Fri 3 Jul 2009
The Way, and the TRUTH and the Life…
Posted by anaglyph under Atheism, Religion, Spam Observations
[13] Comments
For an atheist such as myself, one of the most aggravating things about dealing with the religiously inclined is countering the attitude that, since I don’t believe in any fatherly supernatural deity, I must therefore be entirely wanting of a moral compass (because where could I possibly get any guidance without it coming from Heaven?)
It seems to me that I don’t really need to try too hard to demonstrate that just because someone believes in God they necessarily behave any better than I do. The discussion should be an open and shut one.
Take the above piece of email spam that I received this morning, and the usual caveat attached to such efforts:
The fact is, Mr Jesus Joy, that you are plain lying – you got my email address in exactly the same way as You Need a Psychic!, Supersized Tomato Plants! and Fat OFF Now! got it: by buying a list of email addresses from some filthy rotten scam merchant.
Funny how, that even when you have Jesus to guide you, you do no better than a porn merchant or a swindler.
For many years, the megachurches bought lists of people who no other customer wanted. Those with a poor credit rating, those who had been refused health insurance, and the like.
They believe, perhaps, adversity pushes a soul closer to God.
Offer me email from Dead Christian, then maybe I’m tempted. Or Christian Slater.
Funny how them Christians who insist that atheists essentialy lack a moral compass always seem emselfs to be on moral autopilot, huh?
But reverend…. jesus wants YOU for a sunbeam
Porn merchant? Can I get sum.
I live in a “red” state and because of the prolific amount of porn related proposals I receive I am looking for anything alternative and avante’ garde.
Oh, my God gets laid every night.
He is a God!
Is God a level of life experience you can attain with study and hard work?
Let me know.
Spiritual, yes. Religious, no. Morals, yes.
Human beings … behaving humanely … brilliant!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaOQSv0-ZVY
Ah, I see it’s already July 4th down under.
Happy Birthday to my beloved USA.
JEBUS SAVE ME!
headbang8: Yeah, well, it’s all explained in the camel/needle scenario I guess. They figured the rich and the smart are too hard, so makes more sense to go after the disenfranchised and simple.
Cissy Strutt: Oh, you can definitely get contacted by some dead Christians…
Joey: Of course. It’s much easier to let someone else fly the plane. Then you don’t have to look where you’re going.
Nurse Myra: He’d have a better chance if he wanted me for a cocktail party.
Russrealname: You’re going straight to Hell.
JAK: The Devil has the best fireworks.
Malach: Be careful what you wish for.
Obliged your direction to hell. I found the backspace key in the dark and returned. God must have plans for me. How many people can see they have been to hell and back?
I smell book deal, thanks.
“No one comes to th Fathr except thru me …
… And th Fathr only comes to th Mothr thru a Holy Spirt.”
Mary Magdalene found Joy wif Jesus, and BOY was she evr PISSD!
I always thought it was “I am the way, the truth and the light.” Shows how much attention I was paying…
And ‘coming to the Father through me’ – well aren’t there laws against that stuff? I do recall their breeding chant “Cum all ye faithful”, but incest – that’s another level.
The King