Updated:
06/2010
AFTER
CHRISTIANITY – WHAT?
OR
AFTER ATHEISM – WHAT?
MOST
ATHEISTS DO NOT CALL THEMSELVES ATHEISTS!
Most
Atheists simply think of themselves as trying to be honest and informed in
their decisions and conclusions. Atheism is the scientific method of thinking.
(It is a philosophy not a conclusion.) The philosophy of Atheism is not to be
confused with one of its conclusions. If one uses the honest philosophy of
Atheism and uses the scholarly open-minded research methods of Atheism, he is an
intellectual Atheist in his thinking no matter what he calls himself.
What happens philosophically, after one actually begins to utilize
the honest open-minded Atheistic approach to the problems and questions of
life? What happens when one begins an honest quest for truth and morality in his own personal life?
What happens when one realizes that most of the common religious
and social teachings are simply religious and social propaganda designed to
herd mankind deeper into slavery-hood? What happens when one realizes that
these are simply efforts to enslave the minds of sincere people who wish to do
right and who wish to do good?
Here is what really
does happen when one honestly opens his mind. He gradually becomes a true
Atheist in his philosophy and in his activities even if he calls himself a
Christian. Yes, a person can call himself a Christian and still follow the
open-minded approach to the problems and quandaries of life. That is because
Atheism is the method of honest scientific research and thinking about the
problems and claims that daily confront us. Atheism is not merely the
conclusion that there are no Gods as described to us by the religions.
The quest for truth and morality will never cease to be of concern
to the Atheist. Now that his life and mind has been cleansed and freed from
falsehood, fantasy and false faith, the Atheist becomes open to follow the
paths of truth no matter where those paths lead.
ONE CAN
BECOME ATHEISTIC IN HIS THINKING WITHOUT BEING LABLED AS AN ATHEIST BY OTHERS!
Why must honest thinking people suffer under the nametag of
“Atheism” falsely placed upon us by religion? Why has no Atheist ever been
allowed to define Atheism for the reference books in the USA? The nametag
“Atheist” is one of the Christian methods of censoring and criminalizing the
honest philosophy of Clear Thinking (or Atheism). The dictionary and
encyclopedic definitions of Atheism is just another Christian attempt to
further the illusion that Atheism is immoral, ungodly and anti spiritual.
Religion always fears the light of truth. When Atheism focuses honesty upon
religion it is revealed as the demonic deception that it is. Yes! The truth
tellers of Atheism are the most feared people by those who operate by deception
and lies. This includes both religion and politics. It also includes
corporatism and its lies and deceptions.
Atheism is the conclusion that honest thinking is better than
believing unsupported mystical claims. Atheism is not the conclusion that there
are no Gods. Atheism is the conclusion that there are no such Gods as described
to us by the various religions.
If evidence or proof were presented that there really are religious
God then Atheists would conclude that there is a religious God, but they would
still be Atheists in their “methods” of thinking.
The fact of the matter is one does not even become Atheistic in
his thinking if he is not concerned for Truth in research, Justice in
society and Morality in his own life and in the life of his fellow citizens. It
is the dishonesty and maliciousness of the world (and its institutions) that
drive certain honest moral individuals to examine the core of this dishonesty
and deception around them. They shortly observe and conclude that it is
“belief” in the false claims and declarations of their government and “belief”
in the false claims of their religion that fuels the fires of these hostile
criminal activities and attitudes in our world.
These honest people soon become Atheistic in their thinking. They
become more honest in their philosophical outlook on life. They often use other
names to identify themselves (like Free Thinker, Secularist, Humanist, Clear
Thinker and such). Some Atheists even call themselves Christians, and I think
rightly so because these Christian Atheists soon arrive at, and display, the
attitudes and actions of honesty and justice in their thinking and activities.
That way of acting and thinking is what Christianity calls Atheism.
Atheism
is not a rebellion against a God nor is it a rebellion against spirituality.
Atheism is a rebellion against falsehoods, injustices and evils.
If it were proven that there is a religious God then Atheists
would conclude that there is a religious God, but they would still be Atheists.
That is, they would still be against falsehood, injustice and immorality.
Atheism is simply the scientific method used to find, sort and examine the
information and facts about any matter. It is the method used to draw
conclusions that remain true to all the facts and retains harmony with good
wholesome morality. Then the Atheist constructs his life and lives it according
to those facts.
Atheism
is not a conclusion about a God.
Atheism
is the honest scientific method of thinking.
Atheism
is the hunt for truth, justice and morality.
Now
many people use the conclusions of Atheism to justify immoral and unjust
behavior just as many people use the teachings of religion to justify their
immoral and unjust behavior. Those people are neither Atheists nor or they
Christians. They are simply immoral people no matter what they call themselves.
They are following and acting out their own illogical and immoral beliefs.
Upon
close examination of the wickedness and destructiveness in the world, the moral
individual discovers that the root cause of these external and internal evils
of mankind is based upon what one accepts as being true. In other words, what
one “believes” (his religious, social and political philosophies) determines
one’s actions and reactions. Most people believe they are doing “good” even
when their actions and attitudes result in the worst of inhumane consequences.
