duckthehalls:

gabmadrid replied to your post: anyways can we please stop with the whole…

Yyyyyup. Technically, everyone is an atheist.

what

no

that was not my point at all

you are whatever you decide to be

atheism doesn’t necessarily mean “i know there is no god” and it certainly doesn’t mean “there is absolutely no god”

it means you don’t believe in a god

that’s it

But that’s my point. If atheism means “you don’t believe in a god” then technically, everyone who doesn’t believe in any one of a multitude of old gods like Zeus, Anubis, or Thor, could be called an atheist, right? :D

“We are all atheists about most of the gods humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.” – Richard Dawkins

(Sorry for the late reply,  I just saw this one tonight after searching my name. D8)

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Let me sorta tell you about this amazing world where I never existed.

jamesflorentino:

Not my post, just reblogging and giving out a sort of preface. Though I personally love my kids, I still think that every woman should have the freedom of choice when it comes to having a baby. 

Personally, I think these are the basic traits that every parent should have:

  1. Psychological/Emotional preparedness.
  2. Financially stability.

I don’t judge people who had their pregnancies by accident. It happens. The past and current generation may not be perfect, but this doesn’t stop up in building a free and open society for our kids in the future. And this is why we should pass the RH-bill here in the Philippines — to give women options. So that only the emotionally, psychologically and financially prepared parents can provide the best care that every child should need.

If somebody asked me what if I got aborted? How would that make me feel? Well, obviously I would feel nothing since I am nothing. But if that’s the choice that my mother wanted, then it’s a choice that nobody can object to. Unless that action is against the law. Which is also another reason why the RH-bill should be passed. So that women will have the chance to avoid that dreaded scenario where they are left with no choice but to abort their already developed babies. Prevention.

Anyway, i know this post is offtopic and somehow makes one unprofessional when posting about personal beliefs about sensitive issues. So I apologize :-)

colamonstrosity:

Details on the link later. Hint: it’s about that fetus picture making rounds on the internet again and again.

I detangle thoughts by writing them out and they’re still knotty. Anyway, I suspect a few folks think I eat babies.

I don’t eat babies.

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{ PART I: Who dis Julie bitch? }

I may be close to my mid-20s and I may be a woman but I am not you.

I may not want kids now but never say never (because there is no telling what kind of choices I would make in the future). Yes, me and Vince talked about this. We prefer to adopt and that is IF we ever want our own human child and that is if we also end up in a near-perfect child-rearing environment and finances (we settled on getting a shiba inu).

If I end up with a biological kid then…*shrugs* I just want to be prepared. I just want to give that kid all that love and not-too-much-but-enough attention and education and a first name that’s not Apple-ish. Etc etc etc. That is, if I want a kid. Yes, I thought of everything.

But that is just my story. Who gives a shit about my story.

Anyway: Having kids is an option, not an obligation.

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{ PART II: LOL dis bitch Julie and her vajayjay. }

Pro-choice is, contrary to knee-jerk reactions, NOT pro-abortion. It is NOT the black to a white, vice-versa. It’s NOT a bunch of “feminists” screaming “CUT IT OUT OF YOU NOW!11!” No. It is simply opening a door that says “It depends. Legalize it (because you cannot stop thousands of women from doing it illegally and then dying or destroying themselves permanently in the process), give the girl/woman a choice, and most of all promote reproductive health education in the first place.”

I would not wish for my worst enemy (if there is one) to have kids s/he didn’t plan to have “just to know what it’s like.” To those who disagreed with my child-free choice wishing I’d get pregnant… Really? If you love kids so much why do you wish I’d get one like it’s a punishment?

I do not judge anyone who wants to have their own biological children (if you’re on minimum wage and want, like, 10 kids I would worry about you). I do not judge anyone who already has children, planned or unplanned.

In fact, I’m friends with a bunch of them hot mamas. My own mom’s pretty cool too.

