Militant Atheism: "Atheists, stand the fuck up"

[Pyronos]

I harbor a bitter, seething, infinite hatred towards organized religion. This shit needs to stop.

If you're a Christian or a Muslim or a Jew or whatever: you are responsible for all the shit committed in the name of your religion. Simple as that.

Religions contain a spectrum of beliefs.
As a Christian, you may not agree with Fred Phelps, but by believing in Christian doctrine you are indirectly supporting his ignorance and hatred.
As a Muslim, personally, you may hold fairly secular views; but perpetuating the teachings of the Qur'an will inevitably lead to barbaric acts.

I watch the news and I see be-robed, turban wearing men with their veiled wives talking about how Islam is not to blame, after all, these acts of barbarism and violence are "committed by a radical minority."
Take the blame, assholes. The gaping loopholes in your vague book of fairy tales caused this shit.
A regular psycho can only harm so many people.
A religious psycho can harm millions.

Religion needs to be cut out of society like the cancerous, festering tumor it is.

To atheists: Stand the fuck up for common sense and rationality. Don't be talked down. Fight for free speech. Challenge people's beliefs. Be in-your-face. Spread the word, sow dissent, do what's right.

To theists (etc.): What comes first to you? Your humanistic morals, or your religious beliefs?

If you're a moral person, and you've read this, you should know what needs to be done. If there is a benevolent God, he doesn't WANT followers, not if it means they'll commit atrocious acts. Believe what you want to believe. I'm not against philosophy or spirituality in general. Often, it's life's unanswerable questions that give some people the inspiration to do great things. You don't need an ancient holy book, you only need what's in your mind; your common sense and your moral compass.

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[Pilsu]

By driving cars you ALL indirectly support drunk driving!

Wait, what? Don't judge a group based on nutcases they have no power over

[Pyronos]

Originally Posted by Pilsu

By driving cars you ALL indirectly support drunk driving!

Wait, what? Don't judge a group based on nutcases they have no power over

We both know it's not the same.
There's a difference between driving a car, and perpetuating the idea that "well, it's okay to drink and drive in some circumstances, maybe".

[Pilsu]

Originally Posted by Pyronos

I watch the news and I see various people talking about how regular drivers are not to blame, after all, these acts of stupidity and negligence toward the well-being of others are "committed by a minority of drivers."

Yoink

[Hexadecimal]

Yeah man, let's all go out and stand up for our non-beliefs!

I don't believe in unicorns or faeries...do I need to go out yelling at little children how fucking moronic and deranged they are to believe these things exist, yell at them about how cartoons and movies that portray these things 'manipulate' people? What breed of person is truly controlled by faerie tales? If you successfully answer that question, you just might understand why religion isn't the fucking problem.

I swear, this secular attempt of fixing the world through atheism is like putting a band-aid on a rape victim's vagina/asshole and expecting domination to go away.

[Pyronos]

Originally Posted by Pilsu

I watch the news and I see various people talking about how advocates of drunk driving are not to blame, after all, these acts of stupidity and negligence toward the well-being of others are "committed by a minority of drunk drivers."

Fixed.

[fallinghouse]

Originally Posted by Pyronos

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I have seen no evidence for the existence of the kind of definitive morality you are espousing. Do you have any?

I have seen no rational and sound arguments for it. Do you have any?

[Pyronos]

Originally Posted by Hexadecimal

I don't believe in unicorns or faeries...do I need to go out yelling at little children how fucking moronic and deranged they are to believe these things exist, yell at them about how cartoons and movies that portray these things 'manipulate' people?

I'm sorry, I don't remember the last time someone was stoned to death to preserve the sanctity of fairies and unicorns.

Originally Posted by Hexadecimal

What breed of person is truly controlled by faerie tales? If you successfully answer that question, you just might understand why religion isn't the fucking problem.

Idiots will ALWAYS be idiots, but feeding them shit about the inequality of women en masse (for example) probably isn't a good idea.

[Pyronos]

Originally Posted by fallinghouse

I have seen no evidence for the existence of a definitive morality. Do you have any?

I have seen no rational and sound arguments for it. Do you have any?

Do you need one?
I'm sure bludgeoning someone to death with a metal pipe would give you a pang of regret (as well as a huge erection, probably). That's an evolutionary trait to make sure we don't all kill each other, so we can reach our ultimate potential (whatever that is).

Just because you can't measure evil (or whatever) doesn't change the fact that you've probably looked at some animals being tortured or kids being shot on the interwebs and thought: 'that is some fucked-up shit'.

[Pilsu]

Originally Posted by Pyronos

Fixed.

Your average religious person doesn't hurt anyone with his faith or is in any danger of doing so. The disturbing ones just tend to stick out. The average drunk driver risks himself and/or others every time he does it, even if he doesn't end up fucking up in the end