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November 5, 2008

The Research

 And my research about atheism goes on. Now I have to present this on the 25th of the month, I find it pretty interesting.

 Theology: The study of religion and religious belief.

First we start with definitions.
- Agnostic: Someone who believes that we cannot know if God exists or not.
- Weak atheist: someone who does not believe in the existence of one or more Gods.
- Strong atheist: someone who assert the contrary position, that God does not exist.

The agnostic is not sure if there is a god, the weak atheist has no reason to believe in a god, and the strong atheist says there is definitely no god.

There are too many misperceptions about atheists and atheism:

- Being an atheist does not mean you have no morals. It is absurd to think that one can only learn morality from the church or temples. Atheists do not need the bribery of heaven or the threat of hell to be good.
 The evidence? Although atheists make up around 8-10% of the American population, they are only 1% of the prison population.

- Atheists do not worship the devil. Atheists do not believe in the existence of Satan or devils any more than they do God, so why would they worship them?

- Communism is different from atheism.
 Atheism is having the ability to think freely and draw your own conclusions. Both the church and communism are about thinking in ways that “higher-up” authority figures want you to think.

- Atheists are also libertarians. We cannot equate conservatism with piousness, most atheists consider themselves libertarians but they are also conservatives.

- Theist always say that they “believe in” when they mean “have faith in”. They equate believin in the existence of Jesus or God and accepting him as their savior. Atheists do not believe in Jesus Christ, The Buddha, The Pope or anything else but themselves as their “savior”.

Ever hear of Pascal’s wager?
 An otherwise bright fellow for his time a few centuries ago, set up this table to counter arguments that there is no evidence for god and therefore no reason to believe.

Pascal’s Wager

 If: And:                                  There is a God.                        There is no God.
 You believe in God.                You go to heaven.                        Nothing lost.
 You don’t believe in God.       You go to hell.                       Nothing gained.


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October 31, 2008

Concerns

There’s always that moment when you start to realize the value of something but when you start to find the real value and meaning of your life and existence it becomes something totally different. It’s all about people around you, people make you find the truth about yourself, not all people but some! 

 I believe that I’m smart enough to get over all the obstacles I face everything and the struggles, I know that my sickness and sometimes weakness don’t mean anything comparing to the other things I have. I’m sick but hard working, weak in love but strong socially, show respect and politeness but I tell of who insults me and treat me like a shit. I don’t know how to get this message across but I know that I’m more than I think I am and I know that people would not notice that from first sight as much as when they know me further.
 
 I hate that I don’t have the same feelings towards VIP, yet he still cares too much and shows me love and respct and all what a girl wants a guy to do for her but I still can’t even imagine us .. a couple. Nevertheless, I can’t confess just not to hurt him but I feel that I’m hurting him by faking something towards him. I need help with this folks!
  He’s the kind who spend money on anything and nothing which is so crazy and breaks my heart.

  A side from all that, I still work on the research about Atheism and so excited to know the rest of those things I still don’t know about. I’ve got to the point where I start to think “what is the difference between God and Santa Claus?”
 
 Still need the real convincing answer!

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September 20, 2008

Quotes, I miss them McSteamy!!

 McSteamy (who hates using this name) and I used to exchange quotes by emails and we have many of them memorized. Anyway, we don’t do that any more, yeah things happen and life changes!!

Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place.
- Billy Crystal. US comedian & movie actor.

 Golf and Sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at.
- Jimmy Demaret.

 Any piece of clothing can be sexy with a quietly passionate women inside it.
- O magazine, The Shy Girl’s Guide To Sex, Feb 2003.

Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
- Aimee Mullins. Oprah Magazine.

 A hedge between keeps friendship green.
- German Proverb.

For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.
- Saint Teresa of Avila

Erose will have naked bodies, friendship naked personalities.
- C. S. Lewis.

I’ll keep it short and sweet. Family, Religion, Friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business.
- Matt Groening

True friendship is like sound health, the value is seldom appreciated until it is lost.
- Charles Caleb Colton

Life’s truest happiness is found in friendships we make along the way.
- (I don’s know who said that)