[extropy-chat] Atheism in Decline

[Mike Lorrey]

--- BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 12:20:06 -0800 (PST), Mike Lorrey wrote:
> > 
> > Where atheists err is in their ignorant assumption that all persons
> > of faith are as poorly grounded as the scriptural literalists.
> >  
> A Short guide to comparative Religions
>  
> ATHEISM:                     No shit!
> BUDDHISM:                  "If shit happens, it really isn't shit."
> CALVINISM:                  Shit happens because you don't work hard
> enough.
> CATHOLICISM:              Shit happens because you are BAD.
> CEREMONIAL MAGIC:   I Can make shit Happen.
> CHRISTIAN SCIENCE:   Shit is only in your mind.
> CONFUCIANISM:          Confucius say: "shit happens."
> EXISTENTIALISM:         What is this shit anyway?
> FUNDAMENTALISM:     BIG shit will happen... SOON!
> HARE KRISHNA:          Shit happens Rama Rama.
> HEDONISM:                 There's nothing like good shit happening.
> HINDUISM:                   This shit happened before.
> ISLAM:                        "If shit happens, it is the will of
> Allah."
> JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES: Let us save you from the shit.
> JUDAISM:                    Why does shit always happen to US?
> MOONIES:                   Only happy shit really happens.
> MORMONISM:              If shit happens, you have two wives to blame
> it on.
> NEW AGE:                    Visualize no shit happening.
> PAGANISM:                   Shit is a part of the Goddess too!
> PROTESTANTISM:         Shit won't happen if I work harder.
> QUAKERS:                    "No shit here, please."
> RASTAFARIANISM:        Let's smoke some shit.
> SCIENTOLOGY:             Feces Occurs.
> STOICISM:                    Shit is good for me.
> SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS: No shit on Saturdays.
> TAOISM:                       Shit happens.
> TELEVANGELISM:        Send money or shit will happen to you!
> WICCANISM:                "Oh shit, I got that spell wrong again."
> ZEN:                             What is the sound of shit happening?
> ZOROASTRIANISM:       Shit happens half the time.
> 
> 
> Should help the undecided amongst us.

As usual Bill, you never cease to fulfill my expectations. The above is
a sterling example of the sort of 'theology' that the average atheist
finds so meaningful. Those of a deeper bent are ardent customers of the
average new age bookstore.

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com


	
		
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