just want to share a poem from other atheist
Flight of the Navigator
She asked of me how I could be G double-O D
if I didn’t believe in he that is supposed to be
my lord and savior,
what motivating force kept me
from doing my darkest desires
if I did not believe
in the retribution
of an omniscient being,
but I ask of you how many atheist
have been rocked by scandal
where they were the vandal
upon the body of an under aged boy,
only to have their organization,
deny, hide and defend these men
from the retribution due them
by the laws of the land?
How many atheists practice hypocrisy,
preaching the nobility of poverty from the pulpit
while living richly off the donated dollars
of their impoverished flock?
How many atheists have
abused others verbally and physically
simply because they believe?
How many wars have
been waged in the name of atheism?
How can religion hold morality under lock and key,
if its leaders can’t agree on what is moral?
You want to discuss religion and morality,
lets talk about the crusades, the inquisition,
the implicit agreement to the slave trade
let’s discuss how missionaries are the footpads of colonialism,
let’s discuss Pope Pious the XII’s silent consent to the Nazi movement
let’s discuss religious men
making martyrs of innocents,
using planes as manned missiles
against a land of infidels.
let’s discuss the way religion continues to keep the masses
on their asses happy with the here and now,
believing that their kingdom will come in the hereafter
let’s discuss how religion makes second class citizens
of women, everything that goes wrong in bible
can be traced back to a woman from the Garden of Eden on down.
So question my morality because I don’t believe,
but I think you should defend yours based on the history
of those who follow he
that you most wish to be like,
but you’ll demand of me to take
the followers of faith on a case by case basis
while practicing your prejudice towards atheists
based on some preconceived notions
of those who don’t believe,
get to know us personally
ask of me how I could be G double-O D
if I don’t believe in he that is supposed to be
my lord and savior,
ask what motivating force keeps me
from doing my darkest desires
if I do not believe
in the retribution
of an omniscient being,
and I will tell you what I do believe
I believe that all of humanity is connected,
that what happens half a world away
may one day affect me or my seed,
I believe children should be taught
to think critically about what they hear,
what they see,
and what they believe,
I believe that deeds done behind closed doors,
between two consenting adults,
is nobody’s business but their own,
I believe that religion is just a division
perpetuated by the powers that be
to keep you and me from focusing
on what really matters,
just like race,
just like gender,
and just like sexual preference.
I believe that morality has nothing
to do with God, or Allah, or Yahweh, or Mohammed, or Jesus,
or the Bible, or the Qur’an, or religion
but is instead a basic human element
that allows us to further
the existence of our species
I Believe the suffering I’ve seen in my family,
and indeed all the suffering in the world,
isn’t caused by an omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent
force that isn’t bothered to help or is just testing us,
but rather something we all
may be able to help others with in the future.
I believe no God means the possibility
of less suffering in the future.
I believe that if all of humanity were like me
we would see that every species is connected
and be better stewards of this earth,
so if you dare question my morality
because I don’t believe
be prepared to defend yours because you do.
© Victor R Harris Jr. 2008
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a lot of backreading..
hello sa inyo
pagbigyan natin..wala magawa sa buhay eh