Tragedy of Human Life in the Philippines

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ― Plato - In the Philippines, however, it is even more tragic: men and women with college education are so proud of their ignorance. They are selfish, greedy, mindless, and insane; but they all love Jesus and have faith in Jesus as Jesus is their Savior. . . And to think that this is the same Jesus, like a frightened child, crucified on a cross to save the world, cried out loud: MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAS THOU FORSAKEN ME?" Matt. 27:46 . . . Poch Suzara Facebook# Twitter# Google#

The Horrors of Christianity

"Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration - courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and, above all, love of the truth.". . . Henry Mencken . . . For my part, I am well aware that the main reason why we Filipinos are spiritually poor as a people, and why the Philippines is morally backward and messy as a nation, it is simply due to the horrors of religion hardly known as the horrors of Christianity. . . Poch Suzara

Spiritual Hunger Hogwash

"Only Christ the Living bread can satisfy our spiritual hunger." .. Philippine Star, Dec. 12, 2013. . . Oh Jesus, my dear Jesus Christ, forget our spiritual hunger. In this already 21st century, millions of your faithful Filipino followers have been and are still in desperate need for food, clothing, medicine, and shelter. The religious horror has been going on since your Apostles conquered and transformed the Philippines into the only Christian country in Asia since the 16th century... Nakakahiya ka Lord! ... You are suppose to be the Savior of the Filipinos and the Savior of the Philippines... Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Winter Solstice

WINTER SOLSTICE GREETINGS IN REALITY . . . CHRISTMAS GREETINGS IN FANTASY The earth has spent more time orbiting the sun than all the religions, all superstitions, all of humanity, and even of all life itself. The Winter Solstice represents an actual astronomical event unlike superstition driven celebrations that occur only in religious imagination. The exact day of the winter solstice marks the end of autumn, just one point along the orbital path of earth. The energy of the sun and the fertile earth, along with the over 4.5 billion winter solstices that have occurred, allowed enough time for all of earth's evolution to happen (and to continue to happen). This puts the Winter Solstice in a far more humbling position than anything invented by humans. Considering that the earth also comes closest* to the sun during the winter, what better time to honor the sun than during the Winter Solstice. The festivals of the Winter Solstice celebrate the start of the new solar year and the beginning of winter. The fantasies of superstition have also used this astronomical event to celebrate Saturnalia, Yule, Christmas, and many other superstitious events. The unknown builders of Stonehenge in southern England constructed the megaliths at around 2000 B.C.E. which makes it at least twice as old as Christianity. It accurately predicts both the summer and winter solstices. In astronomy, a solstice occurs two times a year. During the Winter Solstice the sun appears at its greatest distance from the celestial equator, the great circle on the celestial sphere that occurs on the same plane as the earth's equator. In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs either December 21 or 22, when the sun shines directly over the tropic of Capricorn. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The sun appears at its lowest point in the sky, and its noontime elevation appears the same for several days before and after the solstice. The summer solstice occurs either June 21 or 22, when the sun shines directly over the tropic of Cancer. In the southern hemisphere, the winter and summer solstices appear reversed. It may seem contradictory that the earth comes closest to the sun during the winter and the farthest during the summer, but the seasons occur mostly because of the tilt away or toward the sun, rather than the distance from the sun. As atheists we do not celebrate the birth of Christ called Christmas. Instead, we celebrate the Winter Solstice. We do not care to celebrate man's capacity to believe; rather, we celebrate, all year round - man's great ability to think! After all, there is nothing quite like it in all of nature! . . . Poch Suzara

Where is God in the Here and Now

We were told by our teachers in grade school that we must believe in the existence of God, our creator, and because God is existing here, existing there, and existing everywhere... Ever since then I had my doubts as I began to question God's existence... And so, even as a little boy in school I was already somewhat atheistic; though I was not that articulate enough to express my real religious sentiments. I thought then as I still do think today in my old age, I'd be happy to believe in the existence of God if only He could exist not there, exist not everywhere, just exist only here and now where we could all be with Him as a God to each and every one of us with all of His power and glory as a Supreme Being... Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Useless Believers versus Useful Thinkers