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{ PART III: “What if your mother aborted you huh? Huh? What then?” }

If anything, I’ve been judged so many times for taking a stand and making a choice. And giving a shit. [Or simply for the inability to be persuaded. Because silly people hate being wrong but like to look persecuted.]

The only reason I’d be bothered when someone asks “what if you never came to be” is because of how trite and judgmental it is. Does the person asking that question care about me, or is he/she merely attempting to manipulate me into agreeing with him/her through emotion? (I’m no debater but can you argue using emotion? I’m guessing you can’t. Gods, imagine if I joined a debate club and got mad skills. I’d be like Come At Me Bro like it’s nothing.)

Anyway. Keyword: agreeing.

So what if I never came to be? But I was merely a cluster of cells that wouldn’t struggle with the idea. I wouldn’t feel sad. For those who believe in souls the Christian way, I wouldn’t have reached the age of accountability and I’d go straight to heaven. What happened happened and here I am.

I am humble enough to accept that I may never have existed and I don’t fear that idea. I am humble enough to accept that I am not “unique.” I won’t stomp my foot out of frustrated entitlement because the world will still go on even if I was never born, big deal. A big “so what” is my answer, because it’s not about me anymore. I’m sure Vince will find a nice girl (because awesome didn’t exist so he just gets nice).

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{ PART IV: End. I’m a lazy bad writer. }

Everyone deserves a choice and my personal choice is a polite “no thank you.”

Keyword: personal.

Make your own choice but you must question everything first. Don’t be swayed so easily by propaganda. There are agendas out there that are into killing choice. Those people judge and condemn (while preaching that only God can judge and condemn). They use guilt to manipulate. They make up a lot of stuff too, folks.

I will not apologize or be coerced like that, and neither should a lot of us. Kids are really cute (they also never photograph bad, it’s magic). I just don’t want one now and I should not be made to feel bad about it. How can that hurt anyone, right?

Accept that not everyone must agree with you. Or some priest. Or the majority. Or boomers. Or whoever it is you believe in. Accept that not everything has to do with you. Being wrong helps you grow.

Keyword: humility.

Vajayjay is a funny word.

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Ok about the photo:

It’s SO OLD. It’s was taken in 1999. I wonder how many more times this will surface within my lifetime. We’re going to see this again and again with every gullible person that would begin to surf the web despite the ease of googling. I mean, really? You just take everything that’s been passed around to be true?

http://www.snopes.com/photos/medical/thehand.asp

Baby gripping surgeon’s hand blah blah blah. BUSTED.

Julie hates babies. BUSTED.

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friendlyatheist: Magic feather.
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Magic feather.

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happymourninggisselle: pinoytumblr: Filipinos cry sacrilege over art with Christ, phallic symbols Non-profit organization Pro-Life Philippines has threatened to file charges against the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) for permitting to show “Kulo (A Gathering of Artists of the UST),” a “sacrilegious and blasphemous” art exhibit which features the unconventional use of religious images. The group sent letters both to the CCP and the artists demanding the display’s removal. “By Thursday afternoon, we will file a case if they do not stop the exhibit and if they do not also make amends because stopping is not enough. The damage has been done,” said Pro-Life president Eric Manalang. Mideo Cruz, the artist responsible for the installation — intended to be a commentary on icon worship — has been branded a “demon” and bombarded with death threats and hate mail since his work featured in an exhibit in Manila that began June 17. Cruz, a 37-year-old visual and performance artist who has exhibited in such international art centres as New York, Paris and Tokyo, said he had wanted to provoke a reaction but was surprised by the violence of the response. “You can’t force people. But I just hope that when we look at something, the process doesn’t stop at the surface.” Cruz said his installation, “Poleteismo” or “Polytheism,” is about the worship of relics and how idolatry evolves through history and modern culture. Read more on Reuters and Spot You call this guy a demon? And priests who molest children are what? Misunderstood? Only human? Oh and seriously, death threats and hate mail? Right, because Christ would do that. How very Christian of you. Mideo Cruz was trying to point something out and guess who did that for him? Crazy religious fanatics who are close-minded as fuck.
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happymourninggisselle:

pinoytumblr:

