I came across the image to the right today on the Friendly Atheist. As many people have pointed out, remove the word “magic” and you’re pretty much there. In case you can’t see it (click to enlarge) it says:
Atheism
The belief that there was nothing and nothing happened to nothing and then nothing magically exploded for no reason creating everything and then a bunch of everything magically rearranged itself for no reason what so ever into self-replicating bits which then turned into dinosaurs.
I’ve tried to come up with my very description of religion, well really Christianity, just to see how it fits in with the description of Atheism. I’ve posted it below.
How would your definition of Religion read?
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Well, I don’t feel the urge to respect religious people based on their being illogical and judgemental.
Joe, u say that there is no God because if there was he would keep us from questioning? Ther simple fact is he wants us to believe in him (he gave us his son), but he will not force us to beiliev in him. One basic precept is the idea of free will….That even if we are controlled by a government, person, or even a religion, we will always have the right of choice. This is what allows God to send those who are deemed evil to “Burn in Hell” and those who are not deemed evil to live in eternal peace. We CHOOSE OUR ACTIONS, every single one of them.
God isn’t a man, silly! Man is man. That is the thing you fail to catch. As men, we constantly try to bring things we don’t understand down to our level. Well, God isn’t a man, and assuming such a being did create everything (including you), the assumption that you could explain Him is illogical even by the standards of non-believers. But hey, if you want to be your own god and have the audacity to believe you know how everything in the universe works, or at least the capability of knowing, then go for it. That makes just as much sense as an “invisible man”