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Send your atheist friend an "I Told You So" card after the Rapture
postrapturepost.com — Just write your letter and it will be hand-delivered immediately following the exodus of the pure from the Earth. But you must be thinking to yourself, "How can the letters be delivered after the Rapture?" The answer is simple. The creators of this site are Atheists.
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- polartb, on 10/12/2007, -5/+55Aw man, they're sold out of the Rapture Survival Guide!
- foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -36/+11That survival Guide is just a Bible.....
- pipdip, on 10/12/2007, -34/+11Haha. This is great. Maybe they'll send the letters during the brief time before they descend to hell. ;)
- d17182, on 10/12/2007, -5/+22Not to be confused with this site, which is not run by atheists:
http://www.raptureletters.com/ - shreveyboy, on 10/12/2007, -28/+4Concerning raputreletters and the ones being mocked by this site:
Wait, they'll be hand delivered? That means the rapture believers will have to intentionally hire an atheist or someone who doesn't believe this gumbo. How else would these letters get delivered? - Marmot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+28Even more important, who will look after your pets?
http://www.jesuspets.com - CzescToJa, on 10/12/2007, -69/+7Aw man, atheist are ***** assholes!
- welshbaloney, on 10/12/2007, -3/+28@CzescToJa
If you had a brain, you'd be dangerous. - Oriqui, on 10/12/2007, -6/+15@ CzescToJa
Thanks! You're being an ***** now... so that makes you an atheist!
Awesome, but you MUST admit we throw the best parties... - KibibyteBrain, on 10/12/2007, -3/+18Since when did Non-Christian == Atheist?
- sophiaperennis, on 10/12/2007, -13/+3Who's going to date Jesus?
http://www.datejesus.com/ - kurtwoodfin, on 10/12/2007, -15/+4Ok, if the Rapture does happen....I doubt the U.S. Postal Service would still function in any form.
- Upsizer, on 10/12/2007, -12/+1wrong comment. bury.
- Spacejack, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1same here, wrong comment
- Respiration, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2that sure would come in handy as according to the bible only 144,000 in the history of the world are going to heaven
- RaunchyJohnson, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0And for those all-purpose afterlife gifts...
http://www.posthumouspost.com
- bluenash, on 10/12/2007, -6/+7i think by then it's likely to be a case of mountains hide us, rocks cover us.
- ersatzphi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26Brilliant! At first I was gonna say, I hope there's a lot of atheist postal workers otherwise it wouldn't work.
- an0nymous, on 10/12/2007, -1/+52Didn't you know? No postal workers will be admitted into Heaven.
They know why. - SundayTrain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12According to the site.
"Expect two to six weeks for delivery after the Rapture."
They must have the logistics already figured out...
- an0nymous, on 10/12/2007, -1/+52Didn't you know? No postal workers will be admitted into Heaven.
- Quactaur, on 10/12/2007, -11/+27Funnily enough, the rapture is *not* mentioned in revelations, yet it forms a major part of evangelist theology.
- aaronm67, on 10/12/2007, -16/+22funnily?
- mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -6/+8And I think you mean evangelical, and even then it's not accurate. There are tons of views on eschatology.
- Quactaur, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Funnily is a word.
http://www.askelm.com/doctrine/d760201.htm - Origins of the rapture theory. - JeffDM, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2"Funnily enough, the rapture is *not* mentioned in revelations, yet it forms a major part of evangelist theology."
That's not much of an argument. "Separation of church and state", "checks and balances", among other common phrases known for civil liberties, isn't found in the US Constitution, yet have those phrases in our political system. IIRC, "Separation" wasn't a popular or well-known phrase until the mid-20th century. According to an argument like yours, we should just ignore it. As you can imagine, it's really not that simple, there needs to be a better argument against rapture. As to whether the rapture is even a plausible interpretation, I'm not going to get into that, but it is a "big picture" interpretation of the text, much like "separation".
