The Cruel Existence of Something

Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time... But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshit story. Holy Shit! - George Carlin... The existence of nothing has never harmed anybody. Why then should a good God create something only to harm everybody? Look at the way God created all of us. When we arrived into this world via mother's womb: we were all wet, hungry, crying, bloodied, uncircumcised, and as unbelievers of the faith. We had no religion as babies. We were all atheists. In fact, if all of us came out of mother’s womb happy, smiling, clean, healthy, well-fed, and already believing in the existence of the Supreme Being - no need for the atheists to make a fuss about the cruel existence of something. Consider the day we are born is the day we also begin to live in a dying body. Moreover, “When we are born we cry, that we come to this great stage of fools.” Well, for my part, as a growing thinking boy in school, I thought I'd better get myself expelled out of that greater stage of fools hardly referred to as acquiring a sick kind of education under the sick existence of De La Salle University! ... Poch Suzara twitter# Facebook# Google#

The Reflection of the Filipino Minds and Hearts

Travel anywhere in the Philippines and you will see the exact reflection of the Filipino minds and hearts: garbage here, trash there, and filth, soot,toxic waste, pollution, and human degradation everywhere. Indeed, we are all born ignorant, not untidy. We are made untidy by education. Such is the power of education as we Filipinos are the dirty products of a Catholic system of education! For my part, I am most proud and happy that as a catholic student some 65 years ago, I got expelled out of La Salle high school. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Buddha - the Atheist

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.” Buddha. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

The Filipino Minds and Hearts

Travel anywhere in the Philippines and you will see the exact reflection of the Filipino minds and hearts: garbage here, trash there, and filth everywhere. Indeed, we are all born ignorant, not untidy. We are made untidy by education. Such is the power of education as we Filipinos are the dirty products of a Catholic system of education! Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Nothing is Certain but Death and Taxes

"In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes."Benjamin Franklin. In the Philippines, however, nothing is certain but death, sin and crime of the politicians as government officials, and tax-exemption of the priesthood industry whose main business is to forgive the sins and crimes of the corrupt politicians in the government. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Faith, Hope, happiness, and Fear

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 ... Well, to be begin with, faith in reality is the worst of all evils; it prolongs the torments of man. It is just like happiness derived from faith - it is only for those who have been taught how to live in fear. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Casinos Have Nothing to do with Economic growth

If I open a business that employs people, I’m "creating jobs," but does that prove that I’m helping the economy? Of course not. Economics 101 teaches that the question is not "Do people work here?" but rather "Does this activity contribute to economic growth?" And current economic research clearly suggests that casinos do not help the economy.'' Casinos create employment, but its employees create nothing of value which is what economic growth is all about. The reason isn’t hard to understand. What expands the economy is producing things of value, and casinos produce nothing of value. If I open a doughnut stand, I’m producing doughnuts. If I build a tire factory, I’m producing tires. The only thing a casino produces is people losing their money. The economic impact is similar to throwing your money on the street so that someone else can pick it up — it’s redistributing wealth without creating more of it. But it gets worse, because what casinos do isn’t neutral, either ethically or economically. Casinos prey upon people’s weaknesses to separate them from their money. Slot machines and other casino games are forms of fraud, similar to loan-sharking, false advertising and price-gouging. Economists have much to say about the economic impact of businesses that cheat and exploit people, and it’s the opposite of what the casino lobby says. If I start a loan-sharking business in your town, it’s true that I’m "creating jobs." I’m also creating jobs if I open a brothel or turn an abandoned building into a crack house. But would any of this help the economy? Of course not. Such activities typically drag a community down, economically and in other ways. Bad ethics usually lead to bad economic outcomes. In the ultimate analysis, a country where its few rich minority get richer, and the poor majority are getting poorer is a not country that is enjoying economic growth or prosperity, but the growth of economic perversity and stupidity... Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

What a Lot of Spiritual Garbage

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19... "Our Needs will never exhaust God's supply."... Philippine Star, Mar. 7, 2015... What a lot of spiritual garbage. The Son of God Jesus, crucified on the cross, cried out loud: "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?" Matt. 27:46 Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Why fear God

Why fear God since even after death there is nothing more to fear. That there is life after death is a lot of hogwash. There is no such thing as dying partially. We die entirely. There is nothing more natural and more simple than to believe that the dead man lives no more. There is nothing more absurd than to believe that the dead man is still living. To claim that the souls of men will be punished or rewarded after death of man's body is to pretend that that man will be able to see without eyes, to hear without ears, smell with a nose, taste without a palate,feel without hands and skin, make love without his sex organ... Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Human Stupidity as More Everlasting than Eternity

Presents documented evidence from hundreds of primitive cultures from around the world that God, indeed, has put eternity into the hearts of men... Don Richardson . . . Sadly, there is something far more everlasting that eternity; in fact,it is way way ahead of eternity - it it known as human stupidity... Poch Suzara twitter# facebook# Google#

The Creative Versus the Destructive Way of Life

"It is the preoccupation of possessions, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly."... Bertrand Russell. . . For my part, I say, in the Philippines, it is preoccupation with a woman's vagina, next to the fear in God, that prevents most Filipinos to be in love with his own country. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

