SkullBunnie

Over the holiday weekend  I had the pleasure of once again discussing the nature of religion with my mother who considers herself very religious whereas I am an atheist. I was raised Catholic but never really had much faith as there were too many questions unanswered or ignored that were quickly explained away by true believers as “gods will”.  To me you might as well tell me its magic.

Of course the conversation ends as it always does with both sides accusing the other of not being educated on the facts; The Atheist being called arrogant and combative and the theist being called Naive and vaguely dismissive. Religion is just something that can not be discussed rationally as it is not a rational subject. Every example of “proof” from a believer comes in the shape of hearsay from years upon years ago before science was as advanced as it is today. And coincidentally there is no residue of ANY kind that can be tested now. You never hear the argument begin with “Last Week…” or even “Last Year…”. For such a miraculous God it seems strange that the only signs he sends to us now are in the form of Jesus’s head on a potato chip or the virgin Mary appearing under an embankment from a water stain.

No matter how many people I have this debate with never once do I get a sufficient answer to my questions. Why is it that no (average person) believes that Science, Astronomy,  or Government from 20 B.C.E is still applicable today, and yet “Jesus” and the New Testament are clearly unflappable. Any detective will tell you that Occam’s razor specifies that the simplest answer is most likely the true answer. What makes more sense: That Jesus was a schizophrenic or Con Man Like David Koresh?Or was he a magic flesh bound son of a deity that now one has ever seen reliable proof of? Or even worse yet…what if David Koresh really was the second coming of Jesus and none of you believed him? (more…)