christian affirmations from friends. In this series of posts, which I call "Facebook Affirmations™," I will post and discuss some of these gems. Here's the affirmation for today:
Satan plugged my pipes.
Facebook Affirmations, Vol. V: Pro-Life
In my news feed on Facebook I will be served a daily dose of Christian affirmations from friends. In this series of posts, which I call "Facebook Affirmations™," I will post and discuss some of these gems. Here's the affirmation for today:
Think of the children!
I don't often weigh in on abortion because my views on it are complicated and it's an even more controversial topic than religion. Since I will never personally know the joy -- or terror -- of being pregnant I feel that any view I adopt regarding a woman's reproductive rights ought to be every bit as compassionate as it is logical. Ultimately I feel it comes down to an individual woman's right to decide whether or not her body will be used as an incubator for a potential human being. Let's discuss the post above.
Facebook Affirmations, Vol. IV
In my news feed on Facebook I will be served a daily dose of Christian affirmations from friends. In this series of posts, which I call "Facebook Affirmations™," I will post and discuss some of these gems. Here's the affirmation for today:
Facebook Affirmations, Vol. III
This post has been a long time coming and I've waffled on whether or not I'd actually write and post it. Now that I've put some more thought into it I can't see a reason not to post it and what's more, I think it's very important in an enlightened age to open these types of ideas up to scrutiny and even ridicule in the hopes of educating people on why the things they believe may be harmful (or at the very least, not helpful) and why they should have good reasons for believing what they do.
In my news feed on Facebook I will be served a daily dose of Christian affirmations from friends. In this series of posts, which I call "Facebook Affirmations™," I will post and discuss some of these gems. Here's the affirmation for today:
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