OK, so you may or may not consider Buddhism a religion or be into some of its trendy or more traditional aspects. What's clear though, for me at least, is that it's a hell of a lot more palatable than most of the other ridiculous religious claptrap out there. And a lot wiser too, to the point of almost self-negating itself out of existence, which might actually be the whole point, I'll get back to you on that one!
Anyway, there's a huge amount of thought-provoking and certainly sensible stuff in what they say, and here's an example in this Frabulism. As most serious skeptics come fitted with a finely-tuned bullshit detector and a withering sense of humour, I'll be including plenty of quotes from proponents of the usual faith-based nonsense too, for our general edification, amusement and yes, occasionally, enlightenment as well... See you in the gene pool! 🐸 Frabulous Frog
Frabulisms are a fresh new way to discover original quotes (by moi) and rediscover some classics (by others) in the name of Revelling in the Real and Tossing Turds at the Absurd, like it says on the tin! Here's the first so you can see what I'm talking about:
Feel free to spread and share the slime as far and wide as a wide mouthed frog can crack a smile - so that would be wide! I may also be enlarging of some of the pearls of wisdom or drolery contained within - time will tell. In the meantime, feel free to sound off either here, on Facebook or Twitter (or Google+, obviously...) and tell me what you think, the more the merrier. See you in the gene pool! Frabulous Frog
This is from an American programme with some righteously indignant presenters over themselves about what's happening in good ol' Britain. And good for them. Of course 'Good Ol' Britain' hasn't always been 'good' or 'ol'' but you know where they're coming from. Have a laugh at the 'if only they were proper Christians' line for more on that. But effectively it's a thought-provoking report and worrying at that. As they say in the documentary, even moderate Muslims don't really want radicalisation of their adopted country. After all, what sane person would want Sharia law installed anywhere, never mind in a modern western country like Britain? Get real.
The problem is, logic and even funny and utterly obvious comments in 'blasphemous' cartoons doesn't come into it. They are incapable of seeing otherwise. It is an affront to their very being - the extremists that is. They have been brainwashed to the extreme. Even to the extent of not understanding that living in another, far more clement country than their own, such as Sweden, graciously, does not mean that they can then impose their extremist views upon others. An edifying video.
I read somewhere, I can't remember where but it could well have been in one of Hitchen's or possibly Dawkins' books, that there isn't any humour in the bible. Not a jot or a tittle, as it were.
And I think this goes for all religious books that take themselves in the slightest bit seriously, probably just in case no-one else does.
In stark contrast, here's someone who isn't even taking his own imminent demise seriously in the face of foul criticism, at least on the spur of this moment.
Although you can think what you like about the hardly rare vices of smoking, drinking, and the worst of all of course - laughing at biblical bullshit - but at least he does laugh. That's admirable.
Sorry I've been away for so long folks, but thanks for still stopping by.
Just discovered the sweetest little vid - if you're ever wanting the gentlest but still pretty straightforward way of convincing someone to 'Give it up' (religion, not 'for' religion) then this might do the trick.
Beautifully put (I was going to say 'argued' but it's not even that) from a gently spoken man who talks from a point of view I can never share, as I was never indoctrinated in the first place, but his humility and humanity speaks volumes.
It's funny, for a Brit like myself, to hear a Statesian speaking like this, when we have their reputation as a 'God-fearing' nation (lovely), but then again we all know they're not all that lost. The pressure of society can be a terrible thing though.
Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) British science fiction writer and inventor
"Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the non-existence of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now."
"The religions of mankind must be classed among the mass-delusions of this kind. No one, needless to say, who shares a delusion ever recognises it as such."
"Most people are bothered by those passages in Scripture which they cannot understand; but as for me, I always noticed that the passages in Scripture which trouble me most are those that I do understand."
Naponeon Bonaparte (1769-1821) French general and emperor
"How can you have order in a state without religion? For, when one man is dying of hunger near another who is sick from overeating, he cannot resign himself to this difference unless there is an authority which declares, 'This is God's will.'... Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."
Just caught this kinda read-cartoon on silly beliefs which is quite funny, especially the last two checklists:
Nappy vs. Religion Santa vs. God
I noticed that the last of these two was by a site called Unreasonable Faith (.com) so off I went to see what it was all about.
Turns out it's an ex-believer who's now on a crusade to deliver us from the evil of religion, which is a jolly good thing if you ask me. He seems to focus mainly on Christianity, as that's what he used to believe in, but has a fairly wide-ranging brief, including posting other people's videos which tickle his fancy, just like I do.
The tone is occasionally intellectual, which isn't a bad thing as there's always a cheeky comment or two in there and the things he posts are about as irreverent and irreligious as you could wish for.
For example, here's a video which takes a bit of getting into if you're not familiar with the style, which I'm not:
but which eventually drags you in as you see where he's going, and gets progressively funnier and more cutting by turns. A satisfying watch.
This one, again posted by unreasonablefaith.com , has been tagged by the latter, amongst other things, as "Oh the stupidity!", which is a pretty cool category to have if you ask me, and fits this piece extremely well.
Other interesting pieces include an intriguing article on Jesus and Mary who, it turns out, actually live in Australia at the moment and are attracting a large number of followers to them and inflating real estate prices into the bargain.
And you could check out his 'About' page where he explains why he doesn't believe any more.
I'd say the site is, to an extent, more for doubters than simple non-believers who don't need the non-existence of god hammered out for them, but if this sort of thing still amuses you then there's plenty there to enjoy, and as I said, the videos he links to are often quite delicious. Welcome to the club.
It's funny, but being away from the heat of things in the UK, some things can escape you for a while. But they'll get you in the end.
Here's a case in point. Pat Condell introduces me to a moron extraordinaire, and as he says, it would probably be best for all of us, in the end, if he were NOT shut up in order for us to become aware as quickly as possible of the lunacy the extremist have got in store for us. Watch on...
In case there's any doubt to the moronicity of this guy, check out this painful 'discussion' with Jeremy Paxman and see for yourself: http://youtu.be/_4u5o8gz55M
The video is called 'Anjem Choudary gets arse whipping' but I'm not so sure he does. He talks so much bullshit in order to drown out what everyone else is saying there really wasn't much else to watch. In order for him to get his arse whipped you'd have to hear him genuinely responding to simple questions asked, which he is clearly incapable of doing, just like any other common or garden fanatical lunatic.
Here's another Pat Condell video on him to give more background on the subject and in which he is pretty lucid on the dangers of Islam to our society. Be afraid, etc...
