Religious nonsense

Suppose there is an atheist who is a very kind-hearted and generous person, and there is a Christian who is an irritating troublemaker. Once, the Christian’s house caught fire, and the atheist decided to save his life. He went inside the building to save the Christian’s life. And, so the Christian’s life was saved, but the atheist died as he couldn’t get out. In other words, a well-behaved, generous atheist sacrificed his life to save an irritating Christian. So, who is going to hell and who is going to heaven is something I will leave for you to decide.

The Christian concept of heaven and hell is something that makes no sense. It is really stupid to believe in such a story. Plus, there is no evidence for it.

Here are some arguments used by Christians that have been countered.

What if Christianity is correct?

Most Christians may argue “But what if it is correct?” They argue that if somehow their doctrine turns out to be correct, the atheists and people of other religions will really burn in hell for eternity. But, the probability of their doctrine being correct is 1 out of 1000. There are many religions having different concepts of life after death. What if the Christian is wrong and the Muslim is correct? That would mean all Christians would be burning in hell while the Muslims enjoy themselves in heaven with the seventy two virgins.

Even if there were no errors in the Bible, the probability of it being a word of God is still low. There are many other books from other religions which according to people are inspired words of God. What makes their books any less significant than the Bible is something I will leave for the Christians themselves to decide. And, out of all these books, why should I believe in the Bible, a book that is full of self-contradictions and inconsistencies is a question that no Christian ever dares to answer.

Suppose you’ve never heard of the Bible and Christianity. And, one day, in a book store, you come across the Bible and read a few pages of it.  “Heavens! I’ve become wise. I’ve found the meaning of life in this book. I’m going to believe in Jesus for the rest of my life.” Is that what you are going to say? Nope. You would probably throw it into the wastebasket.

Are you not afraid of going to hell?

Most orthodox Christians argue, “Why are you taking such a risk being non-Christian? If somehow Christianity is correct, you will be going to hell forever.”

There are two holes in the argument.

Firstly, even you don’t believe in the God of Islam. So, if somehow Islam is correct, you will go to hell forever. So, if you tell me why you are taking such a risk by rejecting Islam, you will get my answer about why I am taking such a risk by rejecting Christianity.

Secondly, I am not afraid of hell the same way you aren’t afraid of being killed by a thunderbolt coming from the finger of Zeus for not worshiping him. If I don’t believe in Zeus, I don’t have any reason to believe in Jesus.

 

If I believe that my biological father will help me when I am in trouble, is that unreasonable? No. So, why is it unreasonable to believe that my God will help me?

If you’ve never met your biological father, you don’t know his phone number, you don’t know where he lives, you don’t even know whether he is alive, then it would be unreasonable to believe that he would come to help you when you get in trouble. The same applies to your god, because you’ve never met him, and you can never be sure whether he exists or not.

But, whether you believe in your god or not is your personal choice. The point is that you shouldn’t force someone to believe in your god.

How is “faith” unreasonable? Don’t you have faith that the sun will rise tomorrow? 

I don’t. Why should I have faith on the Sun? It rises everyday to provide our planet with heat and light so I believe it will do the same tomorrow. It is not because of faith, but because of experience, that I believe that the sun will be rising tomorrow.

Now, let’s turn to something else.

Is Buddhism a religion?

All religions are full of nonsense. Even though Buddhism is called a religion, it is more of a philosophical view. In Buddhism, there are no mythologies and stupid tales. Buddhism was actually a rebellion against religious nonsense. Judaism, Islam and Christianity are nothing more than mass delusions. Lord Buddha taught us not to believe in such nonsense. Buddhism is not a dogma; it is about using our sense of logic and justice. 

Interesting quotes

Here are some interesting quotes. I hope you like them.

1.      The difference between a delusion and a religion is the number of people who share it.

2.      If you were taught that elves cause rain, every time it rained, you would see the proof of the existence of elves.

3.      A man without God is like a fish without a bicycle.

4.      A society without religion is like a psychopath without a loaded Uzi.

5.      God is the only being who doesn’t have to exist in order to reign.

6.      Christianity- because thinking is hard.

Even if God even exists, why do Christians think that he would want us to sing prayers in his honor day and night? If He exists, all he would want is his people to be good, righteous and generous.

Blessed are the merciful.