Education as the Enemy of Thought

Education - one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and the freedom of thought... We are all born ignorant, not stupid. We are made stupid by education. Bertrand Russell. In the meantime, education in our schools, colleges, and universities is mostly about learning WHAT to believe; hardly about learning HOW to think. Indeed, belief is the death of intelligence. Just like fucking is the death of thinking! In La Salle high school I did not want to believe. I wanted to think. I wanted to know! I was considered a nuisance in class. Happily, I was expelled. I eventually enrolled as a student in the greatest of all universities in the world - it is but a collection of books - a library where no one threatened me with eternal damnation for my thinking about something or for my questioning everything! Poch Suzara Google# Facebook# Atheist# Twitter#

All Thinking Men and Women are Atheists

"All thinking men are atheists." Ernest Hemingway In the Philippines, all men, specially with college education, are not thinkers. They are frightened believers. Thinking is a sin against the holy spirit. What's sad about the Philippines, however, is that the Filipino atheists are still hiding behind the closet. The gays and the lesbians have been more courageous. They are proud to admit to anybody that they are gays or lesbians, They are now accepted as a legitimate part of society. The atheists are still out there trying so hard to prove to everybody that they are not thinking men or thinking women! Poch Suzara Google# Twitter# Atheists# Facebook#

Everything is a Failure in the Philippines

Everything is a failure in the Philippines, except the baby factory - it's a tremendous success. We produce 3 babies every minute of the day and night or 4,320 babies daily or 30,240 babies weekly or 120,960 babies monthly; or 1.5 million babies yearly. To think the laborers, without wages paid to them, tremendously enjoy their work day in and day out producing babies - the only productive factory in the Philippines specially for the greater glory of Jesus on earth as he is in heaven! Poch Suzara Google# Atheist# Facebook# Twitter#

I Love My Country. I Hate Divinity

The historical troubles in the Philippines have little to do with the Filipino brain being drained out of the Philippines. It has more to do with the sick brain of our congressmen and the sick brain of our senators keeping the Filipino sick as a people, and keeping the Philippines sick as a nation. To think, however, that out of the 100 million citizens of the Republic of the Philippines today - 99 million Filipinos have faith in God and in his Son Jesus - the Savior of the Sick Man of Asia. Only 1 million Filipinos are the atheists - the unbelievers of the sick faith! For my part, I am most proud and happy to be a Filipino atheist. As an unbeliever of the sick faith I play no part in the sick mess that's keeping us Filipinos sick as a people and keeping the Philippines sick as a nation! I said it before, I say it again: I love my country. I hate divinity for what it has done to my beloved country! Poch Suzara, atheist

