How do you respond to: "Are you against religion?", "Are you against Christmas?"

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Permalink Reply by booklover on December 5, 2012 at 2:15pm

That really was a good article Patrick.  I saved it! Thanks. ~ Melinda

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Permalink Reply by Joseph Corder on December 5, 2012 at 2:08pm

It really hurts to see a family member pick up on this religious B.S.  My sister has an I.Q. in the upper triple digits and is gifted in mathematics.  I didn't know how deep into this Fricken B.S. until she told my mother,  who is 72 and ill, that she didn't believe that she would see my mother in heaven!! ( I am crying as I type this). It also is hard to believe that I despise my own sister, but I can"t help it!!  I detest all religions so much that I could write a book without one thing good to say!! AND THAT IS WHAT I THINK ABOUT religion!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by booklover on December 5, 2012 at 2:16pm

I agree Joseph.  I'm sorry your Mom got hurt by your sister over this too!~ Melinda

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Permalink Reply by Joseph Corder on December 5, 2012 at 3:23pm

Melinda Thank You!  It feels good to let off some steam.  My sister used to make fun of religion.  Our next door neighbors were members of the ptl club(Jim and Tammy Fa Baker).  They purchased a plot of land in the theme park.  The same plot was also sold to other people!  They invested 7000 dollars and believed that they were still innocent.  My sister and I went next door, but before we went, my mother told us not to say anything about losing money.  When we went next door to visit, I couldn't resist!  I said, since you like throwing money away, next time, just give it to me!!!  Ha,Ha,Ha!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Patrick F on December 5, 2012 at 3:27pm

I hear you, I grew up in a household where religion was not that important.. went to church a few times a year and such, but that was about it.  For some reason, in the past 10 years or so, while I was going further and further away from believing any kind of dogma, my mom and now my sister are going the other way, both re-post stuff from something called "godvine" on facebook, etc.  It is very odd to have someone in the family go in that direction.

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Permalink Reply by Alex Mercedes on December 6, 2012 at 12:05am

The god-people have been increasingly assertive in American culture. There are places in the U.S. now -- like the town where I live now -- where Christian culture predominates and actively suppresses all other belief systems or worldviews. In some environments, one can come to feel like "resistance is fultile."

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Permalink Reply by booklover on December 6, 2012 at 6:51am

Joseph, that's funny about your neighbors and what you said to them! lol!  I wonder what went through their minds when the PTL Club and Jim and Tammy Faye turned out to be not so 'xtian' ?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Brice on December 5, 2012 at 10:22pm

A high IQ is often evidence that one is good at IQ tests, it isn't evidence that you are 'smart' or nice. 

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Permalink Reply by Grinning Cat on December 5, 2012 at 11:50pm

I vaguely remember a short story about a man who acquires the ability of total recall, and uses it to find patterns in vague hints of people's behavior and gain advantage in business -- to a point, until he makes a complete jerk of himself. The increase in one type of "intelligence" did not come with any increase in emotional or social intelligence.

Any idea what the story is, or who wrote it?

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Permalink Reply by Alex Mercedes on December 6, 2012 at 12:01am

Sometimes I say something like "I don't understand the question. I love peace a lot so if "against" means am I ready to fight about something, then I'd say I'm not against religion. If 'against' means do I resist being oppressed by someone else's ideas, then I would have to say 'yes,I am against religion'. Which sene of the word did you mean?" I know:  that's a lot of words but sometimes it buys me release from the whole lot of words they were gonna say, trying to convert me to some way of thinking.

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Permalink Reply by Steph S. on December 24, 2012 at 8:15pm

Good point Alex - thank you.

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Permalink Reply by Meddlesome on December 22, 2012 at 3:34am

From a Secular Perspective : http://www.secularism.org.uk/blog/2011/12/we-wish-you-a-merry--and-... - Basically sod off, ill do it my way, you do it yours.

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