Message for all theists

[Minimalist]

Great graphic, Phil, although Tiberius is right. It applies more to devotees of the Angry Desert God who think they have a special friend in the sky.

[Rayaan]

Yes, great picture, thanks for sharing, but the idea or message behind it is not new to me.

Atheist: "Why do you think that a god would actually care about creatures living in such a tiny and insignificant speck of dot in this huge, entire universe?"
Well, I can take that further and say: "Why would he care that he does care?"

Also, if I was God, then I wouldn't want to the make the universe in a way so that the earth is the only thing in the universe and there is just darkness and emptiness in space everywhere we looked. That would be a boring universe. Also, I wouldn't want to put barriers or walls somewhere in the universe to make humans feel "special" or to make them feel less small as compared to the rest of the universe. To me, the universe is a lot more beautiful with stars, galaxies, black holes, planets, and all that cosmological stuff which it already has although, of course, I'm not saying that this necessarily implies that an intelligent being created the universe either.

[Norfolk And Chance]

Here is a public service announcement for our resident theists.

God must have been very busy.

[Rayaan]

God must have been very busy.

Nah, I think he let gravity do all the sorting for him. He could have done it faster if he did it himself.

[LastPoet]

Hmmm Rayaan, notice all the dorsal finns gathering around you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvCI-gNK_y4

[Rayaan]

[thesummerqueen]

Rayaan can handle it. That's why he's the Best Muslim Ever.

[LastPoet]

Heh, I just wanted an excuse to put the Jaws theme up

[Whateverist]

Rayaan can handle it. That's why he's the Best Muslim Ever.

You mean he won? That's great, Rayaan. I knew you'd been nominated of course. So happy for you .. but don't feel you must smile. (I woudn't.)

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

Oh, I don't think all of them believe that.

Why should they? I don't. (theists don't have a monopoly on narcissism)

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Rayaan can handle it. That's why he's the Best Muslim Ever.

Here? Easily.

In reality,he seems pretty typical of the hundreds of Muslims I've met.

My observation is that most of the people here,theist or atheist, are atypical. You get somebody more-or-less normal (Rayaan, Tacky,---me ) they tend to stand out..