"learning to lean on god is like learning to float on water"= complelte garbage

so as yall know i live in the south and was raised in. This church country if there was one. And when i go over to my aunts there is always this church with pass with a sign that says stuff. Well i saw a quote that i thought was worth talking about. It said this "learning to lean on god is like learning to float on water".

 IMO the xtain view of this quote is that basically you need god to survive. That without this supposed "god" we would drown in whatever.

But IMO you do need a god or their god to live. I mean surely people can suck it up and face life without god right? Well i k i can. Im perfectly happy without god. Im also good without god. But apparently some people need it because they cant deal with death without ta made up and man made story known as the bible and more specifically heaven. And hell well that is just a fear tactic they use.

heres a thought maybe you xtains that say i cant be happy without god or good without god. Heres some thoughts:

1) do something good not because someone is watching you or is gonna punish you do it because it is the right thing to do.

2) enjoy the fact that we are on a very special planet that can support life. Just think there are billions of planets out there and we evolved to what we are on one of the rare ones that can support life.

3) Make the most of this one life, do stuff you enjoy , be with friends/family, be happy. And along those same lines make sure you can say goodbye to yesterday because today could very well be your last day.


but ik that is hard for xtains to do.

So  in the end IMO the quote "learning to lean on god is like learning to float on water" is complete garbage. Because look at all those without god that are living happy, fulfilling lives. And look at those without god who do good things and are good people.

I mean obsivoully learning to float on water is important but learnign to lean on god is not as important because you can be happy, good ,a dn live a good lfie without god.

That is all i have to say about that. BTW i hope that made sense to those who read this and if it doesnt then im sry.

Also if it doesnt make sense help me correct it so it does.

-Jamie G.

Religion and Alcohol

I do not know where i got the idea for this comparison but i like it. I think relgion and alcohol are very much alike. I mean think about it.

1) to get your alcohol fix you have to pay alot of money ( i think they are high) and the same for religion when you go to church or whatever religious place they ask you to give money.  Or if its islam at times they ask you to give you life. {so whether its alcohol or religion there is a price to pay}

2) They give you false comfort. With alcohol it slows down the brain and makes people think everything is going to be ok. Or whatever. But instead when drinking your destroying brain cells which is proven. With religion its the same way kinda they give you false comfort that there is a heaven and that there is someone that loves you. When in truth they are turning you away from reality that god has been as close to dis proven as can be and that no has ever proved heaven. whats so bad about that? Well look at the iraq war you think they would be willing to send soliders over there again and again if they didnt think there was a heaven when it reality we only have one life to live ever. im sure there are other examples but i cant think of them.

those are just two examples i can think of.

Ik there are probally others but i cant think of them. IF yall can help ill glad add onto this.

-Jamie G.

After Coming Out As An Athiest (Part 3)

So i have had a great time reading the god delusion so far. It is really good. Im up to the part where he talks about how there is almost certainly no god. But i aint started it yet.  I like how he refuted every idea that supposedly proved there was a god. It was kinda funny and sad to see some of them.

Id just like to say i dont  like what my mom's friend kathy is doing. She is trying to basically what feels like force me into the xtain religion. She gave me a book called heaven and the afterlife. I kinda flipped through the pages but didnt read it. It looks like an attempt by her giving it to me to try and convince there is a heaven and hell. Now dont worry friends i have better sense than that. I know there is no such thing as them.


She wanted me to promise that i would read it but i did not. She told mom tonight that she was "gonna stay on me" until i did. And then when (cause she actually thinks im gonna read it) it is read to give it to my mom and she will read it. Then we will "discuss it". Which to me means "convert jamie and force him into our religion" or maybe even something like "save him from the devil" cause in their minds probally he has got a hod of me and im an atheist.

Kathy's daughter was supposedly either on my friends list on my old facebook or somehow saw it. Well if you  see this your mom and my mom need to understand the threat of hell or not getting to see dad again if they were to use that argument is not gonna work. So kathy needs to stop wasting time sending books to me that i will never ever read and if she wants to send me stuff to read starting making it literature.

To my mom you think im scared of hell. I'm not nor will i ever be. Though i am scared of being kicked out, but you love me to much to do that i hope. but oh well if ti happens i havef friends all over this country/world i could go and live with and get my feet back up or whatever.

Another thing i have problems with is that my mom has this bumper sticker on the jeep i ride around in with her (sinc i dont drive yet). That says stop, drop, and roll wont help you in hell. I hate it cause it makes me look like i believe that BULLSHIT. Everyone should know i dont and never have and never will.

I guess if i had questions. They would be"

1. How to deal with people like kathy?

2. How to deal with mom?

thanks for reading

-Jamie G.

Thoughts and Questions for Today

First off i would like to say i feel bad about what happened to my friends mom. Her name was Tina and she passed away this morning. It is a sad day in this town because she was very loved. She did have a 5 year old and my freind Macey had a son. I do know she will be missed in this town she did alot of good. My thoughts are with her family. And if there is anything i could do i would. May the force be with her family and those kids.

what could i say to them?

