Holiday message: Atheists dub Jesus a 'myth' on Times Square billboard

[nobadeeftw]

321. Agreed ^^

The chaos we see in society is attributed to human instincts. Humans fight for what we perceive as necessities and when we become greedy or afraid we seek out more of the stuff we want. This can be anything! There was a time when people murdered each other for piles of colored ore, now we murder each other for underground pools of black stuff. Anyone attributing all the chaos in the world to religion is simply fooling themselves. Even a devout priest is capable of throwing their beliefs aside to quell the human urges that boil inside of us all. More often than not though, someone will come along and misrepresent a system of beliefs, tarnishing it. For instance, anyone with a shred of logic knows that the Westboro Baptist Church does not represent the beliefs or intentions of every Christian. They are a bunch of extremists that have nothing but ill intent. To claim all Christians are the same would be pure bigotry, something many notable atheists are well known for; such as, Richard Dawkins.

Don't let one bad apple spoil the reputation of everyone. I've met people on opposite ends of the spectrum from both stand points. There are those who use their beliefs to do good for the world, by committing constructive acts. Then there are those who just want to tarnish on everyone else, as a means of soothing their inadequacies in life. One leads to progress, the other doesn't.