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Monday, June 20, 2011

I Hate the Roadrunner

Steven Weinberg, a pernicious atheist, says that Yahweh is the most disagreeable character in fiction in the same way that Iago (Othello's traitorous ensign) is a disagreeable character*. He claims that he cannot hate a fictional character. Jack Miles in "God: a Biography" treats Yahweh/Elohim as a schizophrenic mash-up of several fictional pre-Judaic deities. I am certain Miles hates Yahweh because Miles seems too smart for his own good and sows confusion among believers. Is it difficult to hate a fictional character? Not if you try hard enough.

Dr. Steven Weinberg, Nobel Laureate in Physics, God hater, Atheist Jew, Texas Longhorn

I will ignore the nuanced position of these effete intellectuals who suggest that dislike for fictional characters cannot result in palpable hatred. It's the old slippery slope from hating these fictional characters to hating the fans. The next step is a march to the gas chambers. Read your history books.

S E Cupp, the unicorn who lives in a magical garden, claims that without equivocation "most" atheists "hate" god. This leads to mistreatment of the believers by the godless.  These god-fearing Americans can no longer live their pious lives free of non-stop harassment from atheists in this increasingly secular nation. Fully one in fifteen citizens of this formerly great country don't believe in god and cannot rest until the other fourteen fifteenths finally give up and quit worshiping the Lord of Hosts (that's the God of War if you are keeping up with the many identities of the 'monotheistic god' (i.e. an ensemble of human dispositions). Especially loathsome is private worship and quite prayer - If we cannot catch them and torment them mercilessly our lives are not complete. A unicorn said it, I believe it, that's final.

SE Cupp eating breakfast while worrying about Christians

Here's how I know SE Cupp is correct. First, SE Cupp is a unicorn who lives in a magic garden and unicorns are sticklers about researching the facts. Second, I hate the Road Runner with a burning passion. The Roadrunner may seem to you like a fictional cartoon character. But I'm open minded about the reality or Kant's 'thing in itself'  which is in this case a cartoon character. And I really would like to meet Jessica Rabbit in person so keep hope alive.

I cannot wait for Wile E. Coyote to fry the Road Runner in butter. God help me - I cannot imagine a world where this bird continues to taunt the Coyote. If anyone tells me they enjoy watching the Road Runner escape time and again - I hate them too. The friend of my enemy is my enemy. That's how I roll.

S E Cupp writes about this in her new book which I am too busy to read because I'm catching up on "The Wire". I might get around to reading some unicorn truthiness after I finish season 3. But between internet porn, watching Netflix and all the time I spend punching Christians in the face, I've gotten behind on my reading. Regardless, my atheism has sapped my concern about other people's humanity. It's more satisfying to hate god if I can vent my anger on a punk third-grader in Vacation Bible School.

*The Atheism Tapes by Jonathan Miller, Episode 2 - available on Netflix

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