Hipster Union

I just finished reading God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens.  No matter what he says, Mr. Hitchens is, to a certain extent, just as irrational as one who believes in a god.  After all, the existence of a god, being based in faith, is unprovable.  The same applies to the non-existence of god.  There is a fundamental difference between “I don’t believe in god” (agnosticism) and “I believe in no god” (atheism).  The difference is that the latter involves active belief in the nonexistence of god, which is, in and of itself, a belief in god.Nevertheless, he raises some good points and the book is worth a reading.  Below is the Christopher Hitchens-brand “atheism” list of Why Bad Things Happen To Good People (i.e. You):

1. God does not exist
2. God did exist, but he/she/it no longer exists
3. God exists but he has no potence or knowledge
4. God exists but he/she/it has has only limited potence
5. God exists but he/she/it has only limited knowledge
6. God exists and can act but is apathetic
7. God exists and can act but is insane
8. God exists and can act but does not know you exist
9. God exists and can act and knows you exist but thinks he/she/it is helping you
10. God exists and can act and knows you exist but does not understand that you are in trouble
11. God exists and can act and knows you exist but does not think you’re worthy
12. God exists and can act and knows you exist but he/she/it thinks you’re a sinner
13. God exists and can act and knows you exist but he/she/it thinks you’re his/her/its toy
14. God exists and can act and knows you exist but he/she/it does not like you
15. You’re praying wrong
16. You’re praying right but your prayers are making god mad
17. You’re praying to the wrong god
18. You’re not praying to enough gods
19. Hurting you is part of god’s plan
20. God’s plan is to hurt you

As shown by the list, the further down the list, the more egotistical one has to be.  Also, as one goes further down, god becomes more and more of a sh*t he/she/it has to be.   The “god is a jerk” principle starts with jerk, proceeding to giant prick, and culminating in “god is a gaping a**shole.”  My bets are on the first one.

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