Atheists and Foxholes

[beam me up scottie]

31. "I believed there was something greater than our little lives."

Left to my own thoughts and choices, I experimented, sampled, and studied. I believed there was something greater than our little lives. It could all be a series of accidents from The Big Bang forward that created the beauty of spider webs, seashells and snowflakes. Everything could be science, all gravity and stardust and evolution. I believed in the scientific facts, but I, personally, wanted something more.

So I flirted with Catholicism, Judaism, Wicca, some vague amalgamation of Taoism and Other Asian Stuff. I joined a Protestant Church, of which I am still a member, and while I love the community, the good works and the exhortations to follow Christ’s example, it was only a couple of years before rebellion stirred. I had problems with The Bible. I loved the language and poetry in The Old Testament, and there were lessons of universal usefulness in both Testaments. If everyone actually did the stuff Jesus said to do, we would have peace, justice, and enough love and food and support for everyone on earth.

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There may be atheists in foxholes, but apparently I am not one of them. During those last hours, I believed that the universe breathed with me. It was neither the stark atheist nothingness of stardust and gravity, nor the embrace of some omnipotent God.

And yes, the article is just fucking adorable, the part I find offensive is where she uses a bigoted stereotype to describe her silly quest for "something more".

I am not labeling you naive or willfully obtuse, but if you continue to completely disregard the op's posting history in this forum what else am I to conclude?

Referencing the atheists in foxholes meme is as offensive as comparing your god to Santa Claus.

My beef was with the op and the ditzy author, not you. I will not push your buttons if you don't push mine.

Peace out.