Reflections of a Teenage Atheist
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About Me
Many of us around the world, theists and atheists alike, have heard the long speeches of famous atheists such as Richard Dawkins, John Lennon, etm. And yet, if you look at all these bright, spirited people, you notice something. But what is it? Oooh... That's right! Look again at all these famous FreeThinkers, and ask yourself, "How old are these chaps?" I'll tell you. Most of them are getting up there in that age ranking. No offense to anyone of the same age. I've been told philosophers age like fine wine :P But, one thing I've continually noticed in my 3 years of Atheism is that there are very few young atheists out there, speaking their minds. So here I am. I'm willing to take that step, and spill out the contents of my brain over the internet, from this here Tumblr site. Let's hope it gets messy! :)
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scheherazadia asked: ALDENALDENALDEN(:
I hope you are'nt disgusted with the overwhelming amounts of Klaine/ Tom Felton/ Darren Criss/ Michael Weatherly on my tumblr.
<3,
Tanikaa~Actually, that might be just the perfect word…
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“Tunisia lit the candle, Egypt blew on it, and now, it is spreading.”
(Source: lumosed)
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95% of people on my Tumblr won’t read this, but as we speak, Libyan people are being massacred, because they’re rebelling against an unfair government. The elderly, women, children, everyone in Libya is in danger tonight. It’s genocide. Reblog this to raise awareness and support the revolution.
(Source: never-gonna-grow-up)
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Thank You Bill O’Reilly, for Making Me Feel So Smart
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New Video SOON!
Working on a new Youtube video, titled “Thank you Bill O’Reilly, for making me feel smart!”
While you’re waiting, please feel free to browse and entertain yourself with my astounding collection of *two* videos at my YouTube channel, here.
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adorable…
(via cyanideandhappiness)
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Confessions Of A Teenage Atheist— Do you ever wish…?
Do you ever wish you believed in a God?
I sure do.
Why?
I remember believing… It was like there was someone always there for you, someone to thank for the good things, someone to blame for the wrong things.
If you wish you did, why don’t you believe in God?
7th grade was a tough time for me. I honestly can’t even remember why, but, in spite becoming a blossoming Atheist and meeting one of my closest friends, it was a time of depression and sadness. It was as if, by becoming Atheist, I lost that presence, that “God” I could use to explain everything. And then, towards the end of that school year, I had a “non-religious experience”, if you will. I realized that, even without God, there IS someone I can thank for all the good things. Myself.
That sounds pretty egotistical of you.
I realize that. Attributing good things to myself— what ISN’T egotistical about that? However, along with all the right things come the wrong things. It just the way of the world. When I saw that my life was in MY hands and not the hands of some divine being, I realized that I was responsible for myself too. Sure, good things may come of it, but, as I said, bad things will too. And without God, there is no one to blame but myself. The word I’m looking for is (say it with me)— self-responsibility.
In seeing this, I had a revelation. I am in charge of my own fate. I am my own person. Not the person God wants me to be, not the person my parents want me to be, not the person my teachers want, but who I want to be. And this revelation, I strongly believe (heh.) to be the most important one I’ve had in my life. That kind of freedom is the closest mankind can come to any sort on Nirvana, realizing we are our own.
If you are so happy without God, then why do you wish?
Anyone over the age of 8 can tell you that self-responsibility can be a pain in the ass. As a high-schooler living with a physical disability, I can second that. I second it like hell. Life can be tough, disability or not. Every single one of my friends will tell you that I’m not actually disabled, because I don’t let it get me down or stop me. But that’s not necessarily true. Sometimes, when I’m REALLY hurting, I want to scream. I want to blame someone. But who? My mother? They’re her faulty genes, after all. But no, that’s not fair. Neither is blaming myself.
I guess what I’m trying to say is that I don’t wish for a God, I wish for a scapegoat. I wish for someone to blame, to curse, to be angry at in those times when there is no one at fault, no bad guy. And yet, I push through. I deal with it.
For any fellow Atheists who might be reading this, I ask you- Am I alone in these feelings? Or do you ever wish for someone too?
And now, I thank you for reading this. I have to get up for school in 6 hours and 50 minutes, so I should probably get some sleep for my already-sleep-deprived mind.
Good night, all.
And seriously.
Think about it.
Answer.
I’m really quite curious.
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“Jesus Camp” Thoughts, Post 5
There are a million other things I could say about that same woman, but I’m going to restrain myself.
NOTE* All those other things I’m not saying? Yeah, they took place within a minute of my last post.
Anyway. It’s 9:00, and I have school tomorrow. I’m gonna go take a shower, and lie in bed, fibbing to myself about how well I’m going to sleep.
Three cheers for insomnia, and I’ll continue this tomorrow!!
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“Jesus Camp” Thoughts, Post 4
16:45:
“God didn’t say ‘have children and give my kids to someone else for 8 hours a day.’”
That is one of the most depressing uses of logic I have ever seen. We’ve all heard “_____ because God said so.”
But never have I heard “_____ because God DIDN’T say so.”
There are an INFINITE amount of things God DIDN’T say that I bring up about the woman who said this, just by looking at a still shot of 16:51!
Wear that green tank top.
Buy a wooden chair.
Take daily multi-vitamins.
And yet, you do them. Your logic has failed in INFINITE aspects.
Congratz ><
And, for the record, “public school” is not a verb.
Thanks.
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