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Paul T. Bennethum
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Gerald Scott Jun 12, 2010. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Why is it that God is allowed to hold humankind to an unfair and unrealistic set of standards and rules that no-one can possibly achieve or even logically spend their entire life trying to achieve…Continue
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Paul T. Bennethum replied to Janine Alderete's discussion 'Christopher Hitchens has Cancer'
Just gotta root for this guy, He's a hero!
Paul T. Bennethum replied to Dwayne P. Sharp's discussion 'Has anyone asked to speak about being an Atheist before a congreagtion on Sunday?'
You got some brass balls my friend, wanting to confront all of that ignorance by yourself. I'd like to do the same thing but I'm fairly certain that here in Hampton Roads in Va. it would never happen. It seems funny to me though. This area…
Paul T. Bennethum replied to dGolden's discussion 'Dozens blinded in India looking for Virgin Mary'
Just more proof that religion makes people insane.
Paul T. Bennethum commented on Blair Scott's group 'American Atheists (Official)'
Well! I am an American and I am an atheist so joing this group was the logical thing to do I think!
Paul T. Bennethum commented on Cose2Cose Productions's blog post 'Arguing with a Christian'
The Christians I've spoken with are, for the most part, programmed that way by their parents and other authority figures. Belief has been jammed into their heads and rammed down their throats since they were little kids with fear being the lube…
Paul T. Bennethum replied to Dr. Terence Meaden's discussion 'Did Mars have a giant ocean of water 3.5 billion years ago? And did life appear there?' in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
Discussions like these always bring me back to the kinds of questions I have always asked man-in-the-sky people. If I give them that a god is real and follows the dictates of the Bible or Quran then why isn't our solar system just teeming with…
Dustin Scott commented on Paul T. Bennethum's blog post 'Why such a difference?'
Judaism isn't necessarily a monotheistic religion, it's something no body tends to acknowledge.
Christianity has gotten quite skewed from its origins, originally each local church having their own stories or books on Christianity bickering…
Paul T. Bennethum replied to Фелч Гроган's discussion 'What Did You Say About Muhammad?! [or why the west are a bunch of weenies]'
Ignoring a cancer like the Islamofascists will not make them go away any more than kissing their butts will. They are single-minded in their intent and nobody else's opinion matters to them in the slightest. The bulk of the American public had…
Paul T. Bennethum replied to K. E. Taylor's discussion 'Reasons for service' in the group Military Atheists (MAAF Official)
I wasn't certain about my views about religion and such when I joined the military. I did know that I wanted to help preserve and protect a nation where everybody is allowed to think freely. In an ironic twist, my 20 year letter arrived at my…
Paul T. Bennethum replied to Sinead Murphy's discussion 'Do YOU think you are superior to the religious?'
Bring on the backlash! I slam religious fools on Yahoo all the time. Every once in a while somebody has something intelligent to say as a rebuttal but it is a rare occurance. Believers may be intelligent but they sure go against all reasonable…
Paul T. Bennethum replied to Jack Harris's discussion 'Too many churches!'
We need less churches and more Starbucks!
Paul T. Bennethum replied to Hugh Kramer's discussion '100,000 Orthodox Jews march in favor of segregation'
What a bunch of complete nutjobs! Their religious beliefs have killed any logical thought. Jews wanting to be seperate from other Jews? WTF? In a country surrounded by enemies how in the world can anyone be so blinded by their religion?
Paul T. Bennethum replied to John Smith's discussion 'Christian fundamentalist blasts Westboro Baptist Church'
I got a little thin-skinned about the reference to "dead soldiers". Then I remembered that even whack-jobs have 1st Amendment rights so it's ok. I know those folks are out to lunch permenantly anyway.
Paul T. Bennethum replied to John Smith's discussion 'Christian fundamentalist blasts Westboro Baptist Church'
I never got to see the video. Some lilly-livered coward deleted it!
Paul T. Bennethum replied to Jim DePaulo's discussion 'Afghanistan Could be Rich - Really Rich.'
