Comments on: My New(est) Religion http://tancast.com/2009/10/07/my-newest-religion/ Podcasting both weekly and weakly. Mon, 21 May 2012 02:28:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tim Babb (TANcasts #1 Host/Editor Fan) http://tancast.com/2009/10/07/my-newest-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-6072 Tim Babb (TANcasts #1 Host/Editor Fan) Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:47:40 +0000 http://tancast.com/?p=1004#comment-6072 YES!!! Andy made a typo! Suck it, Mr. High and mighty blogger! Don't you wish there was a God now to absolve you of your sins, you condescending fuckstick?! HAHA HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA YES!!! Andy made a typo! Suck it, Mr. High and mighty blogger! Don’t you wish there was a God now to absolve you of your sins, you condescending fuckstick?! HAHA HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

]]> By: Andy http://tancast.com/2009/10/07/my-newest-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-6071 Andy Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:45:54 +0000 http://tancast.com/?p=1004#comment-6071 The artillery that fires shells only has one "n" in the middle? I'll go fix that. The artillery that fires shells only has one “n” in the middle? I’ll go fix that.

]]> By: Geoff http://tancast.com/2009/10/07/my-newest-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-6070 Geoff Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:11:10 +0000 http://tancast.com/?p=1004#comment-6070 Nice blog, Andy. I like the idea of Super Panda only because I think pandas are cute. As a lazy man's fake religion, it's not quite as interesting to me. This is because I have no need for such a thing. The only time in my entire life when I felt uncomfortable being an atheist was when I purposefully put myself in a situation where I was surrounded by people of extreme faith (I attended a youth group at a local church for a while during high school). Otherwise, I can honestly say that I have never felt "mistrusted and discriminated against". Yes, we are a minority, but most people I've known don't really care. Maybe it helps that I've spent most of my life on the West Coast. Furthermore, even if I did feel hated all the time by the people around me, I wouldn't mind being "one of those damn dirty non-believers". You either believe in God or you don't. Pretending one way or the other to make life easier, even in jest, does a disservice to both groups of people as well as yourself. Of course, I can hardly condemn anyone for wanting to avoid the hassle of admitting to being an atheist (assuming that is the point of Super Panda), mostly because I can't justifiably condemn anyone for anything. In conclusion, it's spelled "canon". Nice blog, Andy. I like the idea of Super Panda only because I think pandas are cute. As a lazy man’s fake religion, it’s not quite as interesting to me. This is because I have no need for such a thing. The only time in my entire life when I felt uncomfortable being an atheist was when I purposefully put myself in a situation where I was surrounded by people of extreme faith (I attended a youth group at a local church for a while during high school). Otherwise, I can honestly say that I have never felt “mistrusted and discriminated against”. Yes, we are a minority, but most people I’ve known don’t really care. Maybe it helps that I’ve spent most of my life on the West Coast.

Furthermore, even if I did feel hated all the time by the people around me, I wouldn’t mind being “one of those damn dirty non-believers”. You either believe in God or you don’t. Pretending one way or the other to make life easier, even in jest, does a disservice to both groups of people as well as yourself.

Of course, I can hardly condemn anyone for wanting to avoid the hassle of admitting to being an atheist (assuming that is the point of Super Panda), mostly because I can’t justifiably condemn anyone for anything.

In conclusion, it’s spelled “canon”.

]]> By: Nate http://tancast.com/2009/10/07/my-newest-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-6067 Nate Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:59:41 +0000 http://tancast.com/?p=1004#comment-6067 Well put Andy, I’ve labeled myself as Agnostic for the majority of life now. I think that’s because I associate, probably wrongly that atheist’s are like the anti-missionary’s that some faiths have in that they are out there calling people sheep and actively trying to abolish their faith. Honestly I’m just too lazy for this, but then I think about it now and that’s just as silly as those extremist on the other side who would corner xap and try to bully her into “seeing the light”. I think now I am more inclined to say that I’m agnostic because it makes it easier on my wife. She doesn’t come right out and say it but I’ve stumbled over a diary of hers and it’s full of her dialogue with god. I realized then that she had a good deal more faith than I knew and was being kind to me and not forcing it on me. It was very humbling to know that she had this part of her that meant so much to her but she wasn’t expressing it because she knew it would make me uncomfortable. What can I say love makes you do some crazy things. That’s when I made the decision that I would let her raise our kids in whatever faith she wanted. I wouldn’t be a part of that in so much as I wouldn’t be guiding their spiritual development, but I would support them and answer their questions when they would ask “Why is daddy a heathen?” I think my lack of faith has shaped me well, as Bryce put it just because we don’t believe doesn’t mean we have no reason to be good. If anything it’s more of a reason to treat people right, because there is nothing waiting for us. We have this life, and only this life and it’s important that we enjoy it and live it without regrets. I’ve always lived by the golden rule not because it was religious but because it’s logical and right. I want to be treated well, I want people to go out of their ways to make me happy, so I’m going to lead by example. Well put Andy, I’ve labeled myself as Agnostic for the majority of life now. I think that’s because I associate, probably wrongly that atheist’s are like the anti-missionary’s that some faiths have in that they are out there calling people sheep and actively trying to abolish their faith. Honestly I’m just too lazy for this, but then I think about it now and that’s just as silly as those extremist on the other side who would corner xap and try to bully her into “seeing the light”. I think now I am more inclined to say that I’m agnostic because it makes it easier on my wife. She doesn’t come right out and say it but I’ve stumbled over a diary of hers and it’s full of her dialogue with god. I realized then that she had a good deal more faith than I knew and was being kind to me and not forcing it on me. It was very humbling to know that she had this part of her that meant so much to her but she wasn’t expressing it because she knew it would make me uncomfortable. What can I say love makes you do some crazy things. That’s when I made the decision that I would let her raise our kids in whatever faith she wanted. I wouldn’t be a part of that in so much as I wouldn’t be guiding their spiritual development, but I would support them and answer their questions when they would ask “Why is daddy a heathen?”

