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Atheist Max
I'm a former Christian who became Atheist in middle age. My blog is a journal of how I lost religion and discovered a better life. For Peace, Civility and the Separation of Church and State
Category Archives: dishonesty in religion
Did Jesus Just Admit He Was a Fictional Character?
Jesus said: “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” – Jesus (Matthew 12:40) Jesus … Continue reading
Guess Which Horrible Atheist Made This Speech?
“I have wiped out many nations, devastating their fortress walls and towers. their cities are now deserted; their streets are in silent ruin. There are no survivors to even tell what happened. I thought, ‘Surely they will have reverence for me now! … Continue reading
JESUS FAILED AT CHRISTIANITY
The mark of a failed philosophy is when the person who invented it cannot follow it. If Jesus cannot live up to Christianity, what chance can the rest of us have? Jesus didn’t forgive his enemies – He sent them to Hell. (Mark … Continue reading
God Is What You Decide He Is (Which Means He Isn’t)
Religions are optional and people change their beliefs over a lifetime. Some do this many times. Ever notice we always find one which agrees with our sense of morality? Most of us are given our first religion by our parents. We pick from the holy book particular verses and notions … Continue reading
How We Know Jesus Stole His Sermon
The Sermon on the Mount also known as the Beatitudes (Matthew 5) is the most famous sermon preached by Jesus, the main character of the New Testament. But historians have always known this sermon amounts to little more than a watered down version of … Continue reading
Dangerous Thought #11 – God Corrupts Our Natural Empathy
Originally posted on Atheist Max:
When we see someone in trouble we want to help. But when we bring God along, it is often counterproductive. Of course, believers mean well. And seeing someone in need will bring out the Good Samaritan in any of…
THE CURTAIN OF RELIGION
It can be hard to look at ourselves in the mirror. It takes courage to face our reality. Religion offers us a fuzzy curtain to block the view. We all have some degree of fear of responsibility, loneliness, death, insecurity about society. We also have some degree of … Continue reading
IS IT BIGOTED TO TEST CLAIMS?
Suppose my friend said, “Johnny Depp loves me and I get great comfort in knowing it.” Though such a claim is unlikely to be true, I cannot prove she is mistaken without more information. It is possible Depp learned of my friend on Facebook, the internet or some … Continue reading
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STALIN AND JESUS – 8 SIMILARITIES
Murderous regimes of the the 20th century such as Stalin’s Russia carry a bad reputation. And rightly so. Stalin killed millions of his citizens through forced collectivization, purges and starvation. It is also claimed by some religious people that Stalin’s Atheism is to blame; that his … Continue reading
6 BIG LIES OF JESUS
Jesus said, ‘Satan is the father of lies’ (John 8:44) but here is a good question…Why did Jesus lie? Thousands of books have been written to try to explain these lies of Jesus: #1 Jesus said, “‘Go to the festival yourselves. … Continue reading