From an atheist character in the new Netflix show, "Orange is the new Black". I wish I could articulate my viewpoints this well but then I'm not a Hollywood writer with years of experience who goes through who knows how many rewrites to get this:
I can’t pretend to believe in something I don’t, and I don’t [believe in this]… I believe in science. I believe in evolution. I believe in Nate Silver, and Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Christopher Hitchens, although I do admit he could be kind of an asshole. I cannot get behind some Supreme Being who weighs in on the Tony awards while a million people get whacked by machetes. I don’t believe a billion Indians are going to hell. I don’t think that we get cancer to learn life lessons. And I don’t believe people die young because God needs another angel. I think it’s just bullshit. And on some level, I think we all know that…
I disagree about Hitchens. He was always more or less polite to those who were the same to him. But if they weren't, he could use words like weapons.
Monday, August 12, 2013
Friday, August 2, 2013
Why millennials are leaving the church
Why millennials are leaving the church – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs
Love the part "and I proceed to bang my head against the podium". Evangelicals (particularly on the right) are all about style changes rather than message changes.
Love the part "and I proceed to bang my head against the podium". Evangelicals (particularly on the right) are all about style changes rather than message changes.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
HPV Vaccine Is Credited in Fall of Teenage Girl’s Infection Rate
Great NY Times article on how this vaccine is rapidly dropping infection rates in teenage girls.
Except of course the numbers won't look so good among girls in religiously conservative households - these parents believe the vaccine promotes sex before marriage so they won't vaccinate their girls. I think Christopher Hitchins put it best - religion poisons everything.
Earlier today I also saw a NYT article about HIV infection rates in the deep south. Much higher than anywhere else in the country. I'm guessing the deep south state governments and cities are not supportive of programs that would reduce infection rates.
Hitchins was right - religion poisons everything.
Except of course the numbers won't look so good among girls in religiously conservative households - these parents believe the vaccine promotes sex before marriage so they won't vaccinate their girls. I think Christopher Hitchins put it best - religion poisons everything.
Earlier today I also saw a NYT article about HIV infection rates in the deep south. Much higher than anywhere else in the country. I'm guessing the deep south state governments and cities are not supportive of programs that would reduce infection rates.
Hitchins was right - religion poisons everything.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
A Wonderful Quote
Ingersoll was asked by a reporter from Kansas City if he enjoyed lecturing. Ingersoll replied, "Of course I enjoy lecturing. It's great pleasure to drive the fiend of fear out of the hearts of men women and children. It is a positive joy to put out the fires of hell".
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