- geronimo, on 10/12/2007, -8/+88They laugh now, but will they laugh when The Flying Spaghetti Monster descends upon earth and cooks all non-believers in a boiling pot of water filled with salt.
- adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -6/+59RA-MEN!
- mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -60/+3[sarcasm]
Oh, sorry, I thought the FSM wasn't funny or clever anymore, my bad.
[/sarcasm] - atdigg, on 10/12/2007, -3/+43@mbthompson: Blasphemy! How dare you speak like that about Flying Spaghetti Monster, You'll be cooked alive on low flame.
- DeeB, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12Xenu Vs. FSM
Pay PerView.
X-mas Day.
Be there. - TheJosher, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Pastafarians for the win!
- bagboyrebel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10As any Pastafarian should know, the FSM doesn't have an ego problem like some other dieties I could mention, and he doesn't punish the non-believers.
- JorgeGT, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Also, he said low flame. A Pastafarian cooking *low flame*? He's clearly an infidel. And one who doesn't know how to properly make pasta, I might add.
- adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5"Xenu Vs. FSM
Pay PerView.
X-mas Day.
Be there."
wow thats was awesome when I posted that exact same comment a few weeks about. - atdigg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"A Pastafarian cooking *low flame*? He's clearly an infidel. And one who doesn't know how to properly make pasta, I might add."
Hey... low flame is reserved for infidels.
- jdpeek0, on 10/12/2007, -17/+11The rapture is mentioned in the Bible, but it is a heated debate among evangelists as to when it will occur. They have quite a few theories, but the main ones being pre-tribulation, mid-tribulation, and post-tribulation. Each group as verses that purport their side.
- vhold, on 10/12/2007, -8/+7I was thinking the same thing. The FAQ should cover those alternative scenarios.
I've never understood the seemingly more popular pre-tribulation rapture. I mean, if everybody saw the hundreds of millions of Christians just disappear, wouldn't that be an obvious sign that Christianity is the true-faith, thus saving nearly everybody? Everybody would obviously expect the anti-christ, there'd be very little room for deception.. yea.. I don't get it. - imcompa, on 10/12/2007, -12/+15wrong the rapture isn't mention, only inferred by retarded evangelicals.
- jdpeek0, on 10/12/2007, -5/+12actually it is and here is one reference and there are a few more
1 Thessalonians 4:17 (New Living Translation)
17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. - jdpeek0, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6sorry about the double post just found this one as well. But anyways this is another reference in the Bible
1 Corinthians 15:51-53 (New Living Translation)
51 But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! 52 It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. 53 For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. - atdigg, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4and people REALLY belive this *****?
- vhold, on 10/12/2007, -8/+7I was thinking the same thing. The FAQ should cover those alternative scenarios.
- Stonedonkey, on 10/12/2007, -5/+59We must beware the Anti-Pasta.
- sockpuppets, on 10/12/2007, -9/+24*groan*
- typo180, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2mmm...antipasto...
I'm gonna go make some bruschetta!
- LegendX, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12Lol here is a great picture. The rapture might be coming soon. Get your stamps and envelops ready! http://www.dcpox.com/images/Rapture.jpg
- ebolaworld, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6It's the only way for him to get out of his Iraq mess.
- monkeychewtoy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Those angels would be the best Jazz Choir ever if they had a bassist.
- Jassman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7They're going to be paying for this domain for a long time...
Probably somewhere in the time frame of 5000 years (probable human extinction) to infinity (unlikely optimism on my part). - mocheeze, on 10/12/2007, -15/+7I've got a splendid idea. How about "I Told You So" cards for Atheists to send to their Christian friends once they die. How awesomely cruel would that be? The family is mourning the loss of their father, and then they get a letter hand-delivered that ***** on their hope that the father is in a "happier" place like heaven. I've already got the domain name in my head: postmortempost.com
I, for one, would buy this. Who would you buy it for? Your own mother? Your old pastor?- woody56292, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2*signs mgainor up for a letter*
;)
" the only thing stranger than fiction is truth." - Kimidori, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12Why do religious people cry when their friends or family die? Shouldn't they be happy? If they truly believe what they profess to believe, then they would think that the dead person is now in heaven and happy.
