Though you have to believe in something to shout at it. So I would rather you ignore god. One of the multitude of reasons being just in case there is some sort of collective psychic phenomena that could cause a parasitic entity like “god” to exist. Another thing I would like to say while we’re on the subject of psychic phenomena is that of you need the assistance of some supernatural being to effect the natural world, you’re doing something wrong. Knowledge and the work of your hands will always accomplish more in the natural world than the supernatural will. For example, I have personally seen many tens of thousands of houses and other structures that were built by man. But I have never heard of one that people watched being built by supernatural means. I could just imagine wood being sawed with saws and nails being hammered all by themselves. Yet there are many deranged people who think that religion and all the supernatural crap that goes along with it is about the most important thing there is. If not THE most important thing there is. Also, even if there were some sort of favorable supernatural effect to come from faith in some religion, the overall harm that it does to our species would make it not worthwhile.
Apart from creating evil, it seems that god also prefers that you live in dirt. Because in Amos 6:8, it says:
“The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.”
I guess god got tired of complaining about their bad actions, so he decided to abhor the excellency of Jacob too. Which I don’t think was very nice. As long as any opulence is deserved; isn’t overdone or harmful to the environment, or isn’t at the unreasonable expense of the poor, I see nothing wrong with it. Then, because god hates the “excellency of Jacob” and his palaces, he apparently was going to cause the city to be taken in war. But to me, as the old saying goes, that would be “throwing the baby out with the bath water.”
This next paragraph shows another example of the bible trying to get you to accept something that is unacceptable. In Hab. 3:8, it says:
“Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? Was thine anger against the rivers? Was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didn’t ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?”
I would first like to say that it’s sickening to punish the rivers or the sea. Because those things are incapable of malicious intent and are therefore unworthy of punishment. So it seems we have another example of god causing unwarranted destruction. Now the rivers and sea could be a parable for something else. But what it says would still be bad because it gives the impression of punishing the innocent. Then it refers to god riding his horses and chariots of salvation. Not the horses and chariots of destruction, woe or something like that as you would expect. Instead, you’re led to believe that affliction is salvation. Which is something only a devil would do. Though it’s possible that punishment could lead to “salvation.” But of itself, it is not “salvation.” It is punishment.
You probably all know that sometimes little things mean a lot. But in Zec. 4:10, it says:
“For who hath despised the day of the small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.”
All I have to say here is that I don’t think that they should be exemplifying the despising of small things.
There are a couple of bad things about what this next paragraph says. In Zec. 10:4, it says:
“Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.”
First it says that the corner, nail and battle bow came from god. So it seems that you’re again expected to believe that everything comes from god. Which is stupid. Also, you may remember the bible making disparaging remarks about people prospering because they created “wicked devices.” But according to this, god is responsible for the creation of those “wicked devices.” Then it says that every oppressor comes from god. And of course god wouldn’t create them unless they served some useful purpose. Which is not only untrue, but a stunningly vile thing to teach. But with god himself being a tyrant, it’s no wonder that he would feel that people need tyrants here on earth as well. Though sadly, with most people cherishing stupidity or freedom from responsibility, as telling them that god is responsible for everything allows them to do, oppressors or tyrants are unavoidable.
Now to revisit the idea of the necessity for god to create evil, the wicked, oppressors or whatever, there may be some of you out there who would say that if evil wasn’t necessary, why does it exist. Well to answer that, the first question to ask is what evil is. Though a whole book could be written on the subject, I’ll do what I can in what little space I allow myself here. First of all, as I talked about before, there are many different levels of evil. For example, stealing candy from a baby is evil. To keep stealing candy from babies is really evil. To kill the baby and take the candy would be extremely evil. Worse yet would be to kill the baby, eat it, and save the candy for desert. So I would say on this point that the worse or more frequent a crime is, the less possibility for any perceived necessity for it would be. Then, in judging its necessity, the next question to ask is why it happens.
Well most of the answer to that lies in the animal world. Which despite what the bible teaches, we are part of. Animals commit “evil” acts themselves. But unlike other animals, we have the ability to articulate what wrong acts are, why they are wrong and the future consequences of wrong acts. Despite this, people to varying degrees still sometimes commit wrong acts. There are more reasons why than I will bother going into. But the biggest reason is in the human mind receiving chemical rewards. Because often in life, that is the only kind of reward we receive. Every disreputable human action that I have mentioned in this book has been due to receiving pleasurable brain drugs. Along with many others that I haven’t mentioned. Such as picking a fight with somebody or relatively harmless ones like jumping out of airplanes. The key to fighting evil certainly can’t be found with religion and its justification for evil. It is done by trying to control your impulses. In most cases, you don’t need to do it completely like a monk. All you need to do is recognize and control them.