It's such an ignorant, backward place. The people have been told for centuries that if they pray everything will be alright. Successful countries don't have tribes, they have communities.
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Back in good ole' 2009 I was not in the United States of America where fortunately everybody is allowed to believe or not believe whatever they choose (for the most part anyway). No, I was in Afghanistan, the home of the Taliban, Al Quieda and another whole slew of groups that think that the world would be just fine if everybody on it would be one thing only, a muslim. It's a shockingly poor country with very few natural resources and the people are as backwards and ignorant as their ancestors a few centuries past. That is what formal religions do to folks who would otherwise be well-adjusted and productive people. In this case it turns them into what I like to call Islamofascists. They want to use their religious belief to forcibly convert everybody and kill anyone that refuses to join their ignorant group or that they think they are superior to, like the Jews. I just hope my brother and sister military people can keep finding those nutjobs and putting them out of Our misery.
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Why such a difference?
Posted on June 8, 2010 at 3:42pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
I am not a biblical scholar. I can't even say I've read much of the Bible since it's so boring and illogical. But with what I have read and have picked up from others who quote it in different areas I have been in I noticed something wild. I never even thought about it until one of my favorite comedians, Lewis Black, made mention of it. Did you notice the fundemental change in the man-in-the-sky between the Old and New Testaments? It's like night and day! In the Old Testament he was (as…
Continue God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) by Randy Newman
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 3:47pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
"Cain slew Abel Seth knew not why
For if the children of Israel were to multiply
Why must any of the children die?
So he asked the Lord
And the Lord said:
Man means nothing he means less to me
Than the lowliest cactus flower
Or the humblest Yucca tree
He chases round this desert
'Cause he thinks that's where I'll be
That's why I love mankind
I recoil in horror fro the foulness of thee
>From the squalor and the filth and the… Continue
For if the children of Israel were to multiply
Why must any of the children die?
So he asked the Lord
And the Lord said:
Man means nothing he means less to me
Than the lowliest cactus flower
Or the humblest Yucca tree
He chases round this desert
'Cause he thinks that's where I'll be
That's why I love mankind
I recoil in horror fro the foulness of thee
>From the squalor and the filth and the… Continue
Logical questions.
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 2:10pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Ok, so God is all-powerful, huh? All-seeing, all-knowing and the creator of everything that is, ever was or ever will be, do I hear you Christians, Jews and Muslims right? Ok, then riddle me this Batman! If your god is so completely perfect, then why did he create other life forms (humans to be exact) that are so incredibly faulty? And as you claim, they are in his image to boot! Then, to make matters even crazier, this kooky diety of yours blames each human being for their own faults (calling… Continue
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 10:16am on June 10, 2010,
heretic said… - HEY Paul
OK, thanks :) i will use yr term now thank you =) it's a good one i like it. actually i never heard it before, even considering as long as i've been going by 'heretic.' but then again, i'm not omniscient like some people's imaginary friends LOL!
- At 2:46pm on June 3, 2010,
heretic said…
- cool the more MAAFers the better.
and great word: 'theoillogical' i will have to borrow it from you! :)
- At 4:00am on June 3, 2010,
heretic said…
- hello Paul,
i just wanted to stop by and say 'hi.' Also, as a fellow military member, wanted to let you know that MAAF, the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers, has a group here on Nexus you can be a part of, too.
- heretic
- At 12:14am on June 3, 2010,
Atheist Princess said… - Welcome to the Nexus ( :
- At 9:17pm on June 2, 2010,
Brent Messer said… - Paul,
From a former soldier to another welcome! I'm new here too! Your observations regarding the ignorant tribes of infidel haters is right on!
- At 5:34pm on June 2, 2010,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… - Hi Paul. That's a well-written truthful piece about the Islamofascists. Welcome to this friendly meeting place where freethinking atheists recognise that gods are phoney and religion is a fraud used to control people;
and how tragic and inexcusable it is that women and minorities have been oppressed these last two thousand years and more.
Terry Meaden
founder of the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Evolution, Darwin..." with its 270 discussion topics. We invite you to join us.
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