Also, if they believe that life starts at conception, then why don't they celebrate conception-days instead of birthdays? - bagboyrebel, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@Kimidori
Actually, I went to one of my friends fathers funerals and everyone there seemed pretty happy. They were all laughing and joking as if nothing was wrong. They actually were comferted because they believed that he was in a better place. - fyngyrz, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19"Why do religious people cry when their friends or family die?"
1a) Because they don't really believe in heaven, and they just realized someone worthwhile went out like a candle.
1b) Because they DO believe, but they're selfish as hell and would prefer to have said person around, suffering, instead of them enjoying the benefits of heaven
1c) Because they DO believe, but suspect the decedent is going to hell -- ooops
1d) Because they're looking for sympathy and *****. Personally, I vote for this. Most people just love to whine and cry and bitch and grab for the sympathy vote. I'm giving the benefit of the doubt here by not assuming (1a) as well.
Religion: Canned ideas for stagnant minds. - mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4Or could it be that we realize we won't be able to see that loved one for an extended period of time and that death was never meant to be part of the human existence? Thanks for trying to speak on my behalf, but really, it's not necessary. We mourn yes, but we do not mourn like those who have no hope.
(I fully expect this to be dugg down as it doesn't fall in line with the atheistic norm of digg.) - im3ngs, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Why do religious people cry when someone close to them dies?
For the same reason non-religious people cry when someone close to them dies... they'll miss them.
- woody56292, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2*signs mgainor up for a letter*
- nanobug, on 10/12/2007, -8/+16I want to be left behind. Can you imagine, spending an eternity with a bunch of numb nuts who believe their made up silly gods are real?
- anphanax, on 10/12/2007, -3/+20If you had to spend an eternity with them, there would be a good chance one of their "silly gods" was real after all...
- gruk, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7Your astounding logic has imploded my simple mind.
- sparc, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I love it!
- mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -31/+4How quaint, another anti-Christian story hits the front page.
http://www.digg.com/tech_news/Digg_It_Ain_t_What_It_Used_to_Be_In_Fact_It_Kinda_Sucks- annonimality, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Good, this is a tech forum. We need to be proponents of science, and as such attack all religions for what they really are, just modern forms of mythology.
- mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -14/+3So in your case, science is a religion and you sir are a zealot. It must be nice to have the universe in a box. I would address you by your proper name but you weren't kind enough to leave your name on my blog either. I realize you hate me, and that's fine. The bible tells me that you and others are going to hate me for my beliefs. As for your comment of
"Why do so many disagree with us why?
Can't it be because we are wrong"
I find comfort in the fact that many disagree with me. What's popular is not always right, and what's right is not always popular. But to answer your question, I think most disagree with my views because it would shake them to their very core if what I believe is true. It's far easier to deny God's existence than to try and reconcile oneself and behaviors in lieu of his standards. Ok, digg me down. - hamstereater, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2quit acting so condescending
- Curufir, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8"The bible tells me that you and others are going to hate me for my beliefs. "
Well at least the damn book got one thing right.
- macmcrae, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Funny how the rapture is absolutely not mentioned in the bible. Revisionist biblical history is even more pooh than the original nonsense.
- VolatileWhimsy, on 10/12/2007, -9/+3This is lame, what it it with today, I haven't seen any articles today woth anything.. They're all fluff.. :/
- TradaPIB, on 10/12/2007, -17/+9Am I the only one who has done any research here? The rapture is Biblical. It's a direct translation of the Greek for "Swept up/away"... Which is translated into other words in most translations. This is fact, you can research it too if you wish.
