the problem with atheists.

Regardless of whether one is religious or secular in their belief systems, there are only two sources of moral and ethical authority one can claim.

Either human(s) are God or God(s) are God. Those are the only options. And atheists have to take the first option by definition. Which means that they are left holding the bag as to why *some* people’s opinions (the atheists’) about what’s ‘right’, ‘wrong’ and ‘moral’ are privileged over all other humans’ opinions of same.

I don’t wanna worship other humans, which is one of my secular reasons for not being an atheist. Also the racisms and classisms and sexisms of atheism don’t make the case for it as a belief system.

No atheist has yet come up with a reason why their opinion that child molestation is ‘wrong’ should be taken more seriously than the opinion of someone who thinks it is ‘right’ or ‘ok’ or ‘acceptable’. Unless, you know, one plans to worship the atheist as a god.

Arguments about why some humans are inherently better-equipped to decide what’s what than others tend to lead down unpleasant paths. Oh, eugenics, where art thou? and all that.

I’ll never understand God, by definition. But I always understand my fellow human beings, and I never get confused about power-seeking and egomania where they occur. Or self-loathing masquerading as nihilism. Funny how atheists don’t tend to be into having large familes, but snark at ‘religious’ people for thinking too hard about a Heavenly reward.

ALL other humans are just as pitiful and small and weak and fragile as I am. And that’s why I don’t buy the atheist argument that I should worship (usually upper middle class western white) other people instead.

[This was inspired by this angry diatribe against 'religious' people. Except the author of it meant Christians and maybe Muslims, but was too craven to come right out with it. I don't really tend to hear or see atheist rants against Wicca or Santeria, frex (although Santeria has quite a bit of Christian element in it). It's a minor thing, but it is irritating to hear atheists who really just hate Christians (and sometimes also Muslims) going on and on about how 'religion' makes them oh-so-angry. There's probably a word more specific for it (since it's not really atheism), but I've yet to see anyone bust out with it. The rant itself is amazing only for its templated quality, kinda like those scripts that generate romance novels or summat.]