Re: survival skills for teenage geeks
On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:03, Vikki Roemer wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 05:40:20PM +0000, John Holroyd wrote:
> > Just tell your parents that you agree with Isaac Asimov:
> >
> > Properly read the bible is the best case for Atheism ever conceived.
>
> Hmm... Nah, not atheism-- I believe there's someone/thing out there,
> just I don't agree with the Catholic Church or any other
> church/religion that I know of. They believe that God/Allah/Whatever
> is illogical and petty, for one thing-- but, looking around at how the
> universe operates, I don't think an illogical, petty, selfish being
> could make up a universe that is almost totally logical, you know?
> Besides, if God sees the 'Big Picture' and mainly cares about that,
> then why would s/he be just as petty and silly as your nosy neighbor
> across the way? Hmm? Besides that, I have other reasons why I
> believe in some sort of god; not for superstitious reasons-- quantum
> physics. :)
>
Agree with you there. Judaism/Christianity/Islam is from any reasonable point
of view utter bullshit. But atheism is just a belief like any other.
The opposite of bullshit is just opposite bullshit.
Regards
Bob
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