Second off ive been having strange thoughts or atleast they are strange to me. Ive had a sudden craving to go back to my childhood. And have been thinking about my favorite game shows and cartoons back then. Rather it was Rocket Power or Rugrats or Hey Arnold Or Kim Possible. Ive had a sudden craving to watch them and wish they would start showing them again. Some of my fav game shows back then were like double dare 2000, guts, global guts,, legeneds of the hidden temple. I actually watched an episode of global guts and double dare 200 yesterdya on youtube. I guess its good they are on there cause i sure do miss em and enjoyed watching them. I also had various other game shows i wish they would bring back like cram, duel (abc show), the moment of truth ( a fox show), friend or foe?, greed (fox show), and others. Ive looked and them some of them were on youtube so i might start watching them again.

Thirdly today i had a werid craving to want to go back to my childhood and play the video games i used to lvoe. Like Mario, Mario party, that Nintendo fighting game that had all the chatchers, pokemon, and others. Oddly enough i do have a super nintendo and nitnedo 64 in the house which i might have to start palyign again. BTW with that super nintendo has one mario game with it.

soo my first questions are that im wondering is it just me who has ever wanted to go back to their childhood? and is weird that i wanna watch those shows again? and what could be causing this? and what about the video games? or ios this something that everybody goes through? and does anybody else remember those good ole days?


I guess my final thoughts would have to be that i did read some more of the god delusion today. I do agree that Christianity ought to be called polytheistic. I mean you have the holy Trinity for crying out loud. But what really shocked me today was that one story in there about the guy named David Mills who was going to warn people about this faith healer who wanted people with diabetes who wanted them to throw away their insulin and ho wanted cancer suffers to stop chemo and pray. I mean i think we can all agree that they needed to be warned and we also agree that the faith healer either must be very much brainwashed or has gone brain dead. Cause what a stupid idea! so this guy askes for police protection knowing that it could get ugly. (I think we can all agree with that crazy of a faith healer around he would need it) and what do they say? The first thing the police officer asks is are u gonna protest for him or against him? Of course David says against him. The officer says im gonna spit in ur face when we march past you. How rude i thought they were here to serve and protect? Not cherry pick who they want to. So he asks another one who says "if the the faith healers supporters get violent with you (mills). I will arrest you for interfering with gods work." I mean really trying to help keep those people alive and from doing what this stupid jerk of a faithhealer wants them to do and you gonna arrest him?

As if that wasnt bad enough here is what a sergeant said: " Go To hell. No one wants to protect a goddamned atheist. I hope somebody bloodies you up real good." How horrible is that? HE AND THOSE OTHER OFFICERS SHOULD BE FIRED RIGHT NOW! and i hope they were and they hope they never ever find work. what horrible horrible people.

But i must say what really got me upset was the statement/quote hitchens used from Bush Senior when he said "No. I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God." Yeah well buddy the founders of this country would be giving you a huge F you IMO. But since they cant i will. Screams "F*** You!!!!!!!!" to bush the senior. That is better. And maybe an atheists i hope one day will rise to the presidency and say that "Christians shouldn't be considered American citizens." One can only hope one day they get a taste of their own meds and that police officers say "Noone wants to protect you xtains." and "I hope you xtains get bloodied real good." I know the day that statements like those are made may never come. But I hope they do so xtains can know what it feels like it in the atheist shoes.  Hey maybe one day soon? Im not saying that to be mean for any xtains who bash me for that but it is about time you a taste of your own meds that you put down us athiests throats.

Anyway those are my thoughts and questions for today. Leave a comment I love it when you do.

-Jamie G.

Why?

ok so today i read the first chapter of the god delusion. Btw it seems really good so far.

I got to the part where he talks about how the religious and religions basically seem to have more privileges than us atheists. I must say it makes me angry that one New Mexico church oh just by using religion they get to drink/take something with an illegal drug in it. As ruled by the supreme court. Then even in the face of evidence the supreme court says nope cannabis is still illegal and you can still face federal prosecution even though it eases the nausea and discomfort of people who have cancer undergoing chemotherapy.

and it makes me laugh that xtian groups on campuses sued just because of anti-discrimination rules protecting homosexuals. And that this kids gets to wear a very offensive t-shirt that says "homosexuality is a sin, Islam is a lie,abortion is murder. Some issues are just black and white!" The school tells him he cant wear it (geez i wonder why) and his parents sue and win. and they used religion as their excuse of course or the first amedment freedom of religion thing. And yet the other day i hear about some teens in Florida wearing t-shirts that say peace they get bullied and then arent allowed to wear them anymore. It makes me sick.

and what is even funnier or sadder or angrier idk which it is. Is that these xtain groups in college with the support of the Reverend Rick Scarborough want to get religion established as a legal justification to discriminate against homosexuals and others. He (rick) said "Xtains are going to have to take a stand for the right to be xtain" which seems according to Hitchens and to me that the "right to be xtain" means "the right to poke you nose in to others private lives". That is so true and so disgusting.