Open Letter to Pope Francis of the Catholic Church

Pope Francis’s New Tone Suggests an Age of Change Ahead Since his papacy began in March, Pope Francis has shown himself to be a man of small but substantial gestures. He exudes a pastoral charm -- whether cleaning the feet of prisoners, hugging a disabled child after easter Mass or picking up the phone to comfort the distraught -- that didn’t always come naturally to his predecessors. He dresses modestly, lives austerely, speaks constantly of the poor and drives a 1984 Renault. He has reached out to atheists, gays and divorcees. In an interview released last week, Francis went further still. He affirmed his support for gays and lesbians, spoke candidly about his mistakes and doubts, and made clear that the Vatican, in his estimation, has fixated for far too long on a narrow set of controversial issues and “small-minded rules.” “The church’s pastoral ministry cannot be obsessed with the transmission of a disjointed multitude of doctrines to be imposed insistently,” he said. “We have to find a new balance; otherwise even the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall like a house of cards.” In describing that new balance, the pope’s language was suffused with ambiguity, uncertainty and doubt -- in other words, the language of reality. And perhaps most strikingly, he showed himself to be comfortable with change. “Human self-understanding changes with time and so also human consciousness deepens,” he said. “The view of the church’s teaching as a monolith to defend without nuance or different understandings is wrong.” This is not the language one is accustomed to hearing from popes. Or from, say, the U.S. Congress. Yet it should resonate with other large and change-averse institutions that will soon be grappling with an era of unprecedented change. To say that Francis is trying to appease “liberal” Catholics, or is conforming to any other ideological caricature, is to miss the point. He’s attempting to transcend the moribund and dispiriting language of the culture wars altogether, and to inject a note of seriousness and compassion into a public conversation saturated with triviality and invective. And he is grounding his arguments, in the best tradition of Catholic thought, in concern for the individual. In doing so, Francis also makes a strong case that he, and by extension the church, has something to offer even increasingly secular societies. In the developing world, where some 70 percent of Catholics now live, the church is most visible in the network of social services it operates for the poor. In the rich world, in recent years, it has more often been the voice of reaction and sexual opprobrium. Francis is clearly trying to change that dynamic, to show that the church has more to offer. We should hope he’s right. In an age of accelerating technological and social upheaval -- when everything from communications to economics to politics to the global climate is rapidly evolving -- a moral voice that is not only open to change but also attuned to the individual suffering and alienation that change can cause will grow ever more important. Francis’s rhetoric implies no imminent revolution in church policies. Yet the Vatican is an organization of the long game. “Many think that changes and reforms can take place in a short time,” he said. “I believe that we always need time to lay the foundations for real, effective change.” This is true, both in the church and in every other human institution. You may be disappointed that Francis hasn’t started officiating at gay weddings, or you may be furious that he’s opening a dialogue on issues his predecessors considered closed. You may not care at all. Whatever your view, however, Francis ought to be taken seriously. In the war of ideas, the papacy remains a singularly influential institution, and this pope is wielding his persuasive power in a new and vivifying way. OPEN LETTER TO POPE FRANCIS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH My Dear Pope Francis, The Philippines has financial limited resources and a high poverty rate. The rapid increase in population has worsen as a problem. We have not sufficient resources to support the population, which leaves much fewer resources to improve the economy. Indeed, with more and great resources coming, we need only to abolish not poverty, but slavery. Millions of Filipinos are not enslaved because they are poor; on the contrary, they are poor because they are still enslaved. Jesus, in the bible, admonished: "There is still one thing you haven't done," he told him. "Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." Matt. 10:21. We Filipinos did not have to sell our possessions; it was taken away from us. We are now the poor. In fact, as the only followers of Jesus in all of Asia, we Filipinos suffer from poverty of the worst kind: the poverty of the mind and heart. We Filipinos have nothing in this world except to be with Jesus after death in the next world. My dear Pope Francis, please be informed that among the very rich people in the Philippines are your Catholic priests, nuns, bishops, and Cardinals. They live not in the slums of our major cities, but reside in expensive condominiums, expensive villages, expensive mansions, and luxurious homes together with their respective wives and children, if not lovers or lived-in partners. No doubt, our congressmen and senators are among the wealthiest of Filipinos too, and the majority of them are faithful as Catholics. Not one of them is an atheist. Please, your eminence, please return the TRILLIONS OF PESOS the Catholic church made from the Catholic business corporations operating under tax-free privileges in the Philippines - monies made in the indulgence industry, real estate rentals, hospitals, farms, banks, schools, colleges, and universities - monies made yearly since the 16th century. Please give it back to the MILLIONS of economically impoverished Filipinos. In this way, You will not only insure the continued existence of the Catholic church in the Philippines, but will also earn the love, respect, and admiration of the billions of people in the non-Catholic countries. I, myself would once again believe that Catholicism is a great religion, and once again be faithful to the revealed truth that the Catholic church is not the historical curse, but the real Savior of the Filipinos in this only Catholic country in Asia today. Thank you for your kind attention and consideration to this communication. I remain, with all good wishes, Poch Suzara, Atheist

All Faithful to God; None of them are Atheists

"They came with a bible and their religion, stole our land, crushed our spirit. and they tell us that we should be thankful to the Lord for being saved." Pontiac 1718-1769 A native American said this a few centuries ago, lamenting what had happened to his land and people. In the Philippines, the process was not any much different, but the impact even more destructive. Not only was a grave injustice done, but the Church which benefited from the loss of the natives chooses to be mute about it, virtually disqualifying itself from being a credible voice against corruption. Worse, the government that is now in the hands of the native Filipinos themselves,(all faithful to God; none of them are atheists) suffers from historical amnesia and an inherited elitism which places blame on the victims of poverty for their loss of their patrimony. Never has the saying above been more true today for most Filipinos - in the Philippines - the only Catholic country in Asia since the 16th century! Poch Suzara Twitter# Google# Facebook# Atheist#

IT IS TIME TO GET ANGRY

HE WHO ANGERS YOU CONQUERS YOU. Elizabeth Kenny. Oh my dear Elizabeth Kenny, millions of Filipinos are still a conquered people because in its schools, colleges, and universities - the Catholic church, since the 16th century, continue to teach millions of Filipino CHILDREN to believe that "ANGER" is one of seven deadly sins against God. Poch Suzara