Believing is the death of thinking. . . We all live in such a poor and backward country because Catholic schools, Catholic colleges, and Catholic universities are mostly about teaching the nation's children how to become useless believers; but not learning how to become useful thinkers. . . Thus, in this only Catholic country in Asia since the 16th century, we Filipinos are only getting more famous as the employees, not employers; the consumers, not producers; the followers, not leaders, - indeed, we Filipinos are getting more famous throughout the world as the frightened Man, not the enlightened Man of Asia. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Einstein, Russell, Mandela, Jose Rizal

Albert Einstein in Defense of Bertrand Russell: Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly. . . Albert Einstein Bertrand Russell in defense of men like Nelson Mandela: "No, the greatest men have not been “serene. They have had, it is true, an ultimate courage, a power of creating beauty where nature has put only horror, which may, to a petty mind, appear like serenity... But their courage has had to surpass that of common men, because they have seen deeper into the indifference of nature and the cruelty of man... To cover up these things with comfortable lies is the business of cowards; the business of great men is to see them with inflexible clarity, and yet to think and feel nobly... And in the degree in which we can all be great, this is the business of each one of us."... Bertrand Russell Nelson Mandela in Defense of great men like our Jose Rizal: "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."... Nelson Mandela Jose Rizal in defense of his people, the Filipino people still in search of freedom; especially, the freedom of thought: "I would like the Filipino people to become worthy, noble, and honorable. . . make study a thing of love and joy . . . the schoolroom should not be a place of sorrows but a scene of intellectual refreshment." As with me, an atheist, here's my message to all of you religious saps: Atheism is a worldwide movement today without frightened followers. We atheists are all enlightened leaders who are out to produce more leaders. . . Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Supernatural Jerk or Divine Sap

What if, after death, in heaven, it will be the same old story as its has been temporarily on earth - except that this time, for all eternity, you will still be worshipping the same divine Sap, the same supernatural Jerk? For my part, as an atheist, I would rather be in hell with the devil worshipping nothing. I love and have every respect for the devil. Not once have I ever been told that I must worship the devil because the devil loves me! Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Faith

Faith is the surrender of the mind; it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other mammals. It's our need to believe, and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. Of all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated. . . . Christopher Hitchens . . . Indeed, a man of faith is like Angel on these pages - a college-educated drunkard who clings to a lamppost for support, not illumination . . . Poch Suzara

Bertrand Russell on the Lives of Great Men

Here's Bertrand Russell writing about lives of great men, like our own Jose Rizal of the Philippines - - - "No, the greatest men have not been “serene.” They have had, it is true, an ultimate courage, a power of creating beauty where nature has put only horror, which may, to a petty mind, appear like serenity. But their courage has had to surpass that of common men, because they have seen deeper into the indifference of nature and the cruelty of man. To cover up these things with comfortable lies is the business of cowards; the business of great men is to see them with inflexible clarity, and yet to think and feel nobly. And in the degree in which we can all be great, this is the business of each one of us." Poch Suzara

Free Will is a Farce, a Fraud, and a Ceremony

The God in the bible is the one with "free" will, not the creation. As the verses so clearly state, HIS plan, HIS pleasure, HIS purpose, HIS will. . . It follows that prayer is utterly a useless waste of time because when when pray, we are asking God to dump His free will in favor of our own free will. . . Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Oh Lord, when will you ever Listen

To Believe Lyrics "To Believe" was released on 6/11/2011. It was written by EVANCHO, MATTHEW DAVID. Before I lay me down to rest I ask the Lord one small request I know I have all I could need But this prayer is not for me Too many people on this day Don't have a peaceful place to stay Let all fighting cease that your children may see peace Wipe their tears of sorrow away (chorus) To believe in a day When hunger and war will pass away To have the hope amidst despair That every sparrow's counted That you hear each cry and listen to each prayer Let me try always to believe That we can hear the hearts that grieve Please help us not ignore The anguished cries of the poor Or their pain will never leave (chorus ) To believe in a day When hunger and war will pass away To have the hope amidst despair That every sparrow's counted That you hear their cries and listen to each prayer (spoken prayer) Father, as you see, I'm just a child And there's so much to understand But if Your Grace should surround me Then I'll do the best I can I promise, I'll do the very best I can (chorus plus) To believe in a day When hunger and war will pass away To have the hope amidst despair That every sparrow's counted That you hear each cry and listen to each Prayer {Hear each cry and listen to each prayer} Help us do Your will oh Father In the name of all that's true And we'll see in one another The loving image of You Songwriters EVANCHO, MATTHEW DAVID

