Of late, I noticed numerous blogs discussing atheism and christianity. Here are some thoughts about it.
Believing that some divine being will come and save us all from evil is shirking our human moral responsibility to each other. We keep talking about human rights. Maybe we should start talking about human responsibilities. We should be responsible for our actions towards each other, regardless of whether there is a god or not. Last I check, no being came in to stop hitler, or the japanese, or the a-bomb, or any of the despot regime on genocidal paths. It is up to us to do the right thing and the last thing to do, is do the right thing and then attribute it to some god that may or may not exist.
Why should we blame our own flaws on some external evil and call it satan? Convenient? Yes! Practical? No! We should stop and be answerable to ourselves and stop being whiny kids pointing fingers at some invisible fiend.
I wonder with amazement every time a talented person comes on stage to receive accolade for some good work he has done would begin or end with “Thank god … ” or . . . → Read More: Facing up to reality
