Catholic Writer Thinks He Can Prove Atheism is the Uncoolest Choice Ever (He Cannot) [View all]

[trotsky]

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/22/catholic-writer-thinks-he-can-prove-atheism-is-the-uncoolest-choice-ever-he-cannot/

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Got that, kids? Atheism is uncool and daddy over here knows we shed our faith only because it was the “in” thing to do, not because our own questioning and search for answers led us away from religion.

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"As a Christian, my wife looks at me like I’m a gift from God. Seriously, to her that’s what I am. Your atheist girlfriend (should you ever get one after you move out of your stepdad’s basement) will see you as a gel-haired accident in skinny jeans on a lonely rock orbiting a meaningless sun in a mistake of a universe. See the difference? It’s kind of a big one."

If Matthew Archbold is a gift from God, then we should all pat ourselves on the back for becoming atheists because we clearly aren’t missing out on anything.

I’m sure some of this is exaggerated for effect and he thinks he’s just being funny. But the underlying idea here — that atheism makes no sense — is absurd. If I wanted to make fun of Catholics who mock atheists, this is the piece I would write.

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