There is no God, But There Are Kings

Ladies and gentlemen, there is a disturbing trend in atheism today of which stems from the shortsighted outlook of many atheists as to how to defeat “them”.  Every pro-atheist book, article, and discussion I have read boils down to proving to the zealots of religion how wrong they are.  This action is a waste of time and energy to the cause of atheism.  Instead of telling the ignorant masses that God is an illusion, we should be telling them how real Mankind is.

Religion was created to answer man’s then unanswered questions and to set down rules for a productive society.  Science has reached point that can answer any question one has about one’s past, present, and future.  We are now left with a series of archaic laws that have no basis in real life and cause nothing but oppression in society.  Those who continue to believe in a religion burden themselves with unnecessary restraints on their lifestyle.  Dogma orders people what to eat, what to wear, whom they should marry, whom they must hate.  But Atheism takes away such limiters on a person, providing an infinite amount of choices as how one lives his or her life as they see fit.

The question before all atheists is why do you continue to live, think, and argue like the religious person?  How about becoming better than them by taking the path that they cannot?  Atheists should not bother to argue with the religious man.  They cannot be swayed from their blind path as much as you cannot be swayed from yours. The effort you make arguing with others about the benefits of a God free society could be better spent into improving yourself as a leader they will gladly follow later in life.

If evolution has taught us anything, it the fact that survival goes to the strongest.  Thankfully, man’s knowledge of science and technology has removed his basic need for food, shelter, and clothing. In today’s modern society, we face a new kind of survival of the fittest. A man or woman must struggle against the others of the human race in order to fulfill their desires for a productive life. We, atheist and religious alike, fight for our right to have the most desirable mate, to have the grandest house, and to obtain more material wealth.  This is basic animal instinct.  But what about when your path to your desires is blocked by another who is physically and mentally your equal or greater?

The answer lies in taking advantage of the spiritual weakness of your opponent.

Ultimate moral authority does not bind atheism. A man who does not believe in God has more choices to his problems than a religious man.  If to get by in life an atheist has to lie to friend as to where he has been, he does so without regret.  If an atheist steals a loaf of bread to feed himself another day, then he will do it without hesitation.  If a desirable woman turns down an atheist to engage in sex, he will force himself on her and impregnate her.  If an atheist quarrels with another man over possessions and there is not a desirable settlement, the atheist will kill other man and take all of his possessions.

Does this seem repulsive?  That’s because religion has warped even the typical atheist’s way of thinking by inventing the abstract concepts “good” and “evil”.  Thou shall not kill, thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s wife, thou shall no bear false witness, etc…  These rules have been hammered into our heads since birth. But without God, these rules have no basis in the way the world really works. Organisms kill, get greedy, and deceive all the time in nature.  Why should man put a limit to those qualities that are beneficial for his survival?

So I ask again to all atheists out there, why are you thinking and living your life within the boundaries of a religious person?  Cheat, steal, and kill more to succeed in life.  A true atheist would stop in their climb for personal growth because there will be always one person better that you must overcome.  And yes, there are laws, created by the believers, which punish people who do “bad things” in life.  But the system punishes only those who get caught.  So, if one is committing an act that the religious society deems “wrong” don’t be caught doing it.

With a bit of planning and caution, there is nothing stopping an atheist from doing what he or she deems necessary to fulfill their desires.  The only moral authority they must answer to is themselves.  By doing so, an Atheist becomes a king among men and rules over others.  And thus shall the end of religion come, not by an argument, but by a command.

So to recap, basically you're saying that religion is the laws that hold society together. And Athiests are just as zealous as bible thumpers. I think you could say this, and provide adiquite support in a much less verbos way. Also you should present a solution with your problem.

I personally believe that the bible and other religions are the structure of seciety. With out the common morality, what one person views as acceptable varries radically from other peoples, and so when one person does what another views are immoral conflict results. The problem with the new consumerist atheism is that there are no rules, and even when there are people bend the rules a little more and a little more till there are no rules. Being from Oregon most of the athiests I know are not consumer athiests, and are still guided my the fundametals of right and wrong.

Personally, I am more than agnostic and less than religeous. I believe that there is something else out there, and perhaps we are not ment to know what it is. After reading (well really just looking at the picutes) Messages From Water, I have kind of settled on the idea that there is a positive and a negitive, what could be discribed as a force or energy. The only true meaningful thing a person can do with thier life is contribute good, positive, to the world. How to implement this in one's life is a hard and confusing task. There are the little things, no matter what happens, you can choose how you feel about it, and not being angry and hateful is the most difficult thing to chage. By being angry and hateful you are truely hurting your own soul the most, by channeling all that negitiveness. Smiling and nodding to stranger, holding the door, and such, the little things that brighten someone elses day are also very meaningful things to do.

The biggest thing you can do is dedicate your life to something like mercy corp or the likes. I could very easily have a good career as an engineer, or some such doing R&D, and yes maybe my reasearch would have meaning, but I could have so much more meaning by teaching in some third world country, or by engineering irigation systems in Africa. I struggle with this choice, a chance at a nice comfortable life style doing work I would love, or a life making a real difference in the world. In the in the reward of knowing I am doing the right thing would far surpass the pleasures of the first.