“Faith means making a virtue out of not thinking.” – Bill Maher

I went to see Bill Maher’s Religulous on a first date back in fall 2008 when it came out.  We were both atheists (or agnostics) and we both laughed the entire way through it.  Religulous is what everyone should be watching today to learn how to turn their minds back on and think logically again.  Rapture?  What rapture?  Yeah, nothing’s happened and I’m pretty certain nothing will happen.  

I can’t wait for all of the religious nuts out in Times Square to start backtracking and saying that we got the date wrong, and that it’s actually next Thursday!… or whatever.  I might go there tonight after a few drinks out for a friend’s birthday on Eighth Avenue.  I was told yesterday that they’ve gotten this date wrong many, many times.  So, why are rational, educated human beings still buying into this complete bullshit?  Some people say that they hate Maher because he’s too mean and not funny anymore, but he has every right to be crossing that “too mean”-line when evangelicals are running our government.  

Personally I think you should have to be an atheist (or an agnostic) to run for any office. This way we know the candidate is thinking with their mind, and that their head isn’t filled with lies from a made up book of fairy tales.

Now, please, go and get wasted on this beautiful day of Rapture made up by the crazies of this world!  Or… at the very least, you should be listening the cast recording of Sherie Rene Scott’s Everyday Rapture.  I leave you with one question, awesome people who read my ramblings: Why are you religious?  I’m not going to comment or offer rebuttal, I just want to read your thoughts.

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