You can have all these things without belief in a magical being. The Creator? Which one? Brahma doesn’t need respect, it’s Vishnu that does? Maybe you should respect Allah?
A simple adage is this. Treat religion as you would your penis. Ladies, take five minutes to understand the ramifications of having one (For starters you get paid better and people will assume that you are in charge of all decisions.)
1. Don’t whip it out in public, it’s bad form
2. Don’t compare it with others with the idea of showing off how big it is.
3. Don’t listen to it, all the advice it gives is bad.
4. Keep it out of children, the dead, the dying and the unwilling.
5. Don’t use it to dominate those who don’t have one.
When in doubt always ask the question. If I replace the word penis instead of religion, does it offend or hurt anyone?
3 comments
Avicenna
August 14, 2011 at 12:38 PM (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I do feel I should mention that perhaps any belief system could do with these rules.
Oink
August 15, 2011 at 6:31 PM (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Lets be fair, without explicit description, we could assume that "Respect for the Creator" refers to the kids parent(s)?
…Or Lego?
Avicenna
August 15, 2011 at 6:51 PM (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Is it not said that he who does not respect Lego will find himself with a block embedded into his leg in the dark?