and i guess they won or xtains are breaking the law or they sjut dont care about the law. Cause they stick their noses in other peoples private lives all the time. What with abortion issue or trying to keep away gay rights. Or trying to convert athiests.

and jsut think he has already layed out alot of evils of religion. It seems to me that the religous (not all but most) think this that "You must respect me, not question my religion, but im going to show you no respect and treat you badly but you cant do the same to me." I mean who knows i might be wrong idk.


so considering that why should we respect the religious/religion?

they also seem to think we shouldnt be allowed to question it...idk why not

And btw im loving this book so far it is a real eye opener. I might just  might start blogging about this book daily if anything sticks out to me that i wanna talk about.

anyway those are jsut my thougthts.

what do you think?

-jamie g.

Survery cause im bored

How do you feel about life right now?
its life im trying to live it the best i can. I mean ik i can make it beet and that i will.
What's your biggest regret?
The more i think about it, the more i must say i dont really have any. In the end what ive done has made me who i am. And ik i dont regert comeing out and speaking my mind and telling it like it is,
Do you tell your best friend everything?
No ive never told my best friends everything. Im human i do have secerts.
How is your day?
Fairly good. Been watching races and been relaxing at home today.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My weight.
How has this year treated you?
its treated me fairly well. Ohter than losing friends after coming out. But they probally werent my true friends anwyay.
Are you excited for anything?
Not right now.
Has anyone changed your life?
Hmmmmm id have to say my atheist friends for giving me the tool to get back common sense and smarts. But jessie ann has really changed it. By being  being there for me, and if she reads this i really and truyl am sry for what ive become.
Do you want kids one day?
To be honest no not really. I dont think id be a good dad.
Are you pregnant?
Im a guy so i cant be.
Are you random?
Idk ask my friends/family. I dont thuink i am.
Are you easy to understand?
I think so. But who know ive been told before that my views change constantly. So i think i am but maybe not.
What color are your socks?
white.
Are you happy?
Hmmmmm somewhat. Im alive and have jessie ann and my mom in my life so yeah.
How's your heart?
Its good

My thoughts On The "where the good guys at?/are there any good guys left?" type of girl

Now i must warn yall who read my blogs and stuff this isn't gonna be like any others. idk if it'll be offensive or not but i felt the need to write it. Im gonna talk about relationships and friendships in this one.

First off id like to address the question of where are the good guys at? A questions that i see alot when browsing the internet. well i can promise you girls were out there. Were just the ones you always ignore or dont pay as much attention to. I mean come one we all know its true girls you know its true also...you look past us and go for the assholes everytime.

Im writing this part cause of someones status on myyearbook asking this very question. so she responds to the thought that we always get looked past with well its more to the package other than being a good guy. See thats jsut becoming picky IMO. and then this guy named alex comes in btw i respect him he is really smart and seemed to know what he was talking about.

so alex says:

"But girls never give the good guy a chance to show who they are I know you goota make the chance but its kinda hard when woman don't give you the time of day lol"

that is so true an as far as where i live ik about all that. They say oh well i just wanna be friends or whatever. I mean im sure some of good guys arent the best looking and maybe were nerdy but still would you rather have a good guy or an asshole who treats you badly. Cause im sure we have good stuff to us also. or theyll jsut ingore you till their taken again.

Note: were getting to the point where me and alex kinda disagreed but not really that much.

he goes on to say that i was right and that it is very much bull when it happens and then they except you to be there when things go wrong with the guy they choose over you.Although i think that what guy friends are suppsoed to be there for. I do get his point because it is frustating when they want you there for them and here you was a good guy and they choose over the asshole over you or me or whoever then come crying to whoever when they should have choosen you in the first place.

to which i said well im loyal to mmy friends even though some pull that over and over again. or have even though i dont get to talk to my friends from where i live very much anymore. Ik they have pulled that on me many times.

and his basically finished it off by saying:

"I think after a certain point its the same as a guy usein a girl she's just using you to get past him then she casts you to the side again"

now im not gonna say that every girl ive ever been freinds with has done this. But i do know quite a few that have. And i do agree it may even be worse then a guy usein a girl cause your supposed to be friends. But i mean its always been that way for good guys and probably always will be. Cause thats just the way some girls are and it would be hard for them to ever change.

and to finish this up id just like to add one more thing. As far as friends goes im one of the most loyal, loving, and caring people you could ever meet. So you can only imagine how much it has and still would if anybody did what was talked about above. IMO girls who does what was mentioned above shouldnt even be allowed to have a single friend male or female cause that is a horrible to treat your friends. This is taking into account the fact that some are bi and or lez also.

I mean girls like that shouldnt even get any attetion and shouldnt have a single person be their friend.

To the guys out there with a female friend like what i talked about above just leave. Shell realize how good you was to her. And she'll beg you to come back into her life. But dont come back into their life asssholes like that arent worth the time or your friendship. There are better friends then that out there.

So what do yall think?

-Jamie G.