The Lord Deceived Me

"O LORD, You have deceived me and I was deceived; You have overcome me and prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me." (Jeremiah 20:7) Oh Lord, my dear Lord, after deceiving me, why should I be proud to live in fear of either you or your Father? Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Wisdom from Heaven or from Hell

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. James 3:17... NO KIDDING? What about the wisdom from hell by those who are good, specially good for nothing always doing nothing so that evil is always be triumphant? Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Two Men Fucking each other to Death

I have nothing against the Gay community; nor have I any objections to Lesbianism. I am an atheist and as a humanist I prefer to see two men fucking each other to death while not believing in God than to see two men killing each other while believing in God. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

There is Always Something to be Grateful For

In this society of sin and sorrow, fear and ignorance, poverty and misery, cheaters and swindlers - there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, some 65 years ago, I am thankful that I managed to get myself expelled out of high school as I also ceased to be a Catholic. Ever since then I have been proud and happy being atheistic. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Falling In Love with the World

It is only in marriage with the world that our ideals can bear fruit; divorced from it, they remain barren. - Bertrand Russell... And it is mostly fear that prevents us from falling in love with the world. This world. Our world. The only world we know and have as our home. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Our Sick Savior

"No sorrow is too heavy for our Savior to bear." . . . Philippine Star, Feb. 28,2015. . . In fact, Jesus, our Savior is the first and the last person to give not the joys of understanding or intellectual pleasures in life, but the sorrows of conflict and unhappiness; specially within the family. Listen to Jesus as he expects you to be not only sorrowfully unhappy, but also to be sick and insane as His disciple: "If any man come to me and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple." Luke 14:26 Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Behind Speech is Thought

Behind speech is thought. Devoid of thought one is deprived of life's greatest of freedoms: to the freedom of expression. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Freemasonry and Atheism

What is Freemasonry? Devotion to the interests of the People; detestation of Tyranny; sacred regard for the rights of Free Thought, Free Speech, and Free Conscience; implacable hostility to Intolerance, bigotry, Arrogance and Usurpation; respect and regard for labor, which makes human nature noble; and scorn and contempt for all monopolies that minister to insolent and pampered luxury... This is all fine and dandy. What is Atheism? We atheists, however, are ahead of the Freemasons. We have no need of a God to guide us, to report to, or to answer for; especially in our struggle against the evils in this world. Our World... Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