Public Library

When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself... Isaac Asimov . . . In the Philippines, there is no such thing as public library. Instead, what we have are thousands of schools, colleges, and universities owned and operated tax-free by the Catholic Church. . . In other words, we Filipinos have never found a way to recreate ourselves either as a thinking people or as a thinking nation. . . In the meantime, thanks to our Catholic system of education, we still believe and have faith that in the problems created by new knowledge, we can solve such problems not with more knowledge, but only with the same old fear of fucking with the Lord Jesus, or with the same old fucking prayers. . . Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Catholic Education Means FUCKING, not THINKING

Getting mentally fucked in grade school, in high school, and in college is no excuse to stay mentally fucked for the rest of your days... With me, I got myself expelled out of high school... I did not care to stay mentally fucked, even if it is more known as having acquired a "college degree." Indeed, we are all born ignorant, not stupid. We are made stupid by education; especially under Catholic education. . . Poch Suzara

Deceiving Others or Having Faith in God

“Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.” ― Oscar Wilde . . . Deceiving others is what is more known in the Philippines as having "faith in God." The evil is what our schools, colleges, and universities are mostly about! . . . Look at the millions of Filipinos who have college degrees - they are not the enlightened masters, but the frightened victims of so-called "education." . . . Indeed, college-educated Filipinos, specially those in the government, and in the church, - have yet to play decent roles in the growth of the Filipino as a decent people; and in the development of the Philippines as a decent nation. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

The Fear of thought

"Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master." Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, and inventor. . . In schools, colleges, and universities in the Philippines, the only Catholic country in Asia, pupils are not pupils. They are frightened victims of their masters in class teaching them to always live in fear of the power of thought - the greatest of human sensibilities in any man's life. . . Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#

Education For what

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. . . . Marian Wright Edelman (1939-) American activist for the rights of children. In the Philippines, education is for learning how to pray to God to give us this day, our daily bread, and to lead us not into temptation; and also for learning how to pray to Mary, Mother of God, to pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. . . Poch Suzara

Education In the Philippines

Education is the inculcation of silly doctrines into the malleable minds of children by the frightened faithfools on earth down here; especially for the greater glory of Jesus in heaven up there. In the Philippines, more known as the Catholic system of education - the frightened faithfools are known as teachers in school and professors in college. . . Sadly, what is mostly taught to students is not how to think, but only what to believe . . . As a high school expelled student, I said it before, I say it again: education is not a matter of revelation; it is more about the human mind and heart growing and developing for the sake of intellectual revolution as generated by thoughtful evolution. . . Poch Suzara Twitter# facebook# Google#

God Not Existing freely and Nobly

"God wants you to spend your time and treasure building His kingdom, not your own." Philippine Star, Dec. 3, 2013 . . . Wow God, you are suppose to be the creator of the galaxies and therefore already the owner of the universe, aren't you being greedy, selfish, silly, and insane to still want us Filipinos - the sick Man of Asia, to worry about building your God-forsaken kingdom? . . . Bertrand Russell wrote: "It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents man from living freely and nobly." . . . Oh, my dear Bertrand Russell, I suppose even God with His needless worries about the endless development His kingdom prevents Him from existing freely, and nobly." Poch Suzara Twitter@ Facebook# Google#

Both Divinity and Deviltry Destroyed

As soon as God, a supernatural being, destroys the devil; and, as soon as the devil, also a supernatural being destroys God - in fact, as soon as both God and the devil get rid of each each - the sooner also I will stop being an atheist. . . . I said it before, I say it again: As soon as both divinity and deviltry are out of the way, we can begin to pay more attention to our sense for common human decency for the sake of humanity! . . . Poch Suzara