Reply #17: My blasphemous two cents....

[pauliedangerously]

First of all, yeah, something like 85-90% of the people asked say they believe in God...in this country anyway, but I think that's crap. People are conditioned to say that. The thing to look at is church attendance...WAY less than 85%.

Does it bother me to see politicians invoking God? Well, it pisses me off, that's for sure. But when I stop to think about it, it tells me that those people don't have much to stand on. Face it, invoking God is the oldest power trick in the book.

The way I see it, we are witnessing Christianity's dying gasp...it could be a centuries long gasp, but it's on the way out. I think people will start to figure it out when God doesn't come to Earth and shit out any more petroleum when we're a decade past peak oil and well into "the apocalypse."

Having been a devout atheist all of my life, and having lived in the Bible belt for fifteen years of my life, I never once felt persecuted. I've been ganged up on, but I can hold my own, and I get kind of amused when their little sphincters tighten up and they tell me with red faces how sorry I'll be when I have to stand before God for questioning after I'm dead. PUHLEEEEZE!!!

Knowledge is power. Let the fools believe what they want. Remember that you have the advantage, because you can't be influenced by nonsense. I don't even bother arguing with people about it anymore. Fuck 'em. I just nod my head and smile and wish them a happy eternity.