An Easter Blessing

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. A discussion of "faith" from an atheist web site.

And the last sentence is: "Wait – wait – wait – eh, you know what? Screw this."

I do not object to people being atheists, nor do I object to anyone debating any particular faith or lack thereof. I also don't object to people believing in a particular god or gods as long as they don't insist I do likewise. Of course, the problem (if you call it that) with faith is that you really can't argue with it because it's... faith. And many people believe what they believe because of faith, while many others think it's stupid to believe something that can't be proved.

What gives me a bit of heartburn is the air of snotty superiority assumed by some atheists (Exhibits A and B: Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens). I would say Thomas Jefferson had a better approach, saying, “It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are 20 gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.” So why not just let people alone to enjoy their holiday. People celebrating Easter by believing in the resurrection of a guy believed to be the son of God neither picks your pocket nor breaks your leg.