Gods of atheism: Pride

Hopefully you haven't procrastinated on reading my last post on this subject. If you have, I suggest you read it now. It covers how adding a ridiculously large number of years doesn't exactly work considering that some vital parts of our life aren't old enough (I gave the sun as an example). Read that? Good. Let's move on.

I would have to say that, not just most, but every non-agnostic atheist I have encountered has been unnecessarily "sure" about their position, even if they have admitted flaws in their theory. "Oh yeah, the Bible is full of mistakes, blah blah blah." That kind of thing. They act like they know it all when they don't.

One of my MSN contacts whom I only know over the internet was wondering what my picture was of... It was from an article on the Answers in Genesis website, comparing the Bible and the theory of evolution.

Which one are you going to trust??
The Bible: "It is written." - Matt 4:4
Evolution: It is REWRITTEN and REWRITTEN and ReWrItTeN and...

"Replace rewritten with improved." What?!

Out of all the fields of "science", evolutionism (not the actual scientific side which is a part of biology) has got to be the most desperate and most flawed. Seriously, there's enough literature on the subject pointing out what's so horribly wrong with it. It's not science, it's a religion. And here's the clincher:

This guy calls himself a "rationalist".

Hopefully your BS detector should be ringing alarm bells. I know mine did. The term "rationalist" is among one of the worst terms I have ever heard when attributed to this subject. Those who are wise enough to be true rationalists are wise enough not to advertise it. This was something I wrote at Easter camp this year (although this was on the "Before God" page, but I still stand by it).

The term "rationalist" is more appropriate for an agnostic rather than an atheist. An agnostic will attempt to be rational about their worldview although at the same time their motives aren't exactly the greatest (if it's not God, we won't bag it), but at least they try to try. (Like Bart Simpson: "I can't promise I'll try, but I'll try to try.") An atheist will claim they are 100% right when they are 30% wrong (one part of me thinks it's higher while another thinks it's lower), as if righteousness will fit in a 130% scale. Try slicing 130% of a cake off. You can't do it (unless of course the cake is a lie).

The thing is, I can't pin the term "rationalist" to myself, or other creationists: who am I to judge? So, all we can really establish is that if they claim to be a rationalist, they aren't. It keeps it simple.

This god of atheism tends to cover believers of many of the so-called "New Age" religions, too, e.g. Bhuddism (not exactly "new", but it's suitable), neo-paganism, and the sick atheist joke known as Satanism. These are in order of respect: I generally respect Bhuddists (although sometimes they can get quite fired up... something obviously isn't working!), find something wrong with neo-pagans, and, if I'm ever a manager of something, will probably kick Satanists out of where I work unless they truly repent and leave their deluded idea of Satan behind.

In fact, excessive pride is the primary reason why people move on to one of these fads: because they think they're better than everyone else, including God, whom they persecute. Paired with ignorance, this generally doesn't happen, but is a deadly combination nonetheless. When they realise spirituality occurring, however, that's when the transitioning occurs.

Atheists tend to use the term "enlightened" and its variants. They claim to be enlightened because they pretend to be liberated. Paired with ignorance, they use the term. But, as I may have said earlier, you are never fully in control of your body. Either God is in charge, or Satan. No middle ground. In this case, I feel enlightened to know that God is in charge and that he isn't going to screw me over, unlike my experiences when Satan was in charge.

Examine yourself, and if your prejudice against God isn't too strong, I suggest you find someone who can help you. If your prejudice is too strong, however, you may find yourself looking into one of the "New Age" religions for "enlightenment"... all the while Satan is still in charge.

Next time, I hope to cover some more, maybe hate, prejudice, or something else if I can work something out. In the meantime, how about some neo-pagan wisdom?

<@GreaseMonkey> when evolutionism came out, it took off with a big bang.
<@nenolod> your pun sucks
<@nenolod> that is all

That's not an excuse to make a one-off comment after you staying silent and me staying away for months, nenolod. You should know better. Running the network is not an excuse to be arrogant; in fact, it's a good excuse to abstain from that.