"The heaviest blow that ever struck humanity was the coming of Christianity. " -- Adolf Hitler (1887-1945) "Hitler's Table Talk"
"If anyone wished to demonize Ayn Rand, the most efficient way would be through biography. One can scarcely read about her personal life without, at some particularly ugly points, wanting to dig her up and drive a stake through her heart (just to make sure), or if we are far holier, praying for her morbidly tainted soul.... I am not out to demonize Rand through her biography, but to make very clear that one cannot judge her philosophy independently of her life." -- Benjamin Wiker Ph.D. "Ten Books Every Conservative Must Read"
"Everyone thinks of changing the world ,but no one thinks of changing himself." -- Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
I want to thank the atheists who attempted to straighten me out regarding some points I made in my
last article. I didn't realize that Hitler was such a compassionate Christian, or that the Founding Fathers were such a bunch of confused old farts, and/or enlightened closet atheists, or that atheist Ayn Rand (an Objectivist, not a conservative) was such a paragon of virtue. Nor did I realize that atheists were such upright pillars of our society. I think that's just wonderful. (If your Sarcasm Detector isn't blaring shrilly, then you either don't have one, or it's turned off).
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It is all the more commendable that atheists are such exemplars of moral rectitude, when you take into account that there is no particular reason for them to be that way; seeing as how their lives have no ultimate purpose, and that they putter away their meaningless lives in a mindless, soulless, heartless, pointless universe. Ex nihilo nihil fit -- out of nothing comes nothing (going nowhere). Bravo atheists, again I say, bravo!
By the way, is there any chance that you virtuous atheists could pass the word along to your brethren regarding just how virtuous you all are, as the vast majority of them seem to be doing a bang-up job of pretending to be self-serving a--holes? (I would especially appreciate your making a point of passing along the word to Wall Street in general, and Goldman Sachs in particular -- especially the former Goldman Sachs employees currently running US finances into the ground, while enriching those "in on the action"). TIA.
I love the atheists who grandly stride onto a soapbox, and passionately give a determined defense of atheism, describing how wonderful, rational, and virtuous it is -- all the while knowing that they have no skin in the game, so to speak. How can they, when ultimately nothing matters. How can I not be impressed?
Atheists moral and ethical positionalities are ultimately based upon nothing
One might be tempted to think that atheism was merely a rationalization designed to facilitate feeling smug about egocentricity, but that would be to ignore how virtuous atheists are (so they inform me), even though they have no reason for being so. As I mentioned, their moral and ethical positionalities are ultimately based upon nothing. Which is, well, nothing to build a moral/ethical structure upon. They don't have a leg to stand on, so to speak, and yet they vociferously proclaim their wonderfulness to one and all. What bravado, what chutzpah -- what bulls--t!
My amazement continues to grow. Is there nothing the ego won't do, no lies it won't tell/believe, no gambit it won't try, in order to protect its paranoid positionality. For make no mistake, the ego is by its nature fear-based and paranoid. How could it be otherwise, when the ego is surrounded by everything that is not ego, i.e. the rest of the universe. One against infinity -- bad odds, indeed.
One against a heartless, mindless, soulless universe -- how noble, how heroic, how insanely pointless and egocentric -- how atheistic.
Let's see, should I choose a moral/ethical system grounded on nihilism, hubris, and ego gratification, or should I choose one leading to truth, spirituality, and freedom? If your ego's leading you around by the nose, then the "right" choice is an obvious no-brainer. It takes dedication and commitment to follow the path of the second choice, as it's so much easier to just relax back into our "default position" of egocentricity.
Science (whose practitioners are largely atheist) prides itself in its pristine search for truth, and a firm reliance on intellect. (I don't include "scientists" who have allowed themselves to be co-opted by ideology, and/or greed, and are content to serve as shills for various Far Left ploys, such as the AGW global warming scam).
Regarding the intellect, excuse me for pointing out the obvious, but when René Descartes famously exclaimed "I think, therefore I am," he missed the mark by a wide margin. After all, how could he even know he was thinking, unless he was aware of it?
Consciousness (aka "state of being," aka "awareness") is a priori to thought, obviously, and yet science continues to largely dodge the whole intellect/awareness issue -- dated but important findings in quantum mechanics notwithstanding. It's almost as if science has been blinded by Ego.
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(I should mention that one needs be careful when using the terms "consciousness" and "mind," as they both can have vastly different meanings depending on the context in which they are used. For example, the word "mind" means something quite different in a psychiatric clinic, as opposed to a Buddhist monastery).
All sarcasm aside, I have no doubt that there are decent, well-meaning atheists who are valuable additions to society. However, after almost six decades on this planet, I also have no doubt that the vast majority of people who live Godless lives are self-serving egotists -- and the worst are Machiavellian scum-bags who are only "in it for themselves," and are restrained by no ethical or moral limits whatsoever. As the saying goes, "99% of Democrats give the others a bad name," and so it is with atheists -- the majority give the minority a bad rap.
Such decency and sanity as the world currently has (granted, nothing to write home about) is due almost exclusively to the influence of the world's major religions. I do not include Islam, which is more properly understood as a non-evolving political/religious/cultural/legal system of totalitarian control, than as a religion per se.
