Shit you need to know about the man behind this blog.
My name is Bulldog. I enjoy blasting my opinions about anything and everything, and my topics of discussion are eclectic and erratic. I really have no method, and I’m not trying to be a “professional blogger”…because that just SOUNDS too pretentious. However, I’m using this as a place to post my rants, reviews and ramblings on anything and everything that I feel like spouting off about. I don’t censor myself, so if you’re offended by anything I post…please feel free to fuck right off.
Random Facts About Bulldog:
*Die hard Pittsburgh Steelers, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Celtics and Notre Dame fan
*Married with 4 awesome kids
*Atheist…with no respect or regard for religious zealots, but a comprehensive understanding of MANY of the world’s religions, as I find them, of themselves, to be very beautiful and wondrous stories.
*Complete disdain for the United States Government and the way our country is run
*Ex-Pro Wrestler (Independents) and avid wrestling fan
*Major video game, movie, cartoon, comic geek
*Singer/Songwriter/Musician
*Artist/Sculptor/Painter of custom figures
*Huge fan of Cobra (from G.I. Joe) with an awesome collection of toys!
You forgot to include Atheism and Humanism in your list of world religions. And atheism IS a religion. Look at some of the definitions of religion in the dictionary, according to Merriam-Webster:
: an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group
2: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices.
4: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
All of those can be a description of Atheism because, one, notice that none of those require a deity whatsoever. Two, you only claim they are false by claiming that you believe they are false. That means by faith you claim they are false and that makes Atheism a religion. It is analogous to the principle of physics of “Every Action has an Equal and Opposite Reaction.” You claim that those who believe in a religion cannot prove that their beliefs are true or are facts. Contrarily, in a equal and opposite reaction, you cannot prove they are not. Therefore, logically, your claim is a belief as well and is an opposite and equal reaction to religious faith. It’s two sides of the same coin.
But another reason Atheism is a religion is that Atheists have the similar belief that many religions have. They believe in an Utopia, which is similar to Heaven of Christianity or Paradise for Islam. The main difference is that Atheists elevate themselves to be equal with God. The assign themselves all the powers that God has. You have the authority to create your own morals, decide what’s right and what’s wrong, just like any deity does. And the ability to create paradise, as I said above, Utopia, just like every deity has the power to do. And the more radical ones are not unlike Islam, where they force belief at the point of a sword, which is what happened in all of the Communist wars. Millions were killed because, per historical fact and per direct quotes of other Humanists and Atheists, in an attempt to remove those who would hinder them creating a Utopia on Earth. In case you want a quote of a Humanist, which is just soft atheism, saying they want to create a Utopia, well here you go:
“The greatest hope for the Earth lies in religionists and scientists uniting to awaken the world to its near fatal predicament and then leading mankind out of the bewildering maze of international crises into the future Utopia of humanist hope.”
— Club of Rome, Advisors to the United Nations
Also:
“The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.”
–Karl Marx
Utopia is where everyone is happy, correct? Atheism sounds JUST LIKE a religion to me and any reasonable person.