Why I Love, Respect, and Admire my teacher - Bertrand Russell

"I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine." Bertrand Russell "The desire to understand the world and the desire to reform it are two great engines of progress, without which human society would stand still and retrogress." Bertrand Russell For my part, as an atheist, my atheism came not before, but after a great measure of doubt inextricably mixed together with my taste to question everything via the habit of reading. I must admit, however, that if, after having been expelled out of La Salle high school, I was not fortunate enough to have discovered the works of Bertrand Russell, today I would just be like another frightened Sick Man of Asia. Indeed, just another silly sap frightened with beliefs than I should be studying the works of great men and great women who, with the power of thought, brought more light into this world where nature has only brought the horrors of darkness. Poch Suzara Twitter# Google# Atheist# Facebook#

Ken

Ken, As you may have noticed the title of my Blogspot is THOUGHTS TO PROVOKE YOUR THOUGHTS. As a La Salle high school expelled student of some 65 years ago, I am most proud as I seem to have succeeded in rattling up your intellectual complacency; especially as you are a college-educated reader of my Blogspot. Thanks much and please keep up the good reviews. I always enjoy reading your critical analysis. I am most flattered. Poch Suzara

Do I Believe in the Existence of Hell

I am often asked: if I believe in the existence of hell? Yes,I do; especially the hell in the Philippines. It is more known as schools, colleges, and universities. Most of them are owned, operated, and managed by the Catholic church. It is where poverty of the Filipinos comes from; especially poverty of the worst kind - the poverty of the mind and heart! It includes the state University - university of the Philippines. Its professors are all products during their formative years under Catholic so-called "education." Poch Suzara Facebook# Google# Twitter# Atheist#

The Sick Children of Jesus in the Philippines

But Jesus called them to him, saying, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." Luke 18:16-17) In the Philippines, such sick children of Jesus are the sick followers of Rev. Apollo Quiboloy, Rev. Mike Velarde, Rev. Eli Soriano, Rev. Eddie Villanueva, Rev. Eddie Manalo, the Catholic bishops; and, of course those more referred to as "your Honor" - the sick congressmen and sick senators keeping the Filipino famous throughout the world as the Sick Children of Asia. It is asked: where do such sick children in the Philippines come from? Where else if not from sick parents, sick grandparents, sick great grandparents, etc - all products not of wisdom and knowledge, but products of stupid religion as taught in schools, colleges, and universities. Mostly own and operated by the Catholic church and its affiliates in the Philippines - the only christian country in Asia since the 16th century. Poch Suzara Twitter# Google# Atheist# Facebook#

The Insane Sick Man of Asia

If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would follow strictly the teachings of the New, he would be insane. Robert Green Ingersoll It never occurs to the insane Sick Man of Asia that hospitals need not exist anywhere in the Philippines. If only had the Son of God Jesus, with power to perform miracles, instead of curing diseases temporarily, cured diseases permanently. How? By making diseases not infectious, but health contagious. Hijos de tootie-frootie y patooties CONIO! Gising na,mga ULOL! Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Atheist# Google#

An Interview with God

If you were to have an interview with God what would you ask him? "Oh God, my dear God, during these past centuries - what the fuck have you been a God for?" Don't you have far more important things to do other than just to exist here, to exist there, and to exist everywhere for nothing? Why do you only attend to the needs of those who are already dead or dying; and, at the same time you totally ignore those who are poorly and miserably and painfully LIVING on this earth that you supposedly created?" "Oh God, my dear God, are you really that silly, petty, greedy, worthless, and insane?" Are you really that proud of yourself knowing that only the religiously frightened morons believe, love, worship, and have faith in you? Poch Suzara, Atheist Google# Twitter# Atheist# Facebook#

The Filipino is Worth THINKING for

"The Filipino is worth dying for!” Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino. Look at us Filipinos, the religious morons that we all are - getting only more famous Sick Children of Asia, - Filipinos killed Ninoy Aquino. For my part, I said it before, I say it again: the Filipino is worth THINKING for; specially for the future generations to come. May they be spared of the same old traditional hogwash values - such as believing that dying for a silly divinity is more sacred than thinking intelligently for love of our country. Especially in the here and now! In the meantime, I quote my hero - Jose Rizal: "My sole wish is to do what is possible, what is necessary, what is in my hands. I have glimpsed a little light, and I believe it is my duty to show it to my countrymen. . . . I would like the Filipino people to become worthy, noble, honorable; for a people who makes itself despicable for its cowardice or vices exposes itself to abuses and vexations." Indeed, as a Filipino myself, and as an atheist, I have no wish to be dying for the Filipino. I'd rather be thinking for the filipino; specially for the Filipino in great need of self-respect as a people and in greater need of dignity as a nation. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Mahatma Gandhi and God in the Philippines

