(July 30, 2013 at 7:58 pm)apophenia Wrote: I'm physically handicapped, missing nine of my ten fingers. I was in the store one day, minding my own business, and a pair of young men came up to me. They said, "We saw your handicap and were moved by your plight. Would you like us to pray for you?" I'm like, "No. Fuck off." I didn't say the fuck off part, but I sure thought it. Christians aren't content with themselves unless they're putting their religion in your face. It's why people like GC are here. Do you think GC desires your company because he thinks atheists are good and interesting people? Fuck no, most of the theists on this forum are all about putting their business up in yours. That's all it is.
Well, what good is being superior if you don't get to wave it in everyone's face?
(BTW, you have to love the train of thought on this one. "Gee, I noticed you have a physical handicap. Would it make you feel better if I pointed it out to let you know that I noticed?")
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
