Thursday, August 04, 2005
Being Born An Atheist Is Unchristian
In a previous post I talked about how a single, universal religion could solve the problem of obesity, but there is a more basic reason why the multiplicity of religions bothers me. Many of these religions believe that their way is the only path to God and heaven. Some will tell you that they respect the beliefs of other religions, but that is just PC hooey. You don't see them rushing to convert because they don't really believe those infidels have a chance in hell to get to heaven.
What percentage of people practice the same religion as their parents? For example, how many children born into a Christian family still consider themselves Christians when they die. 95%? 90%? The number is got to be high and most of the deserters probably renounce religion rather than convert to a different religion. I would guess the number is about the same for other religions and even atheists.
Many Christians believe that if you don't find Jesus, you are not going to heaven. What about the child born to a family of Budhists or atheists? What are the chances he or she will end up a Christian? A lot less likely than a child born into a Christian family. Doesn't that mean that one child has a paved road to heaven and the other child is in a trackless wilderness with no map? How fair is that? Was the kid born to atheist parents a jerk in a previous life? If you were an intelligent designer, wouldn't it make sense to give these kids an equal start?
Maybe the Budhist kid that converts gets a seat at the head table in Heaven and the Christian kid has to sit in the back next to the door to the kitchen.
Or maybe the Budhist makes it to heaven and Christian has a one way ticket to you know where.
Religion
Satire
Unintelligent Design
This post is an example of the
Theory of Unintelligent Design (TUD), things in the universe that don't seem to be created by intelligent design.
What percentage of people practice the same religion as their parents? For example, how many children born into a Christian family still consider themselves Christians when they die. 95%? 90%? The number is got to be high and most of the deserters probably renounce religion rather than convert to a different religion. I would guess the number is about the same for other religions and even atheists.
Many Christians believe that if you don't find Jesus, you are not going to heaven. What about the child born to a family of Budhists or atheists? What are the chances he or she will end up a Christian? A lot less likely than a child born into a Christian family. Doesn't that mean that one child has a paved road to heaven and the other child is in a trackless wilderness with no map? How fair is that? Was the kid born to atheist parents a jerk in a previous life? If you were an intelligent designer, wouldn't it make sense to give these kids an equal start?
Maybe the Budhist kid that converts gets a seat at the head table in Heaven and the Christian kid has to sit in the back next to the door to the kitchen.
Or maybe the Budhist makes it to heaven and Christian has a one way ticket to you know where.
Religion
Satire
Unintelligent Design
This post is an example of the
Theory of Unintelligent Design (TUD), things in the universe that don't seem to be created by intelligent design.
