Freethinker's corner

There are people who live in a dream world. Never mind that that world does not exist, never mind that it might be the best of all possible realities. They dream that everyone is ruled by reason and mean no harm to anyone. They imagine that all people can be reasoned with and peace never has to be defended.

Reality is ignored. Just because a certain group of people have declared that they will destroy us, have waged what they call a ‘holy’ war for decades against us, attacking us long before any invasion of Afghanistan or Iraq had occurred, doesn’t mean they hate us or wish us harm.

We have been told to submit to an insane religion or face destruction. We have been attacked by these people more than once, right here, on our own soil. This very same group of people are now feverishly working to prepare a nuclear holocaust despite the will of the world’s peoples.

And yet, we are told, "They mean us no harm, their’s is a religion of peace."

These people have amassed an army, without a country. This is because their cohesive force is an insane religion and knows no boundaries. They are, however, a ‘people’ and act as a people.

There are some who think that those muslim populations within the United States are not swayed by the madness of those that attack us. The question that must be asked then is where is the outcry that what their brother muslims do is wrong from those within our country. As I recall, I have only heard one speak out soft as a whisper and then go silent. They are obeying their religion and not speaking against those who wish us harm. What they don’t realize, is those that attack us consider them infidels as well and would not hesitate to destroy them.

Yes, there are those who would do nothing, meanwhile an endless parade of suicide bombers kill and maim the innocent.

Despite the position held by some milksops, negotiating with Muslims is useless. Unless you agree to all their terms there is no negotiation. So… what do you do with someone who wants your capitulation or death. Milksops capitulate or die.

It has never been my habit to pull out a prayer rug to pray to a non-existent god or God, which ever you prefer. Dying, I believe, should occur naturally.  What alternative is there? Well some say fight, others say, what a waste of lives. Lives will be wasted one way or another. You can waste them by dying needlessly at the hands of an oppressor, you can die a psychological death by capitulating to their commands to pray to a non-existent entity, or you can die fighting them.

If it were up to me, Iran would be in smoking ruins right now. Perhaps all of the middle east would be.   

Islam portrays itself as a ‘peaceful’ religion. However, it is the same peace promised by many different factions.

Hitler promised peace. His plan was to have world peace once the world was his and the voices of all opposition had been silenced. Silenced meant elimination.

All religions, including Christian, are not tolerant of any who speak against it. All call for the forceful elimination of all who speak against them.

The only toleration is shown by those who say they  believe but have conveniently ignored the edicts of their religion. Even with this convenient amnesia religion produces chasms between peoples, suspicions, hatred.

This is the case of all religions, even those that do not propose an all mighty entity at its center.

Many blogs and other modes of communication are filling with people who say they used to be atheists and now have found Christ. This is ridiculous, for if someone had done the research to become an atheist in the first place, it would fly in the face of common sense and reason to return to fantasy land.

With this as a basis it is fair to conclude that none of these so-called return to Christ episodes were real. It is obvious that these people are doing what is called "lying for Christ" to gain converts for their empty and ridiculous religion.

Either that or they have turned their minds completely off.

Is the alligator evil because it brings down the water buffalo? Does the wolf do a bad deed when it attacks the deer? Recent Typhoons have killed many thousands of people, earthquakes, tsunami have done the same. Does planet earth hate us? Is planet earth evil because of these natural disasters?

The alligator or wolf are not committing murder. The act they engage in is of the utmost innocence. They are indifferent to the needs of the prey. Survival is the main concern. Eat, and live, starve, and die.

Nature too, is indifferent. There is no consciousness planning to murder thousands daily. Weather develops due to heat and moisture differences around the globe. The only driving force is the heat, and sorry, heat can’t think. No consideration of living beings is made because there is nothing to consider them.

Good and Evil do exist. The minds of humans contain both. Both originated and dwell there. Yes, humans are the origin of good and evil, without humans there is no consciousness to even contemplate on the meaning of either.

Outside of humanity there is no intrinsic Good, or Evil.