"There are more people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread." Mahatma Gandhi Oh Gandhi, my dear Mahatma Gandhi, I have good news you. In the Philippines, the only Catholic country in Asia since the 16th century, God always appears to millions of Filipinos in the form of a Savior always forgiving them of their sins and their crimes; specially, forgiving the corrupt politicians running the Philippine government! Poch Suzara Twitter# Google# Facebook# Atheist#

Three Groups of Atheists in the Philippines

There are three groups of Atheists in the Philippines. The first group say that I am the "father of Atheism." The second group say that I am the "grandfather of atheism." The third group, my favorite group - they say I am the "Pope" of Atheism in the Philippines. All of the above, I must admit, I consider as childish nonsense. What, however, I am most proud about, most thrilled to confirm, and most excited to acknowledge is the fact that Atheism today is a worldwide movement without followers, without frightened victims. Indeed, we atheists are all leaders! We are answerable to no one except to the beauty and necessity of human decency spreading globally for the sake of world peace and harmony. Indeed, imagine this world, our world no longer busy loving a silly divinity up there by hating and killing each other like silly damned faithfools down here. I said it before, I say it again: forget divinity. Let us only love and attend to the needs of humanity. Let us leave this world one day a better place than how we found it. Not in the material, but in the humanitarian - sense. Otherwise, we would have no reason to have lived at all. Poch Suzara Twitter@ Atheist# Google# Facebook#

My Dear Ex-Senator Rene Saguisag

August 9,2013 My Dear Ex-Senator Rene Saguisag, When the foreigners arrived in the 16th century, we had the land, and they had the bible. Today in the 21st century, we Filipinos have the bible and the foreigners own not only most of our land, but are also the owners of schools, colleges, and universities in the Philippines. Not to mention the media. Such commercial enterprises continue to teach us Filipinos to be proud of our Christian faith. Especially for as long as we do not bother to read what’s precisely written n the bible. A book written not by Filipinos but written by foreigners – the Jews – the “elect,” God’s “chosen people.” My dear Ex-Senator, I ask: have you ever wondered why we Filipinos feel so proud and lucky to be employed by foreigners right here in our own country? If not feel even more proud and luckier to be employed in foreign countries? In the meantime, a great number of poverty-stricken jobless Filipinos nevertheless feel so blessed by God as the bible declares: “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land." Also, "For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow." Or even more socially disastrous, the bible warns - "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge." On the contrary, when a Christian allows one kind of fear to dominate him, he soon comes to be dominated by other kinds of fear also. Listen to our own Jose Rizal - arrested, incarcerated, and publicly executed for writing two books that shook the foundation of Christianity in the Philippines. He stressed the worth of the Filipino. He emphasized the fact that human dignity is a person’s worth, that which makes him stand above all other creatures. In his exchange of ideas on human rights and freedom with Fr. Pablo Pastells, Rizal said: “ Man’s dignity is precious to him. He carries within him a feeling of importance, a regard for his value and worth. When man ceases to value his dignity as a human being, he ceases to be a man. He forgets that nothing, indeed, is more excellent than humanity. . . Deprive a man of his dignity, and you not only deprive him of his moral stamina, but you also render him useless even to those who want to make use of him. . .Man in his self-respect; take it away from him and he becomes a corpse.” There is, indeed, something feeble, if not despicable, about a Filipino who cannot live his life unless sustained by the belief in deadly superstitions. Such as - one need not bother with poverty, disease, and population growth because God will provide. Or, that "blessed are those who are poor in spirit. They shall inherit the kingdom of God in heaven." Or, blessed are the Old and the New Testament in the Philippines because they inspire the arrival of more foreign investment! It is time for us Filipinos to be receptive to the values of science and scientific way of thinking, and technology. Such values should help us extricate ourselves out of poverty by generating our intellectual growth as a decent people, and development as a decent nation. It is also time to realize that we have been educated to be amenable to more of the same blind faith in the Christian way of life. It has, indeed, turned out to be our worst enemy: faith kills the mind before other diseases kill the body. Faith is just another sacred word we have been taught to employ to justify a lazy mentality, rationalize our lack of creativity, if not to maintain and to support the ways of our sick society. So deeply rooted in the teachings of Christianity. The test of a true religion, however, has nothing to do with a holy book, or how Old or New are its Testaments. It has nothing to do with prayer rally part 1, 2, and part 3. It has nothing to do with bombastic preachings delivered by real estate brokers devouring financial offerings from blind and ignorant Jesus followers. It has nothing to do with a pie in the sky or an ally in the sky. On the contrary, a true religion should generate human love and compassion in the here and now that binds the human society together as one precious human life. Indeed, a true religion does not inspire stupidity or insecurity; neither does it encourage running away from the problems of human society; especially by solving its problems with silly charity. Indeed, a true religion knows full well that the truth hurts, but knows even more that lies and deceptions are far more damaging and can last for a thousand years. As for me, an atheist, what have I to offer fellow-Filipinos in this religiously sick country of ours? Only one thing creative as it is constructive: I offer you the courage to take back what was stolen away from you during formative years in school - the most priceless treasure in the world – your precious mind and precious hearts as Filipinos! In this way, we need no longer waste our time loving a foreign God up out there, and wasting more time by hating one another for the greater glory of such a God down here! Indeed, we need to remedy the ills of our sick society not only by intellectual revolution, but the evolution of our precious minds and hearts; specially to learn to become proud thinking Filipinos. To be proud of our women. To be proud of our children. to be proud of our government. Indeed, to be proud of the one and only country we were all born into - our beloved Philippines! The aim of Christian education in the Philippines has always been about the pursuit of learning for the "Greater Glory of God." Here, however, is how the bible describes God and the glory of his temper and his tantrum: "I will sweep away everything in all your land," says the LORD. "I will sweep away both people and animals alike. Even the birds of the air and the fish in the sea will die. I will reduce the wicked to heaps of rubble, along with the rest of humanity," says the LORD. "I will crush Judah and Jerusalem with my fist and destroy every last trace of their Baal worship. I will put an end to all the idolatrous priests, so that even the memory of them will disappear. For they go up to their roofs and bow to the sun, moon, and stars. They claim to follow the LORD, but then they worship Molech, too. So now I will destroy them! And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do.They no longer ask for the LORD's guidance or seek my blessings." (Zephaniah 1:2-6) Today, throughout the Christian world, except in the Philippines - Christianity is tearing itself apart externally as it is collapsing internally. Today, throughout the Christian world, except in the Philippines, priestly authority and priestly respect exist no more or have been sensibly diminished. Today, throughout the Christian world, except in the Philippines, the superstructure of ecclesiastical privilege is tottering. Its fall is inevitable as its foundation has largely been based upon sacred lies and holy deceptions both evils always at home with corruption. It is time to educate ourselves to establish right here on our land a sane and a healthy society. It is time we promote in our country nothing but the beauty of common Filipino decency. It is also time to read properly and thoroughly the bible. In this way, as we begin to learn and understand just exactly how destructive bible messages have been and still are as a lot of holy hogwash as ever. I said it before, I say it again: it is time for us Filipinos to begin to rock the Christian boat; but preferably to sink it out of our precious minds and hearts - forever! Cheers! Poch Suzara Atheist# Twitter# Google# Facebook#

