Chickenshit Theists

You don't like religion. God is just a make-believe friend for adults. Grow up.

Why don't Christians believe in Zeus? Why don't Muslims believe in Thor? Why don't Jews believe in Marduk, and Hindus believe in Santa Claus? They would all scoff: "That's ridiculous - those are just myths!"

Precisely. All of the so-called arguments that the ancients used to justify their beliefs - "Thunder has to come from somewhere..." - fail to sway a devout theist to convert to an ancient, heathen cult; the arguments justifying OTHER religions are utterly unconvincing to our devout, God-fearing theist. Yet somehow the religion THEY believe in is true, and the arguments used to dismiss IT are incorrect. How convenient.

I'll write a book today that's full of bullshit about magical beings with wings and trumpets, and an almighty being that rules the universe (like this: http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Flying-Spaghetti-Monster/dp/0812976568/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-2124205-8286559?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187962573&sr=8-1). Christians will dismiss it as bullshit, which it is. So I'll bury the book in a time capsule. When the time capsule is unearthed in 2,000 years, will the bullshit suddenly become gospel truth? Why would Christians scoff at a cult leader claiming to be the modern messiah - and well they should - yet they're willing to believe the claims of a 2,000 year old book?

"But it's not just any book - it's the Bible. I know it's true because of my faith. It gives meaning to my life and hope to the world."

In other words, theists are chicken shit. They sense the great unknown lurking just beyond their narrow minds and they recoil in horror. Instead, they continue to inflict their petty religions on the handful of us with the courage to recognize the truth: We don't know, and we're going to die not knowing.