Nobel Prize Winners

There are Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Medicine, Literature, and Peace. Between 1901 and 2012, the Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded 555 times to 863 people and organizations. With some receiving the Nobel Prize more than once, this makes a total of 835 individuals and 21 organizations. There never was, however, a Filipino who ever won any of the Nobel Prizes. This is only because there is no Nobel Prize awarded for CORRUPTION; ESPECIALLY CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT AS INSTALLED BY THE DIVINE WILL OF A CATHOLIC GOD! Poch Suzara Google@ Twitter@ Facebook# Atheist#

Oh Jesus, My Dear Jesus Christ

More than a BILLION Filipinos already lived and died since the Catholic church during the 16th century introduced Jesus Christ in our land as the Savior of the Filipinos; and, indeed, as the Savior of the Philippines. Especially under traditional Catholic faith, values, and beliefs! In this already 21st century, however, only one Filipino, thus far, has ever had the guts to stand up and to publicly asked: Oh Jesus, my dear Jesus Christ, when are you going to save the Filipinos; and, when are you going to save the Philippines? Of course, the larger question is: You are suppose the save the Filipinos from whom; and save the Philippines from what? Gising na tayo mga kababayan! Tama na yang kalechehan at kababuyan sa bansa natin! It is time to love our country and to love fellow-Filipinos. Not for what we Filipinos are today, but for what we Filipinos can become one day - the healthiest, wealthiest, and the brightest Man of Asia! Poch Suzara google# Twitter# Facebook# Atheist#

With Faith, We Filipinos can Move Mountain

No doubt, with faith, we Filipinos can move mountain; especially the mountain of corruption that's keeping us SICK as a people; and economically FUCKED as a nation. The trouble is, thanks to our faith in Jesus, our Savior, we can only move the mountain of corruption into a higher mountain for more corruption. And why not? After all, we have always been highly BLESSED BY GOD being the only Catholic country in Asia since the 16th century. For my part, I ask: why do we need faith to move the mountain of divinity, when it is better for the mountain of divinity to remove our faith in the mountain of human stupidity? I said it before, I say it again: Faith is the deadliest of all human diseases. Faith kills the mind recklessly before it kills the body thoughtlessly! Poch Suzara Google# Atheist# Twitter@ Facebook#

The Unpardonable Sin

"Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. "Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come. Matt. 12:31 I said it before, I say it again: look how we Filipinos never, but never commit the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. But we are able to easily commit other sins and then take advantage of the FORGIVENESS OF SINS via the sacrament of CONFESSION. Even our corrupt congressmen and corrupt senators with so much faith in the Holy Spirit - have not any remorse or regret about stealing BILLIONS OF PESOS of the people's money - money needed for expenses of our growth as a decent people, and expenses for our development as a decent nation. In the meantime, since the 16th century, the Catholic Church was married to poverty, slavery, and indignities. Today, in this already 21st century the church is married to prosperity, personality, grandiosity, and popularity. Indeed, specially married to corrupt high government officials most of them thieves wallowing in wealth, power, and glory as blessed by a divinity always inspired by the endless existence of deviltry. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

FILTH, VULGARITY, AND PORNOGRAPHY WRITTEN IN THE HOLY BIBLE

“Because of you I will rebuke your descendants; I will smear on your faces the dung from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it." Malachi 2:3 "THOU SHALT EAT IT AS BARLEY CAKES, AND THOU SHALT BAKE IT WITH DUNG THAT COMETH OUT OF MAN, IN THEIR SIGHT." Exek. 4:1 "hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?" (II Kings 18:27 "Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt. For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses." Exek 23:19-21 "And lusted after her paramours there, whose members were like those of donkeys, and whose emission was like that of stallions." Ezekiel 23: 21, If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away ... Deut 22:28-29 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? ... Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. Numbers 31:15-18 “Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women.” Ezekiel 9:5-6 “Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.” Isaiah 13:16 “And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes.” 1 Chron. 20:3 “O daughter of Babylon, you destroyer, happy those who pay you back the evil you have done us! Happy those who seize your children and smash them against a rock.” Psalm 137: 8-9 Comment: it is indeed despicable how in this already 21st century college educated Filipinos still believe the bible is a holy book written by inspired authors of God. As a matter of fact, the bible is really a lot of BIBULLSHIT that should have already been flushed down the TOILET centuries ago. Poch Suzara Google# Twitter# Facebook# Atheist#

