It’s so annoying when tornado victims don’t follow the script, isn’t it? Wolf: “…we’re happy you’re here; you guys did a great job. And I guess you gotta thank the Lord, right? Do you thank the Lord? For that split-second decision?” Survivor: “I… I… I’m actually an atheist.” Wolf: “Oh, you are! … But you …
Category Archive: atheism
Apr 18 2013
It’s Also Ask An Atheist Day?
So, yeah, today is Poem In Your Pocket Day, which is cool and all, but it’s also Ask An Atheist Day? But… But… But I have a verse for that one, too. One I like. One worth checking out. Maybe even one worth carrying in your pocket today. Next year, can we maybe coordinate these …
Apr 11 2013
Atheism, Strong And Weak
Today, my friends, I’d like to speak Of atheism, strong and weak— Of godless views both weak and strong Which might be right? Which may be wrong? Weak atheists, they tell me, don’t Believe in gods. They can’t. They won’t. But still, they can’t and won’t insist A god cannot, must not, exist Strong atheists …
Mar 12 2013
What If Atheism Really Is Just A “Lack of Belief in God”?
There’s no reason to think that we’re better There’s no reason to think that we’re worse There’s no reason to think we’ve been chosen Or are damned by some ultimate curse There’s no call to put faith in the Torah Or in any or all of its sequels And without such a misguided compass We …
Mar 10 2013
Where Are The Honest Believers?
Where are the honest believers? The ones who know life is a shell? Who know that this life Is just struggle and strife Till we cross into heaven or hell? Where are the moaners and groaners, Condemned from the start, by The Fall? Those who don’t find it odd That, unless there’s a god, Their …
Mar 05 2013
“No Atheists In Retirement Homes”
So apparently Frank Newport (editor-in-chief of Gallup Poll, and recently author of God is alive and well: the future of religion in America) gave his book talk in Madison, NJ, and included a line he’s been using for some time: “There are no atheists in retirement homes.” My mother-in-law is an atheist In a southern …
Mar 04 2013
Positive Story On Atheism In Rwanda
I prayed to God to help me But He didn’t lift a hand; The bible holds the answers, though, And now I understand: I shouldn’t look to God for help To save my son or daughter… Cos God, if He exists at all Is on the side of slaughter. I think maybe I have simply …
Jan 22 2013
NY Times Debate: Is Atheism A Religion?
The New York Times is hosting a bit of a debate, with views from folks like Penn Jillette and Jason Torpy, as well as frustratingly misguided writers who prefer unsolved religious mystery. It’s worth the read, if only to reinforce how good the quality of some of the thinking and writing is here at FtB. …
Jan 06 2013
The Blessings Of Atheism
Is my disbelief a blessing? Sometimes yes, and sometimes no. It depends on what is stressing Me, and how my struggles go. I have no need for confessing, “Asking God” is much too slow Since it’s just the same as guessing While I bow my head just so I am glad no god is messing …
Dec 21 2012
So Long As The World Is Ending…
It’s ok. We all know atheists have nothing to live for, anyway. I found this verse while looking for something else. I had completely forgotten writing it, so I’m reposting it, on the chance that you have completely forgotten reading it. It was based on a comment overheard, about how “atheists have nothing to live …
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