This is about as “in your face” as the word BULLSHIT can get…
Archive for religion
THE HOTEL IS FULL
A Jewish lady named Mrs. Rosenberg many years ago was stranded late one night at a fashionable resort – one that did not admit Jews. The desk clerk looked down at his book and said, “Sorry, no room. The hotel is full.”
The Jewish lady said, “But your sign says that you have vacancies.”
The desk clerk stammered and then said curtly, “You know that we do not admit Jews. Now if you will try the other side of town…”
Mrs. Rosenberg stiffened noticeable and said, “I’ll have you know I converted to your religion.”
The desk clerk said, “Oh, yeah, let me give you a little test. How was Jesus born?”
Mrs. Rosenberg replied, “He was born to a virgin named Mary in a little town called Bethlehem.”
“Very good,” replied the hotel clerk. “Tell me more.”
Mrs. Rosenberg replied, “He was born in a manger.”
“That’s right,” said the hotel clerk. “And why was he born in a manger?”
Mrs. Rosenberg said loudly, “Because a jerk like you in the hotel wouldn’t give a Jewish lady a room for the night!”
“True religion is real living; living with all one’s soul, with all one’s goodness and righteousness” (A.Einstein)”
1. The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
3. I’ve often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying this is fiction
4. The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.
5. With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
Eric Hoffer, Albert Einstein, Ian McKellen, Sir Richard Francis Burton, Steven Weinberg
Defining Religion
“ Religion is (1) a system of symbols which acts to (2) establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods and motivations in men by (3) formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and (4) clothing these conceptions with such an aura of factuality that (5) the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic.”
“Is Religion a Force for Good or Evil?” >the great debate<
“Can you be Good without God?”
Part I – Opening statement Dinesh D’Souza
Part II – Opening statement Michael Shermer
Part III – Rebuttal
Part IV – The cross-examination
My personal motto
“We are all atheist about MOST of the Gods that humanity has ever believed in, some of us just go ONE God further… “