Rotten Wisdom Revealed in the Holy Bible

Believers in the traditional religion necessarily look to the past for inspiration rather than to the future. They seek wisdom in the teachings of Christ, which admirable as it is, remains quite inadequate for many of the social and spiritual issues of modern life. Art and intellect and all the problems of government are ignored in the gospel. Bertrand Russell Oh Russell, my dear Bertrand Russell, with all due respect, here are 10 examples of rotten wisdom written in the holy bible: "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man. She must be quiet." (1 Timothy 2:12) "Go, now, attack Amalek, and deal with him and all that he has under the ban. Do not spare him, but kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and asses." (1 Samuel 15:3) "You shall not let a sorceress live." (Exodus 22:18) "Happy those who seize your children and smash them against a rock." (Psalm 137:9) "When the men would not listen to his host, the husband seized his concubine and thrust her outside to them. They had relations with her and abused her all night until the following dawn, when they let her go. Then at daybreak the woman came and collapsed at the entrance of the house in which her husband was a guest, where she lay until the morning. When her husband rose that day and opened the door of the house to start out again on his journey, there lay the woman, his concubine, at the entrance of the house with her hands on the threshold. He said to her, 'Come, let us go'; but there was no answer. So the man placed her on an ass and started out again for home." (Judges 19:25-28) "And the males likewise gave up natural relations with females and burned with lust for one another. Males did shameful things with males and thus received in their own persons the due penalty for their perversity." (Romans 1:27) "Jephthah made a vow to the Lord. 'If you deliver the Ammonites into my power,' he said, 'whoever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites shall belong to the Lord. I shall offer him up as a holocaust.' ... When Jephthah returned to his house in Mizpah, it was his daughter who came forth, playing the tambourines and dancing. She was an only child: he had neither son nor daughter besides her. When he saw her, he rent his garments and said, 'Alas, daughter, you have struck me down and brought calamity upon me. For I have made a vow to the Lord and I cannot retract'." (Judges 11:30-1, 34-5) "Then God said: 'Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you'."(Genesis 22:2) "Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord." (Ephesians 5:22) "Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and equitable but also to those who are perverse." (1 Peter 2:1) Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

The Endless Search of the Truth

“Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable.” Bertrand Russell. "The sacred truth in science is that there are no sacred truths. . . Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.” Carl Sagan. If the truth have already been revealed in the bible, how come nobody knows which truth has been revealed. Or even revealed by whom, for whom, or to whom? Indeed. the truth can only be found at the bottom of the abyss; but the abyss, however, is bottomless. And to think that the inspired authors of God were frustrated enough to write in the bible: "We will know the truth, and the truth will set us free.” John 8:32. I said it before, I say it again: I love and respect and admire the truthseekers. I never, however, give a hoot to those who claim that they already found the truth; especially as they refer to themselves as the truthwarriors. Poch Suzara

Quotes to Defend Insanity Behind Christianity by Adolf Hitler

"I am now as before a Catholic and will always remain so." — Adolf Hitler, to Gen. Gerhard Engel, 1941 "I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator." — Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, p. 46 "I am convinced that I am acting as the agent of our Almighty Creator. By fighting the Jews, I am doing the Lord's work." — Adolf Hitler, ibid. p. 65 "This human world of ours would be inconceivable without the practical existence of a religious belief." — Adolf Hitler, ibid. p 152 "Thus inwardly armed with confidence in God and the unshakable stupidity of the voting citizenry, the politicians can begin the fight for the 'remaking' of the Reich as they call it." — Adolf Hitler, ibid. Vol. 2 Chapter 1 "The National Government will preserve and defend those basic principles on which our nation has been built. It regards Christianity as the foundation of our national morality, and the family as the basis of national life." — Adolf Hitler, Berlin, 1933, first radio address after coming to power. "The fact that the Catholic Church has come to an agreement with Fascist Italy ... proves beyond doubt that the Fascist world of ideas is closer to Christianity than those of Jewish liberalism or even atheistic Marxism..." — Adolf Hitler in an article in the Völkischer Beobachter, 1929 "I am personally convinced of the great power and deep significance of Christianity, and I won't allow any other religion to be promoted." — Adolf Hitler "Today Christians ... stand at the head of [this country]... I pledge that I never will tie myself to parties who want to destroy Christianity .. We want to fill our culture again with the Christian spirit ... We want to burn out all the recent immoral developments in literature, in the theater, and in the press - in short, we want to burn out the poison of immorality which has entered into our whole life and culture as a result of liberal excess during the past ... (few) years." — Adolf Hitler, quoted in: The Speeches of Adolf Hitler, 1922-1939, Vol. 1 "We were convinced that the people need and require this faith. We have therefore undertaken the fight against the atheistic movement, and that not merely with a few theoretical declarations; we have stamped it out." — Adolf Hitler, speech on October 24, 1933 Here's a list of banned books in Germany, 1932-1939 "As for the Jews, I am just carrying on with the same policy which the Catholic Church has adopted for fifteen hundred years, when it has regarded the Jews as dangerous and pushed them into ghettos etc., because it knew what the Jews were like. I don't put race above religion, but I do see the danger in the representatives of this race for Church and State, and perhaps I am doing Christianity a great service." — Adolf Hitler, 1936, to Bishop Berning and Msg. Steinman, representatives of Pope Pius XI "The work that Christ started but could not finish, I — Adolf Hitler — will conclude." — Adolf Hitler, December 1926. "I swear by God this sacred oath that I shall render unconditional obedience to Adolf Hitler, the Leader of the German empire, supreme commander of the armed forces, and that I shall at all times be prepared, as a brave soldier, to give my life for this oath." German WWII Military Oath "Our religion is Christ, our politics Fatherland!" — slogan of Hans Schemm, Bavarian Minister of Education and Culture during the Third Reich. Poch Suzara Facebook# Twitter# Google#

