I wrote a response to Jennifer here -> http://hereticsanonymous.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/an-open-letter-to-jennifer-fulwiler/

Also, a question. Say there is an afterlife, whatever it may be. How will you react? Also, are you open to your kids being religious even if you are not? It could happen…

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I have lived and studied in the US for 3 years–it was a while ago I admit (the late 80s). I love the US and I have wonderful friends there, it is the most amazing country and, frankly it is critical for the rest of the world that the US continues to be amazing, but something is very wrong. People seem so fearful, so judgmental, so critical and harsh. People appear to be so insular and unaware of just how important the country is and the impact it has. There are many, many important things going on in the world that need our attention, why do you spend so much of your energy focusing on whether other people believe or not, surely that is something that is entirely personal and is entirely their business!

I am a parenting expert (I learned my stuff in the US) I work with all sorts of families and kids, one’s beliefs just don’t come into it. I’ve seen terrible abusive parenting from the die-hard non believers all the way through to the hell fire and brimstone people–belief has nothing to do with it. Both can be great and both can be terrible.

America, you are needed; this tearing yourself to pieces around this sort of thing is doing a major dis-service to your great and wonderful country.

Phil

“Lastly, just because it hasn’t been found by you, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist, unless what I (really only sometimes think) is true, we are all in a computer program that changes history often, and sometimes little bits and pieces are left in our minds to screw with us.”

Just because someone anyone (scientist, teacher, mother, father, friend, love, child, God) says it, it doesn’t make it true. Even God said he would kill everyone and yet spared some. ;) Scientist by the way, use the scientific method to describe their theories. Unless you have gone through your own scientific method to explain your religious beliefs you are not warranted to use someone else’s method. It goes against the scientific method to do so. You must test and prove everything for yourself. A deity from above is none testable, since we for one have no idea where above is, Just because you can’t prove it, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Actually the only things we know exist are our own thoughts on what we per see (ve) to be true.

“So what if you believe and others think you are wrong, maybe you missed something taught in school, and are a little too dumb (sarcasm of course).”

Many have been taught this and that in school and by schools of thought. Its all a waste of time. We still haven’t come up with any reason to live expect we are born to. Everything else, every little lesson seems in vain. So when I see someone say, I was taught this in school, I think “what the hell does that have to do with explaining it all?” Isn’t that what school is all about. Isn’t that what most hippie or authoritarian teachers try to push their little agendas onto our young ones. Its that school will give you answers to the mysteries of life????

Well, anyways… Why call yourself an atheist, when atheist means I don’t believe God is a wooden poll, or a book, or a piece of cracker? Why argue your beliefs of God with anyone else, when the word GOD (dear GOD!!!!) was made up along with every other word in our language. Okay here’s a doozy. Aliens who eat gummy worms made in factories on a different planet are coming to take over the world. See there, is a bunch of words set logically in order and still is a waste of time. Okay sorry if I wasted any of your time with my sayings. Have a good day. :)