Just asking

What's up with the atheists? I don't have a problem with them, or their beliefs. That I have a different opinion, is irrelevant. My issue is more with their methods lately, of recruiting new members, or non-members, I'm not sure how to classify. I would think that if you were an atheist, that would mean that you didn't have to get up early on Sundays, would always volunteer to work Christmas and wouldn't end up with 30 packages of peeps in April. I guess there is an actual organization, which strikes me as funny. You have group meetings, just to say you don't believe in God? Seems like a waste of time, whats the advantage? What do you gain by trying to convince someone that there is no God? Seems odd to me. There are billboards in the Des Moines area that say something to the effect,

Know there is no God? So do we.

OK, so now what? Why do you pool your money for that reason, to buy a billboard? Am I alone here? Again, I'm ok with them not believing, I've been there, before I started my own research, but I don't understand the recruitment. There seems to be so much more you could promote that you DO believe in. Why pay for a sign of your negativity? Sounds a bit insecure or unsure to me. I personally don't believe in UFO's, but I will promise you with 100% certainty, I will not spend one dime to promote that belief. You just heard my whole anti-UFO speal for free, exactly what it is worth.

Here is a question to ponder, something that I have discussed with "non-believers" as well. When you are involved in a serious moment, life or death, what is going through your mind? Lets say someone close to you was just in a serious, and I mean serious, accident. What is happening in your noggin? I can tell you what I'm doing, I'm praying. I'm praying to God to heal. I'm not saying it will happen, me and God aren't on a "I owe you one" basis, so His will be done. But that doesn't change what I'm thinking. I've asked my "non-believer" friends:

Me: What are you thinking in times of tragedy?
Them: I'm talking over my fears, concerns and wants. What I wish would happen.
Me: Yeah, it's called prayer you dip shit. OK then, who are you talking too, yourself?
Them: No, I believe in a higher power.
Me: Yep, me too, His name is God, what is your higher powers name?
Them: They don't have a name.
Me: Well call him God and get off your "I just want to be different" horse, it smells.

The second person I asked had a sad answer.

Me: What are you thinking in times of tragedy?
Them: Nothing.
Me: Nothing? Mind is blank?
Them: Yep.

That is sad, and a little scary to me. I don't want to be alone in my time of need, and with God, I never feel totally alone. To an atheist, this whole post is ridiculous and they think I'm nuts, but I'm fine with that. I wrote once that I heard Bill Maher make a comment on his show once that struck me as funny. He was talking to a Born Again, and he said to the guy, "What if your wrong?" The guy had the perfect response, "What if you are?" I guess if I'm going to be wrong, I'd rather be wrong living my life following the teachings of Jesus, than being wrong and living my life through the teachings of society. I've been in that school, it sucks and the graduation party is hell.