Blog #3: Atheism

***This blog entry may not be suitable for religious fanatics, members of any religious organization whatsoever, Sarah Palin (see religious fanatics), Jehovah's Witnesses (that's why I don't list my address), and reincarnated Gila monsters***

Welcome back, nonexistent viewers. Blogs are probably the loneliest form of mass communication, because you know exactly how many people are out there reading/commenting on your painstakingly crafted social commentary. And at this point, that number amounts to NONE. I guess I chose my blog name well...

Anyway, I titled this blog atheism, so by NED (Non-Existent Deity) I will comment on atheism!

I'm for it.

End of blog.

What, you're still nonexistently reading?

As you may have gathered from my blasphemy, I am an atheist, which should not be confused with being an agnostic. I agree with the late Douglas Adams (author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) in that I am convinced that there is no God. That is my belief. You are welcome to yours.

And, just to alienate the few potential individuals who are still reading, I also happen to be somewhat anti-religious. Now, I don't hate religions, I don't want to eradicate them, I just believe that they are an easier way out. It seems much easier to believe that there is a reason for us to exist and be "good," as opposed to realizing that we are a mass of organic material that ceases to function in less than 100 years.

But then, why be "good?" I've pondered this quite a lot recently (speaking in Spanish, no less!) and I can't seem to come up with a good answer. Maybe that's the basis of religion; to ensure that everyone helps to eliminate the suffering in others. If that's the case, then there appear to be a few bugs in the system.

I don't know. I think I am a "good" person, by my definition anyway. I try not to infringe on anyone else's right to life, liberty, and a blissful dogmatic existence. I don't kill people. I don't steal. Okay, I lie sometimes, but- no, justification is bad and can lead to moral decay. I lie sometimes. Period. (Heh, that's like three periods in a row.)

Is it possible to be good and self-serving? In a life-threatening situation, would I throw myself in front of a stranger?

I don't know.

Crap, this is getting really depressing.

Alternative blasphemy for the atheist geek:

"By Mishakal's Disks!" (From Dragonlance)
Gods/Pelor/NED dammit
"Mithros, Mynos, and Shakith!" (The Immortals series, by Tamora Pierce)
Crystal Dragon Jesus! (From TV Tropes.org)
By all things good and holy and some that aren't
Oh my Goddess
WWSCD? What would St. Cuthbert Do? (Or Thor, from Order of the Stick)
Space! (Asimov)
For Paladine's sake!

Here's what I wrote a couple weeks ago around 1 am after trying an energy drink for the first time:
"Holy egg-bearing chicken mother of Jesus monkey balls on a f---ing pogo stick in Nebraska!"

Not that I have anything against Nebraskans.

-Does a diagnostic doubt the existence of two gods?