This site (www.postrapturepost.com) is a blatant mockery... we can all agree on that. www.raptureletters.com is a site which is actually serious about it. But it seems like you all just don't care. And it seems like I'm the only one who isn't 'digging' the mocking comments here *sigh*
P.S. I fully expect to be dugg down for saying what I believe. Simply because there is many of you who don't like what I said in this comment ;)- woody56292, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5this site is pretty funny, it would be nice if it as real though.
- akatsuki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7That is only because their are evil Pastafarians everywhere, trying to smear the great gods of Mount Olympus...
- jgzman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6" Ninety percent of all donations we receive are used to further the kingdom of God..."
Any idea how that's done? Replacing the paving-stones? Polishing the pearly gates? Re-Binding the Book of Life?
Let's try '90% of donations are used for our ministries.'
- zephc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4From the top of the FAQ page:
"When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving with a very great caravan—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones—she came to Solomon and talked with him about all she had on her mind." (2 Chronicles 9:1)
As true today as it was then! - teamgwho, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18God hates faq's
:)- blackmariah, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.
- gab00n, on 10/12/2007, -8/+11Religious people are a bag of laughs, we should fake a rapture and have them believe they have to walk of a cliff like lemmings to test their faith in God, that would make my day.
- TradaPIB, on 10/12/2007, -11/+3One day it's going to happen. I just pray you *click* that it's actually the 'rapture' that those mad Christians were on about. Mock if you must, just remember this moment when suddenly millions vanish. :)
- Matri, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6You say that like it's a bad thing :p
- Amadeus2490, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15"have them believe they have to walk of a cliff like lemmings to test their faith in God, that would make my day."
You mean like George Carlin said, "Jump for Jesus."- Phyltre, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Y'know, the whole testing-god-with-a-cliff thing IS covered in the Bible, right?
- Phyltre, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Y'know, the whole testing-god-with-a-cliff thing IS covered in the Bible, right?
- xutopia, on 10/12/2007, -10/+2If the maker of the site is supposed to be saved who will send me a card when the time comes?
Not that I believe in God or Jedis.- FMJ87, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3read the site? or the description?
- xutopia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@FMJ87 I'm sorry I was mistaking two sites: http://raptureletters.com/ and the aforementionned one.
- plsailboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This made my day lol
- sclark, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Why not sell "Put in a good word for you at the Pearly Gates" coupons? That way if the rapture happens, you'll be sure to get a little brownnosing with St. Peter. For a Price.
- SuburbanDave, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I think they call that 'tithing'.
- FrankieB078, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You know, I definitely don't think the "End of the World" is near, but mark my words, the "End of Life As We Know It" is right around the corner. And I am most positive that there will be no disappearance of random good people, unless they drink the Kool-Aid that makes them spontaneously combust.
And if people do start to disappear, it will only be those who've bought symbols from Riley Martin. O-Qua Tangin Wann!- SuburbanDave, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"The end of the world as we know it" happens every time you learn something. Some people just don't learn.
- ZeonFlash, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Each letter should be accompanied with a link to the Official God FAQ: http://www.400monkeys.com/God/
- RatTrap, on 10/12/2007, -7/+18There is no god.
- mr2master, on 10/12/2007, -7/+9This is so true
- kirakun, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12These atheists who created that site seem to be quite knowledgeable about the bible. Only wish the christians are knowledgeable about sciences too --- many of them not only have no clue about modern advances in sciences but have neither the tiniest desire to even hear about them.
Is their faith so weak that they can't handle the truth?
Really sad... - Flummoxer, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4@kirakun
Yeah, all of those Christian doctors know nothing about biology. - mistermachine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@RatTRap
to know this, you would have to be god ...
"I don't know
but i've been told
that you'll never die
and you'll never grow old"
I came as a rat.
- BG2010, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3im sending one of these to my ***** science professor mr pasch whom loses my papers intentionally
- hbpencil, on 10/12/2007, -14/+2Rapture is going to happen whether you believe it or not
- ZeonFlash, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I agree, except that rapture will only happen with a lowercase 'r'. By definition, rapture is a state of bliss, which people experience every day. Rapture with an uppercase R, however, is the work of mythology.
