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How’s the Weather? Godless Weather Forecasts

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In the old days there were no weather forecasts, no weathermen on TV (no TV either) and no daily breakdown of weather and other meteorological issues on every newspaper and web site. I’m sure it does not shock you to learn that in the year 1,400 there were no web sites, no TV and no daily papers. However in parts of Europe there was this thing called the inquisition, which is nothing like weather forecasts.

People who believed (and everyone was forced to believe) had a very strong conviction that it was god who controlled the sky and the seas, it was god who decided if it will rain and therefore if it will be a good harvest year, or there will be storms, floods and heavy snow in winter. That was all god, and it had a very close link to human behavior, simply meaning that if you were good the weather would have turned out nicely for you, and if you were bad you should have prepared for a rough time.

Of course monotheistic religions borrowed the idea of weather and god from the pagans before them, they only thought that the idea of different gods taking care of different elements was ridiculous and somehow it was clear to them that’s its just one god who does everything.

See, in ancient times humans were afraid most of the time, from almost anything, because it meant trouble, disease and death. They did not have any way of telling if and when the sun would rise the next day, if it will snow in August and if night would not fall unexpectedly in the middle of the day for a few minutes. So there was some sense in developing an idea of naughty gods playing around with the weather, but today? when any 12 year old can see what the weather would be like? (well, not exactly how it will be like, but most of the time).

And somehow this not only escapes the minds of believers everywhere, it is so natural for them that today, using science, we can easily predict the weather, that believers have just shifted from the god who controls rains to something a little more dramatic, the god who controls earthquakes and hurricanes, and if one day science will discover a way to predict those they will probably move to another thing.

Weather Forecast - in the 1,400s it would have been a capital crime

Fanatical Jews in the West Bank

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A couple of days ago we mentioned Israeli settlers in the West Bank vandalizing a mosque and spray painting graffiti over its walls, now it seems that they apply the same principle to Israel’s army barracks in the same piece of land.

These Israeli settlers are more like fanatical Jews who believe that god wants them to fight and beat the Arabs Muslims and as a result they behave like a mini version of fascism, why mini you ask? well, they are a minority in this region, the mainstream Israeli seem to dislike them almost as much as the Palestinian they insult and bother.

And once again it is only because of religious dogma that Muslims can be treated this way, but in our case it is the Israeli, mainly Jewish, Army that was attacked, bu Jews… confusing right?, well not so much, since they believe that the Jewish god is clearly against anyone who is not with them, including Jews.

Same treatment as Muslim, Israeli Fanatical Religious burns everything

Iran Murders 3 Iranians for Being Born Gay

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Not the first time that the Iranians have executed gays, and sadly not the last time, this is what expects all of us if Islam will have its way in the world. Any gay activity can be punished by death, the poor men and women who have just been born with this sexual tendency can beg all they want, Iran wants to see them dead, as well as other groups who had the misfortune of being born to a certain religion.

Check out this link with the story about Iran hanging 3 men for gay sex, at least they report it which seems difficult since there is no such thing as being gay for the Iranian president, he was proud to say so when he talked to an American audience in the U.S.A. (watch the video and you will hear people laugh when he tells them there are no homosexuals in his country, they actually laugh)

 

Dalai Lama Asks Us Not to Hold Dogma Accountable

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Apparently there are many different meetings and conferences these days, just hours before the world remembers the September 11th, 2001 attack, that are trying to get as many different religious leaders in them to tell the world what is the hard learned lesson that we all learned on that terrible day – do not hold anyone accountable for what happened, it is not religion that did it, its just people.

OH REALLY? So, if it does say so, explicitly in the Koran that you should kill infidels and unbelievers, and if you are a person who truly (somehow) believes that god has written every word of that book (as read to his illiterate messenger in the desert) would you not think that god has clearly told you that killing infidels is exactly what he needs and wants?

Would you not say that the very spontaneous and joyous celebrations that spread out all around the Muslim world as word of the attacks reflect how clear this is to anyone believing Muslim?, and if it is so wrong, how can it be that since that dark day nearly 10 years ago so many similar attacks happened all over the world?

The Dalai Lama is in one of those things that are probably created by Muslims to try and stick as many other religions with them as they say it not religion. This one is in Canada, and the title of the news story I saw is that the Dalai Lama is asking for everyone to stop correlating religion with the crazy acts of individuals, well that could have been easier if the whole religion is based on turning everyone around you to a believer or a corps.

I say paint all religions, including the one of the Dalai Lama (who is a nice man and all, but still follows a dogma just like any other religion) in its true colors, from plain evil to mad, sadistic and arrogant, religions are exactly what their devote followers do and should be held accountable for each and every action, especially Islam which is trying to use everyone around to decrease its level of guiltiness in the slaughter of thousands of innocent people all around the world in these last 10 years.

It will not matter how many Buddhists, Jewish scholars and Christian pastors Muslim will gather up to say that all of them are not guilty, of course they are not guilty, Islam alone is guilty, and it cant help it – as far as they are concerned it is the express wish of god to have Muslims cut heads of infidels.

Dalai Lama - Buddhism did'nt do it, yeah we know that, Islam did.