GOD IS IMAGINARY, NOT REAL AS A BEING

If you are an educated Christian, have you ever thought about using your college education to think about your faith? Your life and your career demand that you behave and act rationally. Let's apply your critical thinking skills as we discuss 10 simple questions about your religion. Here is an example of the kind of thing I am talking about: As a Christian, you believe in the power of prayer. According to a recent poll 3 out of 4 doctors believe that God is performing medical miracles on earth right now. Most Christians believe that God is curing cancers, healing diseases, reversing the effects of poisons and so on. So here is question #1: Why won't God heal amputees? It's a simple question, isn't it? We all know that amputated legs do not spontaneously regenerate in response to prayer. Amputees get no miracles from God. If you are an intelligent person, you have to admit that it's an interesting question On the one hand, you believe that God answers prayers and performs miracles. On the other hand, you know that God completely ignores amputees when they pray for miracles. How do you deal with this discrepancy? As an intelligent person, you have to deal with it, because it makes no sense. In order to handle it, notice that you have to create some kind of rationalization. You have to invent an excuse on God's behalf to explain this strange fact of life. You might say, "well, God must have some kind of special plan for amputees." So you invent your excuse, whatever it is, and then you stop thinking about it because it is uncomfortable. Here is another example. As a Christian, you believe that God cares about you and answers your prayers. So the second question is: Why are there so many starving people in our world? Look out at our world and notice that millions of children are dying of starvation. It really is horrific. Why would God be worried about you getting a raise, while at the same time ignoring the prayers of these desperate, innocent little children? It really doesn't make any sense, does it? Why would a loving god do this? To explain it, you have to come up with some sort of very strange excuse for God. Like, "God wants these children to suffer and die for some divine, mysterious reason." Then you push it out of your mind because it absolutely does not fit with your view of a loving, caring God. Third question: Why does God demand the death of so many innocent people in the Bible? Look up these verses: - Exodus 35:2 – God demands that we kill everyone who works on the Sabbath day. - Deuteronomy 21:18-21 – God demands that we kill disobedient teenagers. - Leviticus 20:13 – God demands the death of homosexuals. - Deuteronomy 22:13-21 – God demands that we kill girls who are not virgins when they marry. And so on… There are lots of verses like these. It doesn't make any sense, does it? Why would a loving God want us to murder our fellow human beings over such trivial matters? Just because you work on the wrong day of the week, you must die? That makes no sense, does it? In fact, if you think about it, you realize that it is insane. So you create some kind of rationalization to explain these verses. Question #4: Why does the Bible contain so much anti-scientific nonsense? You have a college degree, so you know what I'm talking about. You know how science works. You happily use the products of science every day: your car, your cell phone, your microwave oven, your TV, your computer. These are all products of the scientific process. You know that science is incredibly important to our economy and to our lives. But there is a problem. As an educated person you know that the Bible contains all sorts of information that is total nonsense from a scientific perspective. - God did not create the world in 6 days 6,000 years ago like the Bible says. - There was never a worldwide flood that covered Mt. Everest like the Bible says. - Jonah did not live inside a fish's stomach for three days like the Bible says. - God did not create Adam from a handful of dust like the Bible says. These stories are all nonsense. Why would an all-knowing God write nonsense? It makes no sense, does it? So you create some type of very strange excuse to try to explain why the Bible contains total nonsense. Question #5: Why is God such a huge proponent of slavery in the Bible? Look up these Bible verses: - Exodus 21:20-21 – God says that it is OK to own slaves, and it is also OK to beat them. - Colossians 3:22-24 – Slaves need to obey their masters. - Ephesians 6:5 – Slaves need to obey their masters just as they would obey Christ. - 1 Peter 2:18 – Slaves need to obey their masters, even if their masters are harsh . And so on… And why do all intelligent people abhor slavery and make it completely illegal? You have to come up with some kind of weird rationalization to explain it. Question #6: Why do bad things happen to good people? That makes no sense. You have created an exotic excuse on God's behalf to rationalize it. Question #7: Why didn't any of Jesus' miracles in the Bible leave behind any evidence? It's very strange, isn't it? You have created an excuse to rationalize it. Question #8: How do we explain the fact that Jesus has never appeared to you? Jesus is all-powerful and timeless, but if you pray for Jesus to appear, nothing happens. You have to create a weird rationalization to deal with this discrepancy. Question #9 – Why would Jesus want you to eat his body and drink his blood? It sounds totally grotesque, doesn't it? Why would al all-powerful God want you to do something that, in any other context, sounds like a disgusting, cannibalistic, satanic ritual? And finally, Question #10 – Why do Christians get divorced at the same rate as non-Christians? Christians get married in front of God and their Christian friends, all of whom are praying to God for the marriage to succeed. And then they say, "What God has put together, let no man put asunder." God is all-powerful, so if God has put two people together that should seal the deal, right? Yet Christians get divorced at the same rate as everyone else. To explain this, you have to create some convoluted rationalization. So, we have looked at 10 fascinating questions. In order to believe in God, you have had to create all sorts of strange rationalizations and excuses. If you are an intelligent, college-educated person, all of these excuses and rationalizations probably make you uncomfortable. If you think about it honestly, using the critical thinking skills that you learned in college, you have to admit that your answers to these questions make no sense at all. Now, let me show you something remarkable. What if you instead assume that God is imaginary? A funny thing happens: the answers to every one of these questions make complete sense. Just look at all ten questions as an intelligent person: 1) Why won't God heal amputees? Because God is imaginary, and he doesn't answer any prayers. Every "answered prayer" is actually a coincidence. All scientific evidence supports this conclusion. 2) Why are there so many starving people in our world? Because God is imaginary, and he is therefore unable to answer their prayers. 3) Why does God demand the death of so many innocent people in the Bible? Because God is imaginary, and the Bible was written by ridiculous, ruthless men rather than any sort of loving being. 4) Why does the Bible contain so much anti-scientific nonsense? Ditto. Primitive men wrote the bible, not an all-knowing being. 5) Why is God such a huge proponent of slavery? Ditto. 6) Why do bad things happen to good people? Because God is imaginary and bad things happen at the same statistical rates to everyone. 7) Why didn't any of Jesus' miracles in the Bible leave behind any evidence? Because God is imaginary, and Jesus' miracles are myths. 8) How do we explain the fact that Jesus has never appeared to you? Because God is imaginary. 9) Why would Jesus want you to eat his body and drink his blood? Because God is imaginary, and this bizarre ritual came from a pagan religion. 10) Why do Christians get divorced at the same rate as non-Christians? Because God is imaginary. Do you see what has happened here? When we assume that God exists, the answers to these ten questions make absolutely no sense. But if we assume that God is imaginary, our world makes complete sense. It's interesting, isn't it? Actually, it's more than interesting – it is incredibly important. Our world only makes sense when we understand that God is imaginary. This is how intelligent, rational people know that God is imaginary. When you use your brain, and when you think logically about your religious faith, you can reach only one possible conclusion: the "god" that you have heard about since you were an infant is completely imaginary. You have to willfully discard rationality, and accept hundreds of bizarre rationalizations to believe in your "god." Now, let me ask you one last question: why should you care? What difference does it make if people want to believe in a "god", even if he is imaginary? It matters because people who believe in imaginary beings are delusional. It matters because people who talk to imaginary beings are delusional. It matters because people who believe in imaginary superstitions like prayer are delusional. It's that simple, and that obvious. Your religious beliefs hurt you personally and hurt us as a species because they are delusional. The belief in any "god" is complete nonsense. You are a smart person. It is time for you to use your intelligence to free yourself from these delusions. It is time for you to begin thinking like a rational human being, rather than clinging to imaginary friends and childhood fantasies. Poch Suzara