Atheism Quotes – No Credited

Below is an Atheism quote I found on the web but is not credited.

“It’s quite easy for the usual theological excuse to be trotted out to explain the problem of evil: God works in mysterious ways.”

This general quote could have been penned by anyone with critical thinking skills and variations of it have probably been credited to many people. Christians always tell us God works in mysterious ways and we are not privy to the knowledge to understand God’s ways. So maybe, just maybe, God is so mysterious he doesn’t exist!

Ecclesiastes – Chapter 12: Untitled

Here we are, the final chapter in Ecclesiastes. Maybe this chapter will finally tell us that life is meaningful after all? Yeah, I know, doubtful.

“Remember your Creator in the days of your youth…” – Ecclesiastes 12:1

No thanks. This creator has made a meaningless life according to the Bible, so why would I remember something meaningless?

“Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people.” – Ecclesiastes 12:9

Wise? No. The teacher just blabbed on for twelve chapters about how meaningless life is. That’s not wise. That’s just nonsense.

“Now all has been heard;   here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgment,  including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” – Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

All has been heard? Really? A book about the meaningless nature of life ends with a statement to fear God, listen to God, follow all of God’s commands, and be ready to be judged. WTF?

So this basically boiled down to twelve chapters of someone babbling on about how life is worthless and ending by saying these are wise words. Christians, is this really the book you worship?

Coming Soon: 1 Kings – Chapter 10: The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon

Ecclesiastes – Chapter 11: Invest in Many Ventures

Ecclesiastes is almost over. Just two chapters to go and we’ll be done learning about how meaningless life is in the Bible.

“Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.” – Ecclesiastes 11:2

This is actually good advice. Diversify your portfolio so if one area fails, your entire portfolio does not fail.

“As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.” – Ecclesiastes 11:5

Here’s the thing. We know how wind works and we know how a fetus develops. It’s not a mystery.

“Everything to come is meaningless.” – Ecclesiastes 11:8

This seems to include the biblical eternal life in heaven.

So there you go, more words on how meaningless life is and how meaningless everything in the future is…sigh.

Coming Soon: Ecclesiastes – Chapter 12: Untitled

Genesis 4:17

It’s Crazy Bible Verse Tuesday and I really want you to think about this verse.

“Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch.” – Genesis 4:17Uncte

According to the Bible, Adam and Eve were the first and only people on Earth. They gave birth to Cain and Abel. Then Cain made love to his wife. Um…there’s only one woman on Earth right now so…Cain made love to…his…mom. Yep, that’s the Bible for you! Populating the Earth through one incestual moment at a time.

Ecclesiastes – Chapter 10: Untitled

Yes, I know. Ecclesiastes is getting boring and repetitive, but it’s almost over. Three more chapters to go and we move on to a different chapter.

“As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.” – Ecclesiastes 10:1

Um…yeah…that’s not what makes perfume smell bad.

“…whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.” – Ecclesiastes 10:8

Um…what? Okay, I guess I’ll be careful of snakes when I go breaking walls?

“Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird in the sky may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.” – Ecclesiastes 10:20

This is the biblical way of saying ‘snitches get stitches’.

Not much else to report from this chapter. Life is still meaningless according to the Bible.

Coming Soon: Ecclesiastes – Chapter 11: Invest in Many Ventures

Atheism Quotes – Edward Abbey

Today’s Atheism Quote comes from author Edward Abbey.

“God is a sound people make when they’re too tired to think anymore.” – Edward Abbey

Yes! I get it. Sometimes life is tough and it seems out of control, but a make believe god isn’t the answer. I understand how it would be easier if there was a greater being to rely on but there’s no evidence to support that so we must rely on ourselves and others around us for help. Don’t stop thinking when times get hard!

Ecclesiastes – Chapter 9: A Common Destiny for All

A common destiny for all? Doubtful given God’s hateful rhetoric against so many groups of people.

“All share a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not.” – Ecclesiastes 9:2

Okay, we all die. In that case, yes, we all have the same destiny.

“The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.” – Ecclesiastes 9:3

LOL! The authors of this chapter really hate people, don’t they. YOU ARE ALL EVIL BASTARDS!!!

“Enjoy life with your wife,whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days.” – Ecclesiastes 9:9

Unless the person you love is of the same sex, a different color, or from a different tribe. Then you and your partner can both go to hell! That is what the Bible says.

“Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.” – Ecclesiastes 9:15

Bullshit. That never happened. If a man truly saved a city by his wisdom alone, he would be remembered. Complete bullshit.

Ecclesiastes is getting old fast. Life is meaningless. We all die. Wisdom is good, but we all die. Rich and poor, we all die. Death. Death. Death. What a drag.

Coming Soon: Ecclesiastes – Chapter 10: Untitled

Ecclesiastes – Chapter 8: Untitled

Our trek through the book of Ecclesiastes today continues with the eighth chapter.

“As no one has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has power over the time of their death.” – Ecclesiastes 8:8

Um…windmills?!?!?

“Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him. Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.” – Ecclesiastes 8:12-13

Wait…the first verse says the wicked may live a long time but the second says their days will not lengthen. So which is correct?

“There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what the wicked deserve, and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve. This too, I say, is meaningless.” – Ecclesiastes 8:14

Um…no. This is not meaningless. If the righteous (and the Bible says there are no righteous, but whatever) get what the wicked deserve in a world in which God loves his people, that’s not meaningless. There’s much meaning to it and that meaning is this god is a fucking asshole.

“When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the labor that is done on earth—people getting no sleep day or night— 17 then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can discover its meaning. Even if the wise claim they know, they cannot really comprehend it.” – Ecclesiastes 8:16-17

No. This is so wrong. Meaning in life is what we make of it. Meaning differs for each person. Yes, it can be difficult at times to pull meaning from life, but that is far different from saying there is no meaning or it is impossible to find meaning.

To sum up this chapter, the Bible could not be more wrong on the meaning or the lack of meaning in life. Here’s how you find meaning. Stop worshipping a make believe god that commands you do evil things. Think for yourself. Ask questions. Eventually meaning will come.

Coming Soon: Ecclesiastes – Chapter 9: A Common Destiny for All

Genesis 2:22

It’s Crazy Bible Verse Tuesday and it doesn’t get any crazier than this!

“Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.” – Genesis 2:22

No. Just fucking no. Women were not made from a man’s rib. For fuck’s sake, who believes this shit? Oh, but people do! There are far too many adults who believe men have one fewer rib than women because the Bible says so. Do you know how to disprove this insanity? Count your fucking ribs! Men and women and the SAME number of ribs.

Ecclesiastes – Chapter 7: Wisdom

Ecclesiastes is all about how meaningless life is but today’s chapter is titled ‘Wisdom’. LOL!

“A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.” – Ecclesiastes 7:1

I love how birth/death are compared to a name and perfume. LOL!

“Frustration is better than laughter,  because a sad face is good for the heart.” – Ecclesiastes 7:3

Um…no. Science says otherwise.

“Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless.” – Ecclesiastes 7:6

Laughter is meaningless? Damn…this book is dark.

“Do not say, ‘Why were the old days better than these?’  For it is not wise to ask such questions.” – Ecclesiastes 7:10

Well, asking the question is okay. It’s always good to ask questions. The problem with this particular question is people tend to assume the old days were better but don’t really look at how the old days were often not better.

“Consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked?“ – Ecclesiastes 7:13

Um…most people. LOL! Even if someone can’t straighten a bent object by hand, it can be done by machine. Straightening things is not a godly power.

“Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,  no one who does what is right and never sins.” – Ecclesiastes 7:20

No one who is righteous? I disagree. Everyone makes mistakes but there are many, many good people. Religion causes good people to do bad things. In the Bible God commands good people to do bad things. But to say there is no one who does what is right? That’s bullshit.

“I find more bitter than death  the woman who is a snare,” – Ecclesiastes 7:26

The Bible can’t help but blame women for a man’s problems. The Bible tells us death is better than a woman. Sigh.

“I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all.” – Ecclesiastes 7:28

Wow!  First the Bible says one upright man was found but earlier stated there are no righteous people. And second, holy fuck, why does the Bible hate women so much?!?!? We found a man, but all those evil women are just fucking evil!

Wisdom gained? Nope. Another horrible chapter in the Bible that says no one is righteous, but wait, one in every thousand men is righteous, but no women are righteous because, well, because righteousness is stored in the penis! Sheesh.

Coming Soon: Ecclesiastes – Chapter 8: Untitled