I think my lack of faith has shaped me well, as Bryce put it just because we don’t believe doesn’t mean we have no reason to be good. If anything it’s more of a reason to treat people right, because there is nothing waiting for us. We have this life, and only this life and it’s important that we enjoy it and live it without regrets. I’ve always lived by the golden rule not because it was religious but because it’s logical and right. I want to be treated well, I want people to go out of their ways to make me happy, so I’m going to lead by example.

]]> By: Bryce http://tancast.com/2009/10/07/my-newest-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-6059 Bryce Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:57:17 +0000 http://tancast.com/?p=1004#comment-6059 BeIng a skinny, straight, atheist male isn't easy either. I work at a shipyard surrounded by mostly older black guys who can't read, cheat on their wives, and always talk about how devoted they are to the bible. I'm honest with them and a lot of them can't even look at me once they realize I'm a "sec-ulah sadin-ist". I mean, fuck, I used to be in a teen church about eight years ago teaching the shit, but by that point I was heavily doubting shit. Especially when I opened my mind up to philosophy and other religions. How can they all exist? If I was born somewhere else, I could have only known THAT religion. Would that make me a bad person? No. Being an atheist makes me enjoy life more. To me, this is it. Heaven and hell. Just be a "good person". The guys at work think that without a higher power, I have no reason to be good, therefore I'm evil. Fuck'em. I'm good to everyone I meet until they're a dick to me. Then I just ignore them. I'm good because it makes me feel happy to help others and I'm understanding of other's beliefs. If you're a christian, good for you. Buhdist, Satanist? Cool. Just live your life and I'll keep living mine. As far as I know, I have one life. I'm just doing the best that I can. BeIng a skinny, straight, atheist male isn’t easy either. I work at a shipyard surrounded by mostly older black guys who can’t read, cheat on their wives, and always talk about how devoted they are to the bible. I’m honest with them and a lot of them can’t even look at me once they realize I’m a “sec-ulah sadin-ist”. I mean, fuck, I used to be in a teen church about eight years ago teaching the shit, but by that point I was heavily doubting shit. Especially when I opened my mind up to philosophy and other religions. How can they all exist? If I was born somewhere else, I could have only known THAT religion. Would that make me a bad person? No.

Being an atheist makes me enjoy life more. To me, this is it. Heaven and hell. Just be a “good person”. The guys at work think that without a higher power, I have no reason to be good, therefore I’m evil. Fuck’em. I’m good to everyone I meet until they’re a dick to me. Then I just ignore them. I’m good because it makes me feel happy to help others and I’m understanding of other’s beliefs. If you’re a christian, good for you. Buhdist, Satanist? Cool. Just live your life and I’ll keep living mine. As far as I know, I have one life. I’m just doing the best that I can.

]]> By: xapnomapcase http://tancast.com/2009/10/07/my-newest-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-6057 xapnomapcase Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:17:06 +0000 http://tancast.com/?p=1004#comment-6057 Sir, it is as if you've reached into my head and pulled the words out. Which is kind of gross, but there you are. I've been an Athiest since childhood, and have had to deal with a lot of people of faith coming down on me for it. The most memorable of these was in High School Spanish class. There was a substitute that day, who just happened to work for the Catholic Church. So, there was this one kid who was a friend of mine, who was talking about me to this other kid, who happened to be the son of a pastor. It was mentioned that I didn't believe in God, which shocked the PK beyond belief. So...we happened to be in Spanish together, and he saw fit to spread it to everyone. They all became indignant, and thought it would be a great way to pull me back into the faith by standing around me at my desk, yelling at me because I didn't believe just as they did. It was almost the entire class, mind, so I was surrounded, and had nowhere to go. Remember the substitute? Did he say something to anyone, stopping the ruckus? Did he bollocks. He just sat back and watched. I've found this kind of thing happens to me whenever I'm around those with strong faith. Perhaps not quite as extreme, but it's still uncomfortable. So, you can imagine that as a fat, bisexual, athiest female, I'm just the person who is bringing down society, one moral code at a time. Sir, it is as if you’ve reached into my head and pulled the words out. Which is kind of gross, but there you are.

I’ve been an Athiest since childhood, and have had to deal with a lot of people of faith coming down on me for it. The most memorable of these was in High School Spanish class. There was a substitute that day, who just happened to work for the Catholic Church.

So, there was this one kid who was a friend of mine, who was talking about me to this other kid, who happened to be the son of a pastor. It was mentioned that I didn’t believe in God, which shocked the PK beyond belief. So…we happened to be in Spanish together, and he saw fit to spread it to everyone. They all became indignant, and thought it would be a great way to pull me back into the faith by standing around me at my desk, yelling at me because I didn’t believe just as they did. It was almost the entire class, mind, so I was surrounded, and had nowhere to go.

Remember the substitute? Did he say something to anyone, stopping the ruckus? Did he bollocks. He just sat back and watched.

I’ve found this kind of thing happens to me whenever I’m around those with strong faith. Perhaps not quite as extreme, but it’s still uncomfortable.

So, you can imagine that as a fat, bisexual, athiest female, I’m just the person who is bringing down society, one moral code at a time.

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