Hush.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

http://www.youtube.com/user/Nessrriinn#p/u/6/Ts55E_ajR8w

[youtube=425,350]Ts55E_ajR8w[/youtube]

My only comment:    

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

Aww.

[Sibling DavidH]

I find that really moving. 

[Darlica]

  but good.

[Sibling DavidH]

Oh, yes, very good.  It touches me emotionally because we militant atheists generally march in aggressively, all guns blazing, with logic and reasoning.  This is quiet and emotional and personal, though strong - a very different approach.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Perhaps like:

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

If you like J.L.'s song, you may like this new offering by Nessrriinn

http://www.youtube.com/user/Nessrriinn#p/u/0/aDJblk0jgHA

[youtube=425,350]aDJblk0jgHA[/youtube]

[Ageis]

Touching yet sinister.
The suggestion that thought there may not be an all knowing god watching over us his followers are listening at the door to the nursery.

Hmm I don't think I have what it takes to be a militant atheist.
I'm more an apathetic atheist.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Touching yet sinister.
The suggestion that thought there may not be an all knowing god watching over us his followers are listening at the door to the nursery.

Hmm I don't think I have what it takes to be a militant atheist.
I'm more an apathetic atheist.

I understand-- I, myself, reject the term "atheist" as too confining.

The typical meaning of the word among the majority of people does not truly fit me, so I prefer the term "ex-believer" or "unbeliever" or even simply "skeptic" or "freethinker".   Too much emotional baggage associated even with "agnostic" and certainly with "atheist" for me.

But I've grown quite fond of Nessrrinn's poetry.  She calls herself an "ex-muslim" and I can relate to that quite well, at least the "ex- xxxxxx" part.

I sometimes wonder if all humans are not "ex- something". 

Perhaps we should concentrate on what we are moving towards, instead of what we are moving from.

Alas, if only society would let us.

[Ageis]

I knew a fellow once who told me that the term Heretic comes from an old Latin phrase meaning "Able to choose".
Whenever anyone asked about his religious leanings he would proudly announce he considered himself to be a heretic.
Which to his way of thinking was anyone who made up their own mind of the subject of God and who had private beliefs not codified and approved by some manner of reigious organistation.


I always liked that

[Aggie]

Sounds

Which to his way of thinking was anyone who made up their own mind of the subject of God and who had private beliefs not codified and approved by some manner of reigious organistation.

Sounds about right.

I'm starting to think of the major organized religions as simply ways to get God out to the largest number of people in the quickest amount of time, with as little training as required - sort of fast-food chain restaurants of the soul.  I still reckon that one is better off learning to cook than mindlessly ingesting mass-produced, globally homogeneous garbage.  Personally, I like to try my hand at all different sorts of food, but that doesn't mean that someone who's tastes are so inclined can't focus their attentions on perfecting the homemade hamburger.

[Ageis]

Would you like fries with your God?

Suddenly early career in the fast food industry can be viewed in a spiritual light. I wasn't standing at that deep fat fryer staring off into space I was in a deep medatative trance, at one with the universe.
Those two things can be easily confused.

[Aggie]

I wasn't standing at that deep fat fryer staring off into space I was in a deep medatative trance, at one with the universe.
Those two things can be easily confused.

Yes they can - there are quite a few people who get confused the other way around, too.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

LOL!  God is deep-fried fatty 'goodness'...

[Sibling DavidH]

LOL!  God is deep-fried fatty 'goodness'...

... and therefore very bad for you.