The Corrupt System of Catholic Education in the Philippines

Corruption comes from a corrupt system of Catholic education which leads to poverty? But the worst kind of poverty is the poverty of the mind. Such poverty is what Catholicism is all about. The spread of poverty keeps the Catholic priesthood industry insured with more wealth, power, and glory; especially in the Philippines - the only Catholic country in Asia since the 16th century. Poch Suzara

My War Against Deviltry more Known as Christianity

I said it before, I say it again: Find a job that you enjoy doing and you will never have to work for the rest of your life ever again. As with me, I found the happy job of waging war against deviltry more known as Christianity. Never, however, have I ever experienced greater mental joys and much intellectual pleasures in life than fighting the historical enemy of the Filipino minds and hearts. Indeed, Christianity - the religion that had Jose Rizal arrested, incarcerated, and publicly executed for the purpose of maintaining wealth, power, and glory of Catholcism in the Philippines for centuries yet to come. Oh my dear reader, if there is life after death in heaven or in hell, please be rest assured that I will continue my fight against divinity behind stupidity in the hereafter for the rest of eternity. I love life. I love this world. What else can I say as we all, each and every one of us - share a common doom together. In the meantime, here's something ticklish to think about: "immortality is the condition is a dead man who does not believe he is is dead." Oh yes, if we must die, let us die sober, and not drunk with lies and deceptions! Indeed, everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die! Poch Suzara Twitter# Atheist# Google# Facebook#