No one believes that Ragnarok is coming anymore, and it has an uppercase R as well. Coincidence? ;)
- ZeonFlash, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I agree, except that rapture will only happen with a lowercase 'r'. By definition, rapture is a state of bliss, which people experience every day. Rapture with an uppercase R, however, is the work of mythology.
- NihilisticAC, on 10/12/2007, -9/+18Wait... people still believe in God?
Wow. - Dakk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I think it would be best to go ahead and sign up a note to yourself ... no matter what you believe. If the rapture happens, I for one probably wouldn't realize it transpired. I'd like that friendly postcard reminder from a scientist stating "Whoops, the rapture happened!" Having someone qualified to tell me is nice bit of comfort.
- Brandondork, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1If you were to write "I told you so card" that wouldn't be very "Christ like" now would it? Writing such a letter might actually be seen as a sin of omission, wouldn't Christ want you to help other people "go up to heaven" during rapture? Sin by omission, geez, well since "no unclean man can stand before God" and your guilty of such a grave sin as this, writing a "I told you so note" would mean... you can just give it to your buddy in person after everyone is "saved" ; )
- TSSaloic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I Call Scott Adams!!!
Go Dilbert. - Neiby, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This is a great idea! But it's not as cool as the deal I have setup with one of my friends. He's promised to give me his entire recording studio if the rapture occurs. How cool is that??
- mistermachine, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2you dudes need to read philip k dick ... you obviously have no idea who god (not the false demiurge of mainstream christianity) or Jesus really are.
i mean, it's pretty easy to ridicule pentacontalists and idiot, sunday christians ... but if you really do *know* what the universe is about and what lies behind it, then you are pretty ***** special indeed.
i believe in science (being a fan of speculative fiction, i particularly enjoy the b-grade science fiction tropes of quantum physics - parallel universes anyone? lmao that people actually take this concept seriously though - it's about as provable/disprovable as the idea of god ... but hey, who gives a *****?), but i also believe in a god. fortunately, science and religion are not mutually exclusive. if you think they are, perhaps you should study quantum physics, build a time-machine, and go join Stalinist Russia.- baugles, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Misuse of parenthesis.
- diggenerate, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2you're an idiot
- steveo1219, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1mistermachine- very well put my friend
I think it's funny that all of the people who come up with and support the Flying Spaghetti Monster and things like that claim to be so ACCEPTING. I also have a very strong belief in Jesus and the Christian God, although I do not like Christianity for much the same reason that FSM was created...fundamentalism. Yet you cannot say that every Christian is like that because it is definitely not the case. There are some very good people who are Christians and when you blanket the entire religion as bad then you include them to. You're so caught up in others hypocrisy you cannot even see your own. - terrya64, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15I'm an atheist and I would love for the rapture to happen, imagine how peaceful this world would be.
- im3ngs, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2What a rude comment.
- baugles, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6"I'm an atheist and I would love for the rapture to happen, imagine how peaceful this world would be."
I was thinking the same thing.
- sapped, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Aaarrrrgh. Arrived just too late to digg it up the magical 666 diggs.
- Spacejack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This is a terrific scam! I wish I'd thought of it!
- smartass007, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5fear of natural death is what drives people to religion...they are looking for a loophole to dodge the will of nature.
don't worry, you won't _really_ die when you die...you just fly up to jesus who is waiting there with an ice cream cone! pass the collection plate.
alternately, blow yourself up at a crowded market and win virgins! - rtini, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Damnit, I wish I would have thought of this!!! These guys are going to get a bunch of money for a service they will never be obliged to fulfil.
- anomalya, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2http://thecreationfallacy.blogspot.com/
- LoneRanger85, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I'm wondering if these people can be prosecuted for running a scam. Christians believe in the Rapture, but athiests clearly do not. Therefore, they are accepting money for services they believe they will never have to render. That's soliciting money under false pretenses. There is legal precedent for arresting people who just THINK they are commiting a crime. For instance, I once saw a young lady arrested, prosecuted and jailed for possession of drugs even though the "drugs" turned out to be phony.