Filipinos cry sacrilege over art with Christ, phallic symbols

Non-profit organization Pro-Life Philippines has threatened to file charges against the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) for permitting to show “Kulo (A Gathering of Artists of the UST),” a “sacrilegious and blasphemous” art exhibit which features the unconventional use of religious images. The group sent letters both to the CCP and the artists demanding the display’s removal. “By Thursday afternoon, we will file a case if they do not stop the exhibit and if they do not also make amends because stopping is not enough. The damage has been done,” said Pro-Life president Eric Manalang.

Mideo Cruz, the artist responsible for the installation — intended to be a commentary on icon worship — has been branded a “demon” and bombarded with death threats and hate mail since his work featured in an exhibit in Manila that began June 17.

Cruz, a 37-year-old visual and performance artist who has exhibited in such international art centres as New York, Paris and Tokyo, said he had wanted to provoke a reaction but was surprised by the violence of the response.

“You can’t force people. But I just hope that when we look at something, the process doesn’t stop at the surface.” Cruz said his installation, “Poleteismo” or “Polytheism,” is about the worship of relics and how idolatry evolves through history and modern culture.

Read more on Reuters and Spot

You call this guy a demon? And priests who molest children are what? Misunderstood? Only human? Oh and seriously, death threats and hate mail? Right, because Christ would do that. How very Christian of you. Mideo Cruz was trying to point something out and guess who did that for him? Crazy religious fanatics who are close-minded as fuck.

Source: reuters.com

notateenanymore: Eh? I’m not at all contesting the argument itself. I do agree with the logic, you know. I was talking about your comic strip (your last two panels). Specifically the Problem of Evil => God is not real. If one were to follow that train of thought it does not necessarily imply the non-existence of such an entity; rather, it implies the contradiction with the Christian definition of such. It might not hold true for people who do not subscribe to such definitions. :) Since you brought it up in such an entertaining fashion, I must also agree with your statement (might be very unhealthy for society as a whole) seeing as religion seems to spark more conflicts between people rather than bridge or drive cohesion and unity within the same. I must also add, however, that generally the religious codes of how humans should live life are concepts that, taken apart from all zealotry, do aim to bring about a better lifestyle between peoples. It seems to me that it is the human part of the equation that messes things up. I have no quarrel with religion- only with those who take it too far (pretty much your first sentence after the tl;dr). So we are in agreement, yes? The problem of evil is not the single thing that ultimately led to my non-belief, it merely only sparked my curiosity to look into it further as I couldn’t answer the question that time. I guess the comic strip was a bit too short and misleading, sry. XD After this conversation with Martin, I looked into it and had more questions. Constant back-and-forth with Martin and Allen, and later with Mel, Jangan and Bert, helped my answer these questions. And then, I just form my views based on these answers (I always look at all the other possible sides, I promise~) . And yes, we are in agreement. XD
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notateenanymore:

Eh? I’m not at all contesting the argument itself. I do agree with the logic, you know. I was talking about your comic strip (your last two panels). Specifically the Problem of Evil => God is not real. If one were to follow that train of thought it does not necessarily imply the non-existence of such an entity; rather, it implies the contradiction with the Christian definition of such. It might not hold true for people who do not subscribe to such definitions. :)

Since you brought it up in such an entertaining fashion, I must also agree with your statement (might be very unhealthy for society as a whole) seeing as religion seems to spark more conflicts between people rather than bridge or drive cohesion and unity within the same. I must also add, however, that generally the religious codes of how humans should live life are concepts that, taken apart from all zealotry, do aim to bring about a better lifestyle between peoples. It seems to me that it is the human part of the equation that messes things up. I have no quarrel with religion- only with those who take it too far (pretty much your first sentence after the tl;dr). So we are in agreement, yes?

