Whatās up nonbelievers, doubters, and skeptics?
Another week has gone by already! What is time anymore?
I sound like such a boomerā¦ āThe older you get, the faster it goes by.ā
Shitās true, though.
At the time of writing this, I just went and voted!
I think itās more important than ever that we get out and vote for what we believe in. This seems to have been said a lot in recent elections, but itās a pivotal election year. It truly is.
āJust Let People Believeā
As someone who creates content for atheists, ex-Christians, and those deconstructing their faith, Iām often met with the comment from believers ājust let people believe, bro,ā as if Iām stopping them.
I know what they mean: ālet them believe without criticism.ā
Should we do that, though? Donāt beliefs deserved to be criticized?
Thereās a group of people that tell the rest of us that weāre living wrong.
They tell us thereās one way to heaven. Their way. Or else itās hell.
Theyāre very vocal.
As you may know, Iām now in Knoxville, TN, and can walk to the University of Tennessee, which we did on Saturday before the Tennessee/Florida game.
As we were walking around the stadium, guess what we ran into?
A guy with a megaphone, preaching. Of course.
He was telling his testimony, and he had a couple of his goons handing out pamphlets.
This is exactly why I canāt just ālet people believe.ā They donāt let us NOT believe.
Maybe Iāll set up an atheist stand and handing out secular tracts.
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Comments From Christians
Christians are all about showing that love of Jesusā¦right?
Well, letās see about thatā¦
Starting off hot! Hey, she goes to another school, okay???
Yes, your god is real. All gods are real.
Got em.
Hey, ok! Youāre the reason that itās important that we all vote!
Itās kinda sad, though. I think a lot of these people never zoom out to see the bigger picture. We all share this planet together. They have a very narrow view of the world.
Not a single thing, you say? Interesting.
This one always kills me. āWe follow Jesus, not the bible.ā
If not for the Bible, you wouldnāt follow Jesus. You think you would magically just follow the teachings of a dude from 2,000 years ago?
Iāve never claimed to be a victim nor acted like one. Also, I have no idea what the hell heās even trying to say. Where does one sentence end and the other begin?
You do realize my criticisms of god are because of religion, right? My criticisms of god are hypothetical because I obviously donāt think he exists.
This is a strange comment, and I wish I could say that itās rare. Unfortunately, I get comments like this a lot, and I truly donāt understand them.
People with different beliefs arenāt automatically dumb because of those beliefs, but when they make comments like this, they expose themselves.
Kinda pathetic that my content makes them so angry that theyād say something like this about my sweet mother.
By the way, I put this on my Instagram story and tagged his mom to see if sheād approve.
Thereās that love of Jesus!
Demonic Delusion is a great metal band name, though.
Got it, Troy. Wait, which of us actually thinks Satan is real?
Wow, sick burn, Diego.
Diego is so manly. I mean, just look at him!! Oh, wait.
The toughest of trolls hide behind default avatars.
Another troll. Why do I feed them?
Bro is still using homosexual as an insult attempt in 2024. I guess it makes sense with the MAD profile pic. Hey, man. Join us in this century!
Tell me you need therapy without telling me you need therapy.
Thereās an epidemic of Christian tough alpha bros who drive big trucks, have no empathy, and discount the experience of others.
I always feel sorry for any women in these dudesā lives.
Manny spitting straight fire! It makes zero sense at all, but pop off, Manny!
Anderson Cooper is not God. Got it.
I think YOU need some divine spelling lessons, Dave.
My guess is that, like every other situation, heās just not gonna do anything.
If they were taught that LOTR were true, they would scoff at the story of Jesus.
First time this dude ever interacted with me hahaha
āSuck it.ā - Jesus, Matthew 69:420
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Silly demon, Trix are for kids!
Questions from Followers
Sometimes, I throw a question box up on Instagram to see what my followers want to ask, and I got some pretty good questions. Like this one:
Are all religions inherently bad?
Iām an atheist (obvs), so I donāt think that any gods exist, but that doesnāt mean that I think all religion is bad.
Let me be clear about what Iām opposed to: weaponized religion.
Simply believing in a god isnāt inherently bad. Some people need gods.
When people who āhaveā god start telling others that they need him, too, thatās where the problems come in.
I think the lines can get a bit blurred when it comes to teaching your children. A lot of the messaging of Christianity is awful (you deserve hell, being yourself isnāt good enough), but I donāt think that Christian parents are trying to do harm to their kids; theyāre doing what they think is best, but, from the outside looking in, I donāt think it is for the best.
It often leads to religious trauma and therapy.
Jess asks this question:
How do I tell my parents I'm not a Christian anymore?
The short answer is: I donāt think you have toā¦especially if youāre still living under their roof.
For some people, the answer to that question is that they never tell their parents.
Thereās fear of heartbreak, unwanted discussions, gossip, judgment.
It can be worth it to just not say anything sometimes.
I waited about 10 years to tell my parents that I didnāt believe. I was pretty sure they already knew, but saying it out loud was another story.
And the look on my momās face is something I still think about sometimes.
Luckily for me, they donāt treat me any differently or love me any less. That canāt be said for everyone who has told their parents about their lack of belief.
Hereās your quote of the week to close!
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. ~Blaise Pascal
Dog Bless You!
Kevin
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