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Wednesday, June 23, 2004

Obligatory reference to maintain atheist cred

If you're looking for a pleasant collection of anti-fundamentalist rants, Evil Bible is the site for you . I liked their Top Ten list.

Top Ten Signs You're a Fundamentalist Christian

10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.

9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.

8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God.

7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including women, children, and trees!

6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.

5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old.

4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering.  And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving."

3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity.

2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers.  You consider that to be evidence that prayer works.  And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.

1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.

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Comments:
#3685: — 06/23  at  08:58 AM
Number 1, especially. I've lost count of the number of times that I have (patiently) explained to people that their "inerrant word of God" has been carefully selected, edited, and translated by a variety of committees over the centuries, each with their own agendas.

Allen



#3686: Les Lane — 06/23  at  09:11 AM
A favorite quote:

I contend that we are both atheists, I just believe in one less god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all other possible gods, then you will know why I dismiss yours.

Stephen F. Roberts



#3688: Paige — 06/23  at  10:02 AM
Trees are an ethnic group? grin



#3691: Les Lane — 06/23  at  10:23 AM
Current evidence of fundamentalism



#3818: covington — 06/27  at  08:53 PM
The single most thoughtful and unblinking music video about religion: "Run, Christian, Run" by Super Furry Animals, on the "Rings Around the World" DVD.

It's astounding.



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