Christopher Hitchens

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Apr 132012
 

Today is 13th April. On this day in 1949 the late great Christopher Hitchens was born. I thought I’d share one of his many quotes:

Many religions now come before us with ingratiating smirks and outspread hands, like an unctuous merchant in a bazaar. They offer consolation and solidarity and uplift, competing as they do in a marketplace. But we have a right to remember how barbarically they behaved when they were strong and were making an offer that people could not refuse.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012

Not the truth.

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Apr 132012
 

Charles Darwin’s beliefs are not relevant to the fact of evolution which uses the scientific method to gather evidence. So I am not entirely sure what the religious are so keen to claim Darwin. Eric MacDonald explains clearly how Cardinal Pell is misrepresenting what Darwin wrote:

It would seem to me that Pell is deliberate in his attempts to misrepresent Darwin. Pell is not representing reality. But then what do you expect from a person that represents an organisation based on superstition, fairy tales and the cause of much evil and barbarity.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012

Mormonism. Such a joke.

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Apr 132012
 

Well, you could think of Mormonism and its Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a joke. Or you can think of them as an evil and hateful organisation. Full of nonsense, full of injustice, full of hatred. Here’s an example:

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012

Catholics attack rationality…no change there then!

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Apr 132012
 

Catholics attack rationality…no change there then!

The religious do not have real concept of reality, of common sense. They are cocooned in their little fantasy world and feel threatened when someone points out weaknesses and other nonsense that the religious live in. So to protect their world, to hold onto power, the entrench further against reality, the religious lash out even it means that they make themselves even more fools.

I would go further and say that some of the religious know that some things are not true and deliberately delude and scam the people. How else can you explain the actions of these Catholic?

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012

Persecution

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Apr 082012
 

Eric MacDonald on Charles Moore’s article in The Telegraph:

Of course, Moore has deceived himself, that he thinks that his “beliefs” are representative of reality irrespective of evidence and reason which indicate otherwise. The evils of religions are plain to see and described at length by Hitchens, Dawkins, MacDonald, et al. A base morality is inherent in us all, something that evolved with us, giving our species an ability to interact with each other, and adapted through the ages. Even Moore’s beloved Christianity has changed its message on what is moral and acceptable. It changes, it has no absolute truth; people loved their children before Christianity.

So it is sad when someone dedicates their life to irrationality and delusions. How would you deal with someone who believes that an invisible fire-breathing dragon lives their garage and which leaved no footprints or other evidence. How about someone who believes that they have fairies living at the end of their garden which leave no evidence, or that evidence is shown to be fake? And after you have highlighted to these persons that their worldview is untenable but they persist in their views, how would engage further with them? Discuss the size of fairy wings? I think not.

Those who persist in delusion, to promote such delusion, deserve no special privileges and should not be protected from criticism; irrationality should not be allowed to reign our societies again.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012

Prime Minister Cameron’s hypocritical or disingenuous speech to religious leaders

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Apr 052012
 

The National Secular Society has a great piece on Cameron’s recent speech on Christian values and Easter:

Common sense, critical thinking, the scientific method, these have all shown the improbability of any religion being a reflection of reality. In fact, religion has been shown to be nothing more than a mechanism for control and enslavement, a media for ignorance, injustice and terror. Further, science has shown the improbability of a god.

There is enough beauty in truth and in reality but the religious are blind, close-minded, in their faith. I would therefore question the thinking processes for those that profess belief in gods and religions as such thinking is in opposition to rationality. In particular, I would scrutinise those politicians who “do god” as they have now flung open the door of their beliefs to criticism,

Based on the improbability of gods and religions being a truth, based on the evils of religion, Cameron is either an unthinking, credulous person with a flawed thinking processes, or he is a liar trying enhance his politician position. What is undoubted is that he is a politician.

The National Secular Society makes a clear case that Cameron is dissembling, hypocritical and disingenuous. He has failed in trying to be “cool” to attract younger votes. Now he’s going for the religious votes.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012

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