Unfulfilled Prophecies in the Holy Bible

1- Genesis, Chapter No. 4, Verse No. 12, it says… ‘God told Cain: you will never be able to settle you will be a wanderer.’ Few Verses later on Genesis, Chapter No.4, Verse No.17, says…‘Cain built up a city’ – unfulfilled prophecy. 2- If you read Jeremiah, Chapter No.36, Verse No.30, it says that…‘Jehoiachin the father of Jehoiachin… no one will be able to sit on his throne - The throne of David, no one will be able to sit after Jehoiachin.’ If you read later on, II Kings, Chapter No 24, Verse No 6, it says that… ‘Jehoiachin after he died, later on Jehoiachin sat on the throne’ - Unfulfilled prophecy. 3- One is sufficient to prove it is not the word of God - I can give plenty. If you read Ezekiel, Chapter No 26, it says that…‘Nebuchader, he will destroyed Tyre.’ We come to know that Alexander the great, was the person who destroyed Tyre - Unfulfilled prophecy. 4- Isaiah, Chapter No. 7, Verse No 14, says, prophesying of…‘The coming of a person who will be born to a virgin - his name shall be Emmanuel.’ They say… the Christians - it refers to Jesus Christ peace be upon him. Born to a virgin - the Hebrew word there is ‘amla’, which means not ‘a virgin’- ‘a young lady.’ The word for ‘virgin’ in Hebrew is, ‘baitula’, which is not there. Even if you agree - we are using concordance - we agree… ‘Virgin’… ‘Virgin’ - No problem. It says… ‘He will be called Immanuel.’ No where in the Bible is Jesus Christ peace be upon him, is called as Immanuel - Unfulfilled prophecy. Poch Suzara Twitter# Google# Facebook# Atheist#

For the Philippines To Be Good

For the world to be good, people have to do good things. Danding Jimenez For the Philippines to be good, Filipinos have to do good things. Fortunately, thanks to our Catholic system of education, we Filipinos have been taught to be good; especially for divinity. unfortunately, for love of country, we Filipinos are educated to be good for nothing. Poch Suzara

Poverty in the Philippines

Poverty in the Philippines, especially of the worst kind - poverty of the mind and heart, comes mostly from the religious morons - most of them college-educated. They believe that to be bothered by the vulgar standard of living in this only Catholic country in Asia is not as horrible, is not as despicable, is not as dreadful as compared to the vulgar standard of writing by a Poch Suzara. Mga Hijos de Tootie-Frootie y Patooties, CONIO! Mga ULOL! GISING NA! PORK INA MO SA CONRESSO. BABOY TATAY MO SA SENADO! Hindut lahat kayo sa gobyerno! Poch Suzara Facebook# Google# Atheist# Twitter#

Jesus Loves the Poor and the Saints in the Philippines

"I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people." — Mother Teresa Mother Teresa was obviously God's favorite saint among the St. Tooties, St. Frooties, , and St. Patooties right there behind the Filipinos Saints in Congress and in the Senate of the Philippine government as daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly BLESSED BY JESUS - the Savior of the Filipinos and the Savior of the Philippines! -- Poch Suzara Google# Atheist# Twitter# Facebook#

We Atheist Worship a Dumb God! No Kidding?

my dear Ben Rivera, You say we atheists worship a dumb kind of God? No kidding? Listen to your silly God in the Holy Bible - a book written by inspired authors of the same silly God: "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." ( Isaiah 45:7 ) The Lord could have been more honest and truthful had He said: 'I CREATE THE RELIGIOUS MORONS IN THE PHILIPPINES, SPECIALLY AFTER GRADE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE EDUCATION. LOOK AT THE RESULTS IN THE CONGRESS AND IN THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT! Cheers! Poch Suzara Twitter@ Facebook@ Google# Atheist#