Atheists Are Gods Too

Mention the word atheism and the sympathetic mewling begins. Religionists begin to whimper and pray like someone caught on the wrong end of the Titanic. If instead one says, "I am a secular humanist," the whimpering seems to cease. Why is that? For the most part the two are synonymous. I think it is all the working of Madeline Murray O'Hara. Religionists see her as the "anti-Christ," which is ironic. Ms. O'Hara was not the anti-Christ; she didn't even believe in the guy. Think about the combination of words "anti" and "Christ."

Anti refers to someone who is opposed to an idea, thought, or belief. Christ, well, everyone knows whom that is, right? Madeline wasn't opposed to the idea of Christ. She simply did not believe the character existed. Atheists do not oppose Christians or any organized belief system. They just haven't fallen for the crock of mythology being spat from the mouths of these radicals. An atheist simply does not believe a god or anything similar exists.

That is a terrible thing for religionists to swallow, but sometime effective medicine is difficult to push through the gullet. What if I were to tell you that some atheists actually believe in certain characteristics possessed by the Christian gods? What? Let me give you an example or two.

Personally, I am an atheist. I came out of the closet a couple of years ago after years of trying to fool myself into agnosticism. I believe that I, like the Christian god, can create someone in my image. Yes I, like most humans, can procreate or create life. I have a son that looks similar to me; therefore, he's kind of in my image. I also believe that I can control my destiny. Given the right mixture of social, educational, and vocational tools, I can create and control my future. Like god I can hang around a bunch of close friends (I can call them apostles or whatever) and together we can do some really neat things. If I educated myself in the medical field, I could actually heal others. Does that make me a god? Maybe. My biggest difficulty is walking on water. I haven't mastered that characteristic yet. I'm working on it. The other day I walked through a mud puddle.

Mormonism, which by the way has millions of followers and supporters, believe that if a "man" does all god tells him can become a god himself. Yes, you too can have a world to rule over. Wow, that smacks. Of course, your lovely wife can set next to you on your throne while doling out your orders to angels. Now there is another religion that believes if you kill a Yankee imperialist and happen to blow yourself to smithereens, you're going have a bunch of virgins with you in some mythical paradise. Sad news folks, there aren't that many dead virgins. Sorry.

If readers can glean anything from this shabbily written prose, it should be that atheists are gods too. Give us a break.