Though this becomes more difficult to do where the Jewish controlled media is concerned. Where for cheap thrills, all sorts of unfortunate things are promoted.
Such as gangsters; outlaws; bikers and other lowlifes; rich criminals; egomaniacal pro wrestlers; violent sports, etc. It may not be good for the human psyche, but it apparently doesn’t matter as long as it makes money. Also, I remember hearing about a study in which somebody once categorized over a hundred different kinds of intelligence. I would have to imagine that there an equal number of ways that somebody could justify various kinds of unsavory acts. Then when you add to that the examples set for us by corrupt officials, ignorant parents, greedy companies who pander to mankind’s destructive nature and treat employees like expendable machines, etc, it’s a wonder that we manage to do good at all.
That we do manage to still do good challenges any notion that evil is somehow necessary. There are a few other possible justifications for evil that I would also like to mention. First, as far as a learning process in children goes, it could be helpful for a child to experience what is wrong to appreciate what is right. Unfortunately, a child could also develop a taste for the thrill of getting away with some wrong act. Or discover the usefulness of lying in such an instance. But an adult would likely be able to reason why such things are bad even in the absence of such experiences. It may also be helpful for some stupid criminal to appreciate how bad unsavory acts are when they are committed against them instead. But that hardly justifies evil either.
A criminal may also feel justified in criminal behavior to reciprocate against a perceived social injustice. But one of the problems with that is that social “injustice” could possibly sometimes be justified. Another thing is that criminal behavior could reinforce a possible oppressor’s feelings that even an unjust social maltreatment is justified. So committing those criminal acts wouldn’t be helping matters much. Also, no matter how foreign the concept of something harsh like criminal behavior became to people, it’s likely that they would do what is necessary to survive. So in my opinion, evil to some degree may be unavoidable, but I can’t see it being necessary. Especially not to the level that the bible would have you believe it is.
In a surprising bit of honesty, this next paragraph speaks of god’s rather benign reaction to being called evil. In Mal. 2:17, it says:
“Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we
wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?”
Of all the things that could anger god, you would think that being called a lover of evil would be at the top of the list. But instead of angering him it only wearies him. Well at least he isn’t angered by the truth.
The last teaching of evil in the old testament that I would like to comment on is
in Mal. 4:2. In it is a reaffirmation of why I believe the bible so often calls pride a sin. It says:
“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”
First of all, not only do they again try to promote the unfortunate act of fearing god, but they say something good will come from it. Though as far as fearing god goes, the only real good thing that interests me is obtaining freedom from that fear. The point that comes up next is another reason why I think they call pride a sin. Which is that nobody with an ounce of pride, self esteem or common sense would stand for being treated like calves of the stall. Now for those of you who don’t know what calves of the stall are, chances are you will find the answer disgusting. To make corned beef, from what I have heard, they keep calves confined in stalls. If I am not mistaken, they also keep them in the dark. Which is an apt metaphor for religion. They also feed them on a diet that makes them anemic until the time comes to slaughter them. It is the most disgusting treatment of animals that I have ever heard of. And to do so just for the sake of flavor makes it even worse. So for god to treat people in any sort of similar manner at all, the proper adjective fails me in describing my complete disdain for any creature that would do such a thing.
If there were any such creature, I would hope that it would know that I am only speaking figuratively when I say that it can “eat me!” I hold an equal amount of disgust for any religious person that would try to justify god’s view of us in this manner. And anybody who would accept such a relationship with god would be doing the world a favor by shooting a large caliber hollow point bullet through their “brain.” Now despite the bible’s vile teachings, you should never consider yourselves or others as cattle. Or as part of some sort of “food chain” as they talked about here. Neither is it a sin to be free! People at least in theory should be allowed to be in control of their own destinies. Whatever they may be. So instead of all the shepherd-sheep garbage, which you will be seeing a good number of the additional examples of later, it would have been more helpful if they instead promoted people doing what is right. In the long run first and in the short term second. Also, instead of all this shepherd-sheep garbage, they should have instead talked more about how to refrain from being jerks toward each other. Which in my opinion, being a sheep is a pretty useless solution to.