On (a)theism

(I'd like to add "and engineers" to that picture)

To begin- the much anticipated results of our impromptu reader's survey. I got four responses (come on, guys, that's a little disappointing). Two guys, two gals. Good spread. I like it. Three of them were to the effect of “last night” or “very recently” as to when they last read for pleasure. The other was “last week sometime.” Any way you look at it, they all read regularly. Not surprising- if you're reading this, you probably read regularly.

I was shocked to learn during a lunch with my superior (a technical superior, not management) that s/he doesn't read “for pleasure” very often. This goes to show- you can't read a book by it's cover (pun entirely intended).

On to the main topic (I'm beginning to see a pattern here)- atheism. For those of you who don't know, I'm an atheist. I'm not agnostic, I'm not “spiritual”, I'm an atheist. I got to this topic because I recently submitted my second blog post to www.atheistnews.org 's blog contest. If I'm chosen, I'll be moving the blog over to their site and doing it five times a week (shit, more work).

Believe it or not, I'm not here to go on an anti-religion, hurray for atheism rant- I'm here to bitch about atheists. First and foremost- the confrontation. Often when I hear a religious person say “I'm praying for you” or some other theistic statement to an atheist, they (the atheist) go on a tirade about how they're delusional, etc, etc. It drives me nuts. I say “Thank you” and go on my way.

Think about it. One of the biggest complaints of atheists is that they are tired of hearing about people's religion and religious views. As ironic as it sounds, I tend to think of things in a “Do unto others” kind of way. So why would you rant about atheism? It's the same as being lectured for not believing.

I truly think the world would be a better place if everyone could believe in what they wanted to believe and no one else knew or cared. I think 311 said it best in their song “Seems Uncertain” - “Your denomination/ should be a private thing/ how about a spirit/ for all human beings?” I encourage everyone to at the very least go look up the lyrics to the song ( http://www.songlyrics.com/311/seems-uncertain-lyrics/ ), they truly apply here (not to mention being a great song).

So, to everyone I say- tone it down. Go hug someone.



What I'm watching- How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory (Season Premiers)

What I'm listening to- 311- Seems uncertain (album: Evolver)