- sigginike90, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2I hate atheists they're always so smug. I got to admit that religion is taking great part in slowing down the progress of mankind but so many atheists are just as stupid as the religious people and still act like they know better. It sickens me. I'm Agnostic btw. That means i don't rule out the possibility of god or an afterlife. But still believe in science of course.
- ray901, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1SPLITER!
- defcon8, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Atheists like me have a right to be condescending. The way you can be condescending to someone who thinks Mark Twain is from England and that Europe is a country. Religion, and especially Christianity is a load of meaningless *****. Please accept this, Thank you for your time and Good day.
- foxhaze, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1How do I sign up?
- dstywho, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1When is the rapture? is it soon? How do I avoid the rapture?
- willysilly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0GWB and his cronies are attempting to hasten said rapture in the middle east. McCain put it best when he sang "bomb bomb bom, bomb bom Iran" recently at a publicity stunt for his presidential bid for the white house in 2008
- zeiglarre, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0My great lament is that so many people miss out on what Christianity has to offer because of the all too many idiots who are trying to spread the Good News. I am a Christian, and I certainly do not believe in some guy in nightshirt up in the sky somewhere. That would be Zeus. Unfortunately, the Christians who do the best job of spreading the word are the biggest group of idiots in the club. So other in-duh-viduals think that all Christians are mindless robots who can't spell Evolution, mush less explain its basic tenets. Thanks God there are various denominations so that the idiots can clump and let rational, thoughtful, tolerant Christan's do their thing. For the most part, they are found in the Episcoapl Church, but we have our flamers, too. For now.
- Spacejack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1OOOH! Are you doing a purge? Don't worry, it's always the OTHER christians. It's never YOU that believes in baseless crap. It's never YOU that does the wrong thing, but somehow it IS you that waves the same flag as the people you're trying to excommunicate.
- zeiglarre, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0No, no purge. Some are choosing to leave or split becasue they don't like the idea that God can use whomever God pleases, even gay and lesbian persons. I woudl prefer that they not leave the fold. But there are many who can't seem top bring themselves to talk to anyone who doesn't read the Bible the same way that they do.
- Maccc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1For the most part, I love Digg and its horde of users, but in all my years of internet surfing I have never seen a group of people so adept at coming to conclusions on issues in which they are almost completely ignorant. I have every respect in the world for anyone who has objectively considered all angles and views of an issue and come to a strong and firm personal stance, whether it belief or unbelief, and yes, that means you atheists and agnostics. What I do not respect, however, are individuals who have allowed themselves to ascend to a level of arrogance that causes them to belittle an opposing view, especially when the view they side with by default, is one they are also ignorant of.
Science is not right merely because it is "science, and that's it." Despite what some childish atheists would like to believe, not even religion works in such simplistic nature. I'm willing to explain my faith in whatever way I am able to, even if it means being mocked, but a majority of "atheists", including many of you posting anti-religion remarks on this site, probably failed science classes in high school and couldn't explain something as simple as photosynthesis to someone if they asked.
If you have come to a thorough conclusion and feel the existence of God is not plausible enough for you to believe in, or you're not comfortable with the idea of a deity, then more power to you. At least when I meet a atheist who is well educated in his views (most are not), I can respect his efforts he put into the stance he's taken. But if you're one of the people who've been convinced that it's just not "cool" to believe in God, or subscribe to any type of faith, then perhaps you should at least put as much thought as real atheists have put into their views. If it turns out you still don't believe in God, fine, I will trust your decision is an educated one. But do not attack my faith when all you can do is make a joke or a ridiculously ignorant statement about it.
Digg me down if you must, but I assure you, stupid atheists are as bad for your side as Pat Robertson is for mine. -
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