We Ask What Else Can We do For God

"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country." JF Kennedy, President of the United States In the Philippines, since the 16th century, we Filipinos have been indoctrinated by our colonizers to ask not what God can do for us, but to ask, instead, what we can do for God. In this already 21st century, however, via schools, colleges, universities, and seminaries owned by our former colonizers, we are still told that having faith in God is not enough. We must continue asking: what else can we do for God, specially for the Son of God Jesus - our Jewish Savior - who died on the cross for our sins and our crimes! In the meantime, millions upon millions of college-educated Pinoys and Pinays are so proud of the historical fact that we are the only Christian country in Asia today. And more proud that for the glory of God in heaven, we Filipinos have not as yet civilized ourselves as a decent people, nor have we, as yet, industrialized ourselves as a decent nation. Civilization is the triumph of humanity over Christianity. It means the standard of thinking works better than the standard of believing. It also means that the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness works better than the pursuit of a better world to come after death. Industrialization is the triumph of knowledge over ignorance; prosperity over poverty; and, indeed, the triumph of reason over blind faith in a lot of out-of-this world dogma, pigma, and hogma! In the Philippines, we have neither civilization nor have we industrialization. What we have is endless stagnation under perpetual frustration - for the sake of our eternal salvation! And these horrors have been and still are nothing but the product of our sick faith in a sick system of education. Consider the typical attitude of a corrupt official or employee of the Philippine government. Listen to them bragging: "I don't care of the criminal activities increasing in our sick society." "I don't care if Filipino lives are ruined by illegal drugs." "I don't care if more and more of our women are going into prostitution." "What matters is that I am rich. . . it is every man for himself. Indeed, sila sila, kame kame, tayo tayo, bahala ka na sa Dios mo puta ang ina mo." Foremost Filipino Historian Teodoro A. Agoncillo wrote: "Self-deception is the worst tragedy of the Filipino as a people." I regret to say that this is just one of the minor terrible effects of a much greater horrible cause that's keeping us Filipinos spiritually poor as a people and morally backward as a nation: CHRISTIANITY. Look at us millions of Filipinos in this already 21st? We are still sick as the Sick Man of Asia. We are still praying to God to "give us this day our daily; and to "lead us not into temptation." "and also still praying to Mary, Mother of God to: "pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen." Oh God, my dear God, as you are already a God, and have been a God since the days of Adam and Eve, do you really need more prayers from the millions of poor Filipinos today already faithfully serving you daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly? I ask: What are you a God for? Why do you still need more glory and for what? Come on God, isn't it time for you to WAKE UP and start behaving like a real honest-to-goodness kind and loving God? Really God, what are you a God for? For Christ's sake you even need Catholic priests or Christian Brothers to be in charge of the SICK SYSTEM EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES! Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Atheist# Google#

Dear College-Educated Friends and Associates

Dear College-Educated Friends and Associates, As far as I am concerned, as a La Salle high school expelled student, the horror of the system of education in the Philippines has more to do with this silly historical fact: Millions upon millions of Filipino children are yearly educated to become CATHOLICS first and foremost for the glory of God in heaven; and hardly educated to become creative, productive, and well-informed CITIZENS of the Republic of the Philippines for the glory of its own decent growth and development as a decent nation. In the meantime, we were all taught to believe, during our formative years in Catholic schools, that we are all born corrupt; but that there is nothing wrong with being corrupt for as long as we believe and have faith in God who has the power to forgive the sin of corruption in our daily way of life in this only Catholic country in Asia! Philosopher Bertrand Russell was closer to the truth when he wrote: "We are all born ignorant, not stupid. We are made stupid by education." Cheers! Poch Suzara Facebook# Twitter# Atheist# Google#

The Greatest of Evils in the Philippines

July 27, 2013 My Dear Senator Rene Saguisag, The greatest of crimes that's keeping the Philippines famous as a nation of sinners and criminals is the crime of silence. Indeed, in this only Catholic country in Asia, nobody seems to have the courage to publicly declare that there are NO atheists in the corrupt government; NO atheists in the corrupt church; NO atheists in the corrupt media; NO atheists in the corrupt courts of law; NO atheists in the corrupt military; NO atheists in corrupt schools, colleges, and universities. Indeed, are all faithful theists - believers in God. They all need to believe and to have faith in God ONLY because God is the one and only Supreme Power who can forgive them of their sins, crimes, and corruption in retail; but also to forgive them and to absolve them of their endless sanctimonious piety in wholesale! Poch Suzara, atheist Google# Twitter# Facebook# Atheist#

