What do you think of this quote?

[Colossus_500]

“Despite all the calumny and harassment, Christians are generally happy, well-adjusted and uniquely unconfused about the purpose of life. We are unimpressed by the pompous idea that we are born out of nothingness, to live and die, only to disappear back into nothingness. We know this kind of thinking makes no sense at all, and we recognize this dark rhetoric for what it is: the verbal flailing of disoriented and frightened people who do not have philosophic handles on themselves or the universe in which they live. As Christians, we know that, in the course of time, from the perspective of eternity, everything is reconciled, every detail attended, every wrong righted, every kindness thanked, every wound healed, every love requited, every sin atoned, every life vindicated, every loss recovered and every loved one found.” —Linda Bowles

[Decker]

“Despite all the calumny and harassment, Christians are generally happy, well-adjusted and uniquely unconfused about the purpose of life. We are unimpressed by the pompous idea that we are born out of nothingness, to live and die, only to disappear back into nothingness. We know this kind of thinking makes no sense at all, and we recognize this dark rhetoric for what it is: the verbal flailing of disoriented and frightened people who do not have philosophic handles on themselves or the universe in which they live. As Christians, we know that, in the course of time, from the perspective of eternity, everything is reconciled, every detail attended, every wrong righted, every kindness thanked, every wound healed, every love requited, every sin atoned, every life vindicated, every loss recovered and every loved one found.” —Linda Bowles

Well, for starters, she portrays the modern victimhood of christians.  Why?  Persecution just for believing what they believe?  I think that's implied in her statement.  Then again, many christians haven't heard of the separation of church and state and some believe the USA is a christian nation.

"...the purpose of life."  I wish she would have elaborated on that one a bit.  I'm all ears.

That last bit about '...everything is reconciled...' just plain sounds insane.  Life is not a disney movie.  Christianity as a matter of fact is a decadent religion.  It emphasizes the afterlife over this life.  It necessarily detracts, degrades and decays this life we live in instead favoring some imaginary heaven.

I know heaven, that's where the dead live again...all my old pets live there...and I will finally jump 15 garbage cans at Arnold's...in heaven.  I just don't believe it.  I wish it were true.  But I'm pretty sure it's not.

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It's too fucking long, that's what I think. 

Quotes are supposed to be point avoiding drivel that conjure up ignorant views in support of pointless thoughts. 
eg:
"I think therefore I am."  Anthropic principle, science's biggest bird shit on the face of knowledge
"beer is proof that God loves us, and wants us to be happy."  So true, so true.  Especially when you're unlearned in the ways of the world and drunk at a party
"live each life as if it was your last."   I'm close to tears at the thought of some nameless person that died at some point, because I know they got drunk and said stupid shit.  They really lived life to the fullest.  I'm going to do the same.  Because on my last day on earth, I'm going to get dressed for work, NOT spend all my money on drugs and strippers, NOT mutter obscenities under my breath when someone bumps into me, and all the other shit we do on every day this ISN'T our last.




For the record, this post is also too long to be a quote.  So don't be a fag and use the quote button in an attempt to see if anyone else has the same idiotic views on life as you do.

[Deicide]

BOOM:

“The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact than a drunken man is happier than a sober one”
-Bernard Shaw

[phreak]

“Despite all the calumny and harassment, Christians are generally happy, well-adjusted and uniquely unconfused about the purpose of life.

unconfused because they do their damnedest to discredit any other explanation.

We are unimpressed by the pompous idea that we are born out of nothingness, to live and die, only to disappear back into nothingness.

Good thing that believing one is created in the image of god himself isn't pompous.

We know this kind of thinking makes no sense at all, and we recognize this dark rhetoric for what it is: the verbal flailing of disoriented and frightened people who do not have philosophic handles on themselves or the universe in which they live.

disoriented and frightening? Certainly. That's what you get from not believing the first excuse for life that comes along. It takes courage to look for explanations and live with uncertainty. Organised religion is nothing but attempted reduction of uncertainty, i.e., cowardice.

As Christians, we know that, in the course of time, from the perspective of eternity, everything is reconciled, every detail attended, every wrong righted, every kindness thanked, every wound healed, every love requited, every sin atoned, every life vindicated, every loss recovered and every loved one found.” —Linda Bowles[/color][/i]

... except for those who don't profess to believe in god, as they will suffer for eternity for critically looking at the world with the senses and ratio that 'god' gave them.

[Deicide]

“Despite all the calumny and harassment, Christians are generally happy, well-adjusted and uniquely unconfused about the purpose of life. We are unimpressed by the pompous idea that we are born out of nothingness, to live and die, only to disappear back into nothingness. We know this kind of thinking makes no sense at all, and we recognize this dark rhetoric for what it is: the verbal flailing of disoriented and frightened people who do not have philosophic handles on themselves or the universe in which they live. As Christians, we know that, in the course of time, from the perspective of eternity, everything is reconciled, every detail attended, every wrong righted, every kindness thanked, every wound healed, every love requited, every sin atoned, every life vindicated, every loss recovered and every loved one found.” —Linda Bowles

You don't know shit. You believe it. Big difference Mr. Two Digit IQ.

[Deicide]

unconfused because they do their damnedest to discredit any other explanation.
Good thing that believing one is created in the image of god himself isn't pompous.
disoriented and frightening? Certainly. That's what you get from not believing the first excuse for life that comes along. It takes courage to look for explanations and live with uncertainty. Organised religion is nothing but attempted reduction of uncertainty, i.e., cowardice.
... except for those who don't profess to believe in god, as they will suffer for eternity for critically looking at the world with the senses and ratio that 'god' gave them.

Good post mate!