The problem of evil is not the single thing that ultimately led to my non-belief, it merely only sparked my curiosity to look into it further as I couldn’t answer the question that time. I guess the comic strip was a bit too short and misleading, sry. XD After this conversation with Martin, I looked into it and had more questions. Constant back-and-forth with Martin and Allen, and later with Mel, Jangan and Bert, helped my answer these questions. And then, I just form my views based on these answers (I always look at all the other possible sides, I promise~) .

And yes, we are in agreement. XD

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notateenanymore: gabmadrid: Day 11 - Turning Point in your Life I used to be really religious. Praying and talking to Jesus and all that. I was very active in religious organizations like Youth for Christ and Ateneo High School’s Days With the Lord. At around 2005 (3rd year high school), one of my best friends, Martin, introduced to to Epicurus and the Problem of Evil. It sparked a very interesting conversation that led me to days of reading and self-studying arguments for and against the existence of (a) god, for and against religion, and other topics of philosophy and freethought. After a while, I am certain that you can prove the existence of (a) god as you can prove the existence of unicorns, fairies, or leprechauns. That is not to say that I don’t/can’t appreciate and create works art and literature pertaining to fantasy and magic. I am still your average a geek. The books that I like most are about fantasy and mythology. I am still looking forward to quitting life and becoming a Pokemon trainer, a superhero, or gearing up for the zombie apocalypse (which ever comes first).  Mmm… Why do you assume from that argumentation that there is no God? What if God is just indifferent? It’s the Christian definition of God that doesn’t fit into that problem.  [skip to last couple of paragraphs for TD;LR] I do not/cannot assume the non-existence of god (or any other supernatural being) if there was no positive proof in the first place. If there was no proof for Mewtwo, but it was possible for him to exist without our knowledge (he could’ve erased his existence in our memories, srsly), would you “assume” that Mewtwo does exist? Would you live your life for Mewtwo, dedicate your life to searching for him in caves and using your one and only Master Ball? (unless Missingno. also exists) If there was still an all-powerful, all-knowing, but indifferent being, then he is relevant to me as I am relevant to him. Also, if there was an all-powerful, all-knowing, but indifferent being, then everything is his fault. If you can do everything, and know everything is happening, then you are responsible of everything. Everything is caused by your action or non-action.  If he was not all-powerful (just super powerful) and not all-knowing (just super smart, maybe) then he is not god, he is a super hero. Or Arceus.  If there’s there’s a religion that can define a god accurately or truthfully, sign me up. I am also all for the idea of god if one can just prove it. Mind you, an unexplainable phenomenon is not proof of god. This only tells us the following: We may just not have the means to explain it yet. And me, I’m not quick to assume that the explanation is god. I am okay with “I don’t know how that happened (yet).” Also, an unexplainable phenomenon (ex. glowing, floating, healing bread) may not necessarily be proof of a god. It could be proof of a lot of other things (ex. telepathy, supernatural beings, Sylar, or other things that we haven’t thought of yet).  If the Christian/Islamic/any other religion’s description of God is inaccurate, then the possibility that the basis for majority of their teachings is false increases. This implies that their political and social opinions should only have enough power as that of Satoshi Tajiri (creator of Pokemon). This is means that to solely cite the will of God is not enough to justify acts that interfere with the processes of the government (see RH Bill of the Philippines). [TL;DR starts here] I am not saying that I am against fantasies or the supernatural beings altogether. I am saying this very intense degree of devotion to something possibly false to the extent of committing immoral acts in its name (ex. flying planes into buildings full of people, covering up cases of religious sex abuse, condemning homosexuality, accepting free SUVs from the government) might be very unhealthy for society as a whole. If you personally think that a god exists, it’s fine with me. But until kids are encouraged by society to stop school and journey into fields, forests and caves to encase animals in a ball and make them hurt each other for sport, or homes are required to have an armory in the basement in case of a Zombie apocalypse, keeping personal opinion personal might be a good idea. [/TL;DR ends here] Thank you for your reply, curious non-teenCongratulations on your adulthood (unless you got younger instead, then that’s a lot cooler than adulthood).  Please axe me if you have any more questions.
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notateenanymore:

gabmadrid:

Day 11 - Turning Point in your Life

I used to be really religious. Praying and talking to Jesus and all that. I was very active in religious organizations like Youth for Christ and Ateneo High School’s Days With the Lord.