Secretary of Education - Fr. Armin Luistro

Without science, a nation can neither extricate herself out of poverty nor out of stupidity. Science is what we know. Theology is what we do not know. In this already 21st century, it is fascinating to know how science has been transforming the world of ignorance into a world of knowledge; while theology only continues to keep the world still frightened under a lot of sacred mysteries in cahoots with holy baloney divinities. But here is something even more fascinating: at present, in our poor and backward country, the Secretary of Education is not a scientist. He is a well-trained theologian; in fact, a Catholic priest - Fr. Armin Luistro. Do any of you really believe that as the Secretary of Education, Fr. Armin Luistro is out there to educate millions of Filipinos to serve as productive and creative citizens the interests of the Republic of the Philippines? In fact, as a Catholic priest, his duty and responsibility is to indoctrinate millions of Filipinos to be loyal and faithful only as Catholics in order to maintain and support the continued existence of the wealth, power, and glory of the Catholic church in the Philippines. Foremost Philippine Historian Teodoro A. Agoncillo wrote: "Self-deception is the worst tragedy of the Filipino as a people." I say this is only half of the truth. The other half of the truth is that thanks to our Catholic system of education, the tragedy of the Philippines as a nation is its self-damnation. If you believe that there is a separation of Church and State in the Philippines, you might as well also believe in the existence of the separation between poverty and stupidity. As a matter of historical fact, the illicit affair between Church and State in the Philippines is just like a good Catholic marriage: what God has joined, let no man put asunder,- till death do us part. Both the Church and State protect and defend each other. The former with forgiveness of sins; and, the latter with tax exemption laws. The job of the State is to keep the people living in ignorance. The job of the Church is to keep the people living in fear. Combine the two horrors inextricably together and we have what is known as Christian values and beliefs. They are more known today as: MORE FUN AND SAFE IN THE PHILIPPINES as stimulated and indeed generated by the Sick Man of Asia! Poch Suzara Atheist# Facebook# Twitter# Google#

MGA ULOL - GISING NA

We are all born ignorant, not stupid. We are made stupid by education. Bertrand Russell Indeed, in the Philippines, we are made stupid as "college-educated" products of La Salle, Ateneo, San Beda, Letran, UST, AIM, UP, Assumption, etc. - Look at us Filipinos in government, in church, and in the media! We are the most corrupt and stupid of men and women all taking advantage from God and specially from his JEWISH Son Jesus - the forgiveness of our SINS and the pardon of our CRIMES. And then we all have the gall to tell each that we must all have FAITH in God and in his JEWISH son Jesus as the real Savior of the Philippines - the only Christian country in Asia daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly since the 16th century! Hijos de tootie-frootie y patooties, CONIO - mga ULOL! GISING NA! Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Atheist# Google#

Our Overseas workers

Our workers are better paid and indeed highly respected for the hard work they do in foreign countries.In our own God-forsaken country, however, instead of giving our workers their due earnings and due respect, they only survive on more of the same hand-to-mouth standard of existence. But we never stop asking God to bless them. We never stop thanking God for the hard work that they do for the rich. In the meantime, in our sick society, the filthy poor are getting poorer. The filthy rich are getting richer. I asked it before, I ask it again: Have any of you ever met or heard of a Filipino who got to be FILTHY RICH for believing that God is BAD? So how come millions upon millions of Filipinos are FILTHY POOR for believing that God is GOOD? Hijos de tootie-frootie y patooties CONIO! Gising na tayo! Puede ba? Hindi ba nakakahiya na itong kababuyan at kalechehan nating taon taon sa bayan nating? Poch Suzara

Endless Hypocritical Piety as Blessed by God Perpetually

A great many Filipinos, specially in government, in church, in schools, colleges, and universities, and in the media will never, but never abandon their faith in God. Only because there is no one else to forgive them of their sins; to forgive them of their crimes; and, indeed, to forgive them of their daily corruption, specially for the glory of the Savior of the Philippines - Jesus on earth as he is, always, in heaven! Poch Suzara Twitter# Atheist# Facebook# Google#

In the End Dr. Jose Rizal was not a Jesus Follower

Here are words uttered by Jesus - words never emulated by Dr. Jose Rizal in any of his writings. A great many innocent Filipinos, however, frightened by blind faith, believe that Dr. Jose Rizal himself was inspired by the teachings of Jesus. Nothing could be farther away from the truth. Listen attentively to the messages of Jesus. Messages that Dr. Jose Rizal as a thinker totally rejected like any other decent Filipino thinker should totally reject: If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple." Luke 14:26 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Matt. 10:37 But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them--bring them here and kill them in front of me. Luke 19:27 Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. Matt. 10:34 If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. John 15:18 But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead. Matt. 8:22 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.1 John 2:15 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!" Matt. 17:5 The Son of God Jesus, crucified on the cross, cried out loud: "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?" Matt. 27:46 For my part, after years of serious study of the life and times of Jesus as He is depicted in the holy bible - the deeper I learned to appreciate the power, the beauty, the necessity, and the sanity of atheism. Poch Suzara