Eye for Eye, Tooth for Tooth

The only thing we will get from Exodus 21:23,24, is a blind and starving society.

Why Not

If you choose to teach your children the concept of creation instead of evolution, then why not teach them the stork theory instead of reproduction?

The Ills of Religion

Particularly of Christianity and their belief that they will be forgiven on Sunday for the sins which were committed on Saturday and shall be repeated on Monday

Christianity :

The enemy of all I hold dear,
Truth and Liberty.

Born Again Christians

Are a bigger pain in the ass the second time around.

I Don't Believe

Because

I can not find a reason.

Of Doubt

I fear in my daily determination to be misunderstood, for unlike the fools and fanatics which are so often heard from, I wish not to be included.  Perhaps I should have kept silent or perhaps I should have dedicated the month to another topic.  However, I assure all, that as any wise man, although not of  religion, I do have doubts.

Who's Mistake was it Anyway?

Was it really God’s mistake?  Did he really erred when he created some of the monsters mankind has endured? Is your suggestion that your God may also be infallible?  Or was the mistake mankind’s, did we erred when we created God?

It Is Clear

It is not our lack of faith and belief which is destroying our society but our willing to.

A Task For Our Religious Leaders

If our religious leaders could put their head together and attempt to solve the ills of society, the world would be a far better place... 
On second thought, I would much prefer if they put their heads where they fit best.

An Observance

I don’t recall praise of intellect in any religious thought..

The Problems With Religion Are:

The Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhist, Sikhs, Jews...

I Maintain

The real danger to our society and to our civilization is not our doubt, our disbelief, but our illogical and false need to believe.

Faith

Blind faith is the prerequisite in any religion.  My dilemma with this thought is that to acquire this blind faith, blind reason is required.

If There Was a God

Clearly the aim in creation was to make our lives insufferable.  If He/She had created me slow of wit, blind or deaf, perhaps I would not be as certain.  However, in view of circumstance, perhaps we should resign ourselves to the will of the creator and cease our search for happiness.

Religion is a superstition.

Fear is the primary cause of superstitions.

If It Requires Proof

I can not find much worth on anything which requires to be proven.  It is such that I find no worth in religion.

Not Me

All religious beliefs are in the hope of immortality.  I have no desire for either.

Still Searching

 I have yet to find a rational basis for any organized religion.

My Belief

The widespread decline of religion is clearly due to higher
learning.

I'm Certain

You can not make me believe
As I can not make you disbelieve.
However,
I ask of you.
To use the faculties
Believed you were given
And
Certain I am,
You shall see it my way.

Religion

Is a crutch for those which are unable to stand up on their own to the uncertainties of life.

How Long has it Been?

I was an Atheist long before my first confession.

Only an Illusion

Unable to swim, 

Instinctually, we reach for whatever is at grasp.

Similarly, it is with religion.  

It gains strength and popularity,

Only because it falls within our instinctual desire 

To save ourselves.

To Become an Atheist

It requires careful reading and re-reading, a thorough study and analyzation of The Bible.

Why?

Why would I wish to believe in someone or something, which required so much praise for doing so much harm?

Perverse

More people have been slaughtered for the cause of religion than for any other cause.

Perversion Defined:

Religious dogmas

Against my Better Judgment.

I shall dedicate this month to religious thought and the existence of God or a Creator.

I shall begin with a question which was posed to me last night. 

How does one speak to a child regarding the difficult topics which they often choose to address?

A child's questions regarding Religion/God:

My first thought was the fact they are asking the question.  This demonstrates to me that children, all children, are clearly atheistic.  If we did not infect them, I'm certain they would not suffer from the ailments of religion.

Remember Me

When bodies fat
With food and lovers,
Remember me.
When engraved in you
Are our memories,
Remember me.
When the fire in you
Is but an amber,
Remember me.
When your struggle
Is for mobility
Remember me.
When your aches
Are not for others,
Remember me.

Our Task

Our lives are only a moment and our happiness are seconds of our moment. 

Our task is to make every second last a lifetime.

Accountability

At the end of our days,

In our final exhalation,

When we take measure,

We should find satisfaction

In our accomplishments,

As well as dissatisfaction

In our lack of them.

The Answer

Six,

Is the answer 

To everything

On Quarreling

 We need not seek or enjoy quarreling.  However, there should be a certain satisfaction after any disagreement, for both should have learned something new about each other.  Clearly remembered should be the making up, with the understanding that sex must be followed with conversation.

Why?

Need I explain its meaning?

When it has only one.

I need only to say,

In my language,

It is finished.

Yesterday Revised

Yesterday

In the midst of chaos and despair,

I found myself alone.

Having to fend for myself,

I picked up the pieces of my broken dreams and lost illusions.

Yet today, again

When all is lost and life I can not bare, 

Yesterday's pain seems beyond compare.

And once again,

Despair.

Lost

Life is nothing but a rigorous struggle,

Filled with frustration and disappointment.  

Then, I find the banana I had hidden.

On Today

On this day of gratitude and reflection, I was awaken by the news describing the great efforts which we must make to be with our loved ones today.  The drastic steps we need to take to protect ourselves from religious fanatics and ill fated extremist.  I thought,  Thank God I'm an atheist.

On My Blog

I was recently asked what the was its purpose.  Upon reflection, I began to doubt the purpose and questioned if indeed it was my failed attempt in deceit and self aggrandizement.  I began questioning my feelings and if indeed they were true.  I questioned my aim and if indeed I wanted the public to think more of me that what I thought of myself.  My realization was that I did not have an aim.  I am doing it because I have to.  Because it is what I have always done.  I am ashamed, I must admit.  Ashamed that within its content, there are no earth shattering declarations, no great truths.  Ashamed that they are only simple thoughts, which I feel compelled to conceal in prose and cover with pigment.  In black and white for all to see, are the simple thought of a simple man.  That is all.

My Intent

Is to say how I feel, 

What I think,

What my believes are.

Then,

Watch their reaction.

On Habits

Whether good or bad,

I love my habits.

I need never to think about them.

Do It

Do it with passion, with fervor, with might.

Then, sit and enjoy that hard boiled egg.

On The Times

When Shall Government take cue from Corporate

And begin doing more with less?

Our Duty

If we do not expect greatness from our children,

How can they expect it from themselves?

How can they achieve it?

As Said...

The only two things which are certain are
Death and Taxes.
Except,
With time, 
The former gets lower
And the latter higher.

On Today

Watch reality

To neglect it.

You Know....

Life is not so bad without imagination.

What Shall We Remember

Have forgotten
The Insults,
Have forgotten
The Beatings,
Haven’t forgotten
The feeling.

I call upon thee now

I shall not call thy name,

Upon my death bed.

I call upon thee now.

To quench my thirst

To fill to rim

This empty vessel.

Illuminate me.

Give me reason for being

No need to kneel upon my chamber

No need to adorn my casket with fragrant lilies.

Speak to me now.

A dark and frigid coffin,

I shall soon embrace.