(Islam's totalitarian nature, and its desire to eradicate Judeo/Christian culture, are what make it so attractive to the atheistic Far Left, which would otherwise despise Islam for its theology, and treatment of homosexuals. The Far Left is also "on board" with the subservient role of women in Islam -- note the deafening silence of NOW in this regard).
As I was saying, the world's religions (none more-so than Christianity) are largely responsible for whatever decency and sanity the world possesses. This, despite the fact that the world's religions, being open to everyone, have historically been infiltrated by any number of charlatans, grifters, narcissists, and a plethora of other undesirables.
Such people have either deluded themselves about their own religiosity, or were/are knowingly using religion as a cloak for their ego-driven duplicity. One can be forgiven for considering them to be atheists in sheep's clothing. After all, hiding amoral narcissism behind a cover of respectability is de rigueur for an atheist weasel on the prowl (not that all atheists are weasels -- I'm not saying that).
Nonetheless, because the spiritual truth at the heart of these religions is so powerful, the "wolves in sheep's clothing" have so far proved incapable of destroying these vehicles of truth (i.e. religions, which are in themselves not truth, but provide a vehicle, or means of transporting, truth).
The attack on Christianity, both from within and without, by atheists has been unremitting, clever, vicious, and ongoing for centuries -- going back at least as far as the French Revolution, although a good case can be made (and has been, by Ben Wiker) that the atheistic attack goes back at least as far as the Medieval Renaissance, and Lucretius's poetic translation of the atheistic doctrines of the Greek philosopher Epicurus.
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Given all of that, it is indeed remarkable that Christianity (especially Catholicism; by far the oldest and largest Christian sect) has held up as well as it has, for as long as it has. Which bespeaks the power of the truth that Christianity carries at its core -- all of the various "wolves," frauds, false dogmas, orthodoxical missteps, and theological dead-ends notwithstanding.
Be that as it may, because atheism is essentially based on ego-centered falsehoods, it is intrinsically incapable of recognizing the truth, unless it jumps up and bites them on the butt with a "God Shock" moment. Atheists are trapped in their intellect, which although a remarkable tool, is a less than stellar guide to the truth. If you think you'll find spiritual truth via the intellect, think again. (That would be like trying to weigh something with a thermometer -- i.e. there are better tools for the job).
Spiritual truth is forever relegated to the realm of direct experience, and is inextricably tied in with one's state of consciousness, or state of being. The atheist's search for ultimate truths in the physical realm, and the intellect, is doomed to failure from the start. Their state-of-being/consciousness is almost universally ignored by atheists, and they therefore search for answers "for what ails them" in the environment outside of themselves -- whether in the physical realm, or in the immediate environment of their intellect.
Liberals looking for "social justice" (as unspecific, if useful, a weasel-word term as you're ever likely to see) forever ignore the root cause of their "angst and ennui" -- i.e. themselves. God forbid their ego should ever feel threatened by shining a light of honest inquiry on it. Their egos would scurry like roaches.
Although the bulk of honest Christians (as opposed to nominal Christians) make haltingly slow work of their spiritual evolution, they are at least on a viable track to truth, and however haltingly, are making progress in the right direction (unless they're off the track altogether, as sometimes happens).
Atheists who are, ipso facto, diametrically opposed to spirituality, truth, and freedom, are on the track to nihilism, arrogance, and gulags
Atheists who are, ipso facto, diametrically opposed to spirituality, truth, and freedom, are on the track to nihilism, arrogance, and gulags -- check out their history if you doubt me (no wonder they're so big on revisionism). I lump liberal "Christian" teachings such as Liberation Theology in with the atheists.
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(Why some of the more reprehensible of these "faiths" continue to enjoy tax exempt status is beyond me. A number of them actively preach the violent overthrow of America. Some idiots may think it's a swell idea to have "we the people" pay to have our own throats cut, but count me out).
Speaking of reprehensible faiths, Saul Alinsky (author of "Rules for Radicals") would be so proud of them all. After all, Alinsky championed an atheistic state of consciousness that glorified the ego, deified arrogance, and enshrined amoral nihilism.
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Obama, Clinton, and God alone knows how many others currently at America's helm, follow Alinsky's reprehensible, atheistic, ego-driven insanity. It would be enough to keep me awake at nights, if I didn't have deep, valid, spiritual roots.
Well time to be moving on to other things. I'll leave debating atheists in the capable hands of people like Dinesh D'Souza. Personally, I find debating them about as interesting and profitable as tuning an air guitar, but to each their own. I suppose someone should expose the vacuous, if Byzantine, rationalizations of these smug slaves to Ego, so I'm thankful for people like D'Souza, Ben Wiker, et al.
"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven," right atheists? Of course it is. Ta-ta for now -- "ex nihilo," and all that. Enjoy your ego while you can -- then again, why would you? You must believe that you and everyone else are valueless, motiveless, meaningless meat automatons -- devoid of all dignity, purpose, or promise. That is, unless you have lied to yourself about the full ramifications of atheism -- and surely you are much too smart, sane, and honest to have deluded yourself like that -- right?
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Laus Deo.