At around 2005 (3rd year high school), one of my best friends, Martin, introduced to to Epicurus and the Problem of Evil. It sparked a very interesting conversation that led me to days of reading and self-studying arguments for and against the existence of (a) god, for and against religion, and other topics of philosophy and freethought.

After a while, I am certain that you can prove the existence of (a) god as you can prove the existence of unicorns, fairies, or leprechauns.

That is not to say that I don’t/can’t appreciate and create works art and literature pertaining to fantasy and magic. I am still your average a geek. The books that I like most are about fantasy and mythology. I am still looking forward to quitting life and becoming a Pokemon trainer, a superhero, or gearing up for the zombie apocalypse (which ever comes first). 

Mmm… Why do you assume from that argumentation that there is no God? What if God is just indifferent? It’s the Christian definition of God that doesn’t fit into that problem. 

[skip to last couple of paragraphs for TD;LR]

I do not/cannot assume the non-existence of god (or any other supernatural being) if there was no positive proof in the first place. If there was no proof for Mewtwo, but it was possible for him to exist without our knowledge (he could’ve erased his existence in our memories, srsly), would you “assume” that Mewtwo does exist? Would you live your life for Mewtwo, dedicate your life to searching for him in caves and using your one and only Master Ball? (unless Missingno. also exists)

If there was still an all-powerful, all-knowing, but indifferent being, then he is relevant to me as I am relevant to him. Also, if there was an all-powerful, all-knowing, but indifferent being, then everything is his fault. If you can do everything, and know everything is happening, then you are responsible of everything. Everything is caused by your action or non-action. 

If he was not all-powerful (just super powerful) and not all-knowing (just super smart, maybe) then he is not god, he is a super hero. Or Arceus. 

If there’s there’s a religion that can define a god accurately or truthfully, sign me up. I am also all for the idea of god if one can just prove it.

Mind you, an unexplainable phenomenon is not proof of god. This only tells us the following:

We may just not have the means to explain it yet.

And me, I’m not quick to assume that the explanation is god. I am okay with “I don’t know how that happened (yet).”

Also, an unexplainable phenomenon (ex. glowing, floating, healing bread) may not necessarily be proof of a god. It could be proof of a lot of other things (ex. telepathy, supernatural beings, Sylar, or other things that we haven’t thought of yet). 

If the Christian/Islamic/any other religion’s description of God is inaccurate, then the possibility that the basis for majority of their teachings is false increases. This implies that their political and social opinions should only have enough power as that of Satoshi Tajiri (creator of Pokemon). This is means that to solely cite the will of God is not enough to justify acts that interfere with the processes of the government (see RH Bill of the Philippines).

[TL;DR starts here]

I am not saying that I am against fantasies or the supernatural beings altogether. I am saying this very intense degree of devotion to something possibly false to the extent of committing immoral acts in its name (ex. flying planes into buildings full of people, covering up cases of religious sex abuse, condemning homosexuality, accepting free SUVs from the government) might be very unhealthy for society as a whole.

If you personally think that a god exists, it’s fine with me. But until kids are encouraged by society to stop school and journey into fields, forests and caves to encase animals in a ball and make them hurt each other for sport, or homes are required to have an armory in the basement in case of a Zombie apocalypse, keeping personal opinion personal might be a good idea.

[/TL;DR ends here]

Thank you for your reply, curious non-teenCongratulations on your adulthood (unless you got younger instead, then that’s a lot cooler than adulthood).  Please axe me if you have any more questions.

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