Comments on: How contemptible can religion get? Try reading this story http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/blog/?p=1411 Exploring God and religion in our world today Sun, 19 May 2013 05:58:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jess http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/blog/?p=1411&cpage=1#comment-20978 Jess Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:27:08 +0000 http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/blog/?p=1411#comment-20978 Hi,
This isn’t a response to this post directly, but I can’t find any contact info on godisimaginary.com and would just like to mention that the Great Pyramid wasn’t built as a dedication to any Egyptian gods as is said/implied in ‘proof #3′. It was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu. Not that your point is any less valid, I completely agree. But perhaps there is a better example to use, I mean, there are countless other ancient statues/shrines to gods. The Great Pyramid did have something to do with the Ancient Egyptians’ extreme dedication to their gods, but more indirectly; i.e, they were so preoccupied with impressing their gods so they would have a happy afterlife, that they would even resort to building massive monuments. It wouldn’t be necessary to remove the mention of the pyramid from the site, maybe just clarify its link to religion, or add more direct examples.

Haha sorry for the rant, and this blog was spot on by the way (:

]]> By: MrQ http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/blog/?p=1411&cpage=1#comment-20976 MrQ Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:55:25 +0000 http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/blog/?p=1411#comment-20976 My dad and I also had the god-talk on numerous occasions. He was a christian and I am atheist. My dad’s flavour of christianity was deeply personal and more spiritual than most other believers I have encountered. He was not disappointed, I don’t think, that I was a non-believer because he knew that I came to my position through careful consideration and contemplation. His attitude was “Better to be true to yourself, if you don’t see god then don’t fake it for my sake”. He never pushed his beliefs nor threatened damnation, and I never called him foolish for his beliefs, there was mutual respect.

Of my siblings, one is christian and the other is what I would call a militant atheist. I consider myself atheist and laughing about it. I would dare say we were extremely fortunate in our upbringings.

So now it is my turn to raise a family. Following in my father’s footsteps, I am encouraging my kids to be open-minded (listen to and learn different views) but also skeptical (don’t believe everything you hear). Trying to encourage their voyages of discovery, just like my dad did.

Just a few days ago my 8 year old and I were talking about what Easter means. I explained that christians celebrate it as a holy time and, like Christmas, they pray to and worship Jesus Christ. I mentioned that is why she has a break from school. I told her it’s not always about the Easter bunny and egg hunts and Christmas is not just about Santa. Without missing a beat she responded with ” Those people ruin everything”.

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