If an action caused (or
supported) by a belief, results in immoral and inhumane conduct, crime, war and
destruction of society, then that belief is false.
The cause and propagation of these wicked activities are rooted in
one’s belief and in one’s acceptance of these falsehoods as being
true. Many people actually believe these anti-spiritual and anti-humane
teachings are “good.” They believe the claims and actions of their religion and
their government are good and true. They believe these
false claims and actions are based on “good and moral” thinking. They believe
these falsehoods are in some way coming from their God and are sanctioned
by Her or Him.
Therefore, some who call themselves good, patriotic believers in
Jesus or Allah will engage in and support harmful and destructive actions and
attitudes recommended by their government and their religion. Religion and
governments know they are lying to their believers. They call these lies “Noble Lies.” These lies
are used to keep people in an ignorant fog “for their own good” and for the
good and profit of the deceivers. A president once said, “If you knew what I
know you would agree with me.” That is how political and religious lies work!
By “Believing” in the immoral, the unjust and the unbelievable lies, people are
deceived. Then they commit evil with a good conscience and expect a reward from
their government and a heavenly reward from their religion.
These
religious and political beliefs, based on falsehoods, lies and propaganda, not
only promote war, crime, greed and other inhumanities they also separate the
individual from himself and from true personal spiritual growth.
Personal spiritual growth is destroyed by these false religious
and false political teachings and actions. Believers are taught that one can
only have a spiritual, godly and moral life by placing his trust (believing) in
the claims and promises of his religious institution and by placing his faith
and future in the hands of the immoral teachings, claims and propaganda of
their religion and government.
Here
is a secret for you! Atheism is simply the first honest step a person (or
mankind) must take on the road to sanity. Atheism is simply the first rung on the
ladder reaching from insanity to sanity. Yes! Mankind as a whole is now insane.
Atheists have researched, studied, and proven that the origins of all religions
and governments are not only manmade, but are made to be a political force
(hierarchy) used to control and manipulate the people.
Atheism is not the negation of the good nor is it the end of
spiritual growth as claimed by the religions. Atheism is simply the scientific
method used to identify the unjust, the untrue and the evil taught to us by religion
and government, which our authorities call “The Truth.” Atheists then reject
the lies, fabrication and propaganda of these untrue claims by religion and
government.
Indeed, after the rejection of these untrue beliefs, Atheism
becomes fertile ground for the attitude of honesty and justice. Atheism
promotes the continued hunt for truth and the return of the individual to the
good, the moral, and the sane personal spiritual life.
Generally
speaking, Atheists are far more moral and spiritual than Christians because
they are more concerned with truth, honesty and justice. They are willing to
change their conclusions when new or different facts are found. Atheists are
more in harmony with themselves, with nature and more secure in their own
decisions and actions. Atheists are more spiritual in their self-development
and in their relationships with others. Atheists are more “god-like” than
Christians. Any good, just God would approve of the life, the attitude and the
honesty of Atheists as opposed to the false claims and the harmful actions of
fundamental Christians and super patriots.
At
present, the honest attitude of Atheism is only available to you as an
individual. If enough individuals find and regain their
quest for sanity and spirituality, Atheism can and will become the starting
point for a sane world in the life of the individual and in the social
development of the people. Atheism is the first step in gaining true personal
spiritual development. Atheism is the first step in revealing the truths about
mankind, his true powers, his true history and his true beginnings.
Atheism (within itself) is not the goal or the end of our life
quest. Atheism is only the beginning of our enlightenment. Atheism directs us
on the just path to self-realization, self-fulfillment and social harmony.
The philosophy of Atheism is also the scientific method one should
use to both understand and then to claim his true personal destiny and the true
destiny of mankind. Atheism is honesty in action. This honesty in thought and
action is what the Christians mockingly call “Atheism.”
Atheism
is also the starting point for the work of that Spirit of Liberation, Power and
Truth within each of us (which the Christians personify and name the Holy
Spirit). The first work of this Spirit and attitude of truth in us is to reveal
the harm and the lies that the religions and governments have forced upon us.
Then this Spirit of Truth takes the eraser of sane clear thinking and cleanses
our minds from these past errors and falsehoods. It cleanses us from the
propaganda forced into the minds of mankind by our religions and governments.
In this cleansing, the errors, evils and injustices are made known.
The individual Atheist begins at once the remedial procedures
necessary to cleanse his own life from these false teachings, claims and
actions. In other words, Atheists learn from their mistakes, and
better yet, they learn from the mistakes of others. We learn why they are
mistakes. We learn how to correct them. We learn how to avoid them. This is the
honest spiritual attitude that the Christians call Atheism.
The
teaching of this Spirit of truth within you says that, “First, you must be born
again.” What does that mean? It means you must be willing to follow the truth
no matter where that truth leads. It means you must shed your prejudices, your
biases, your beliefs, your cultural concepts and your concepts of right and
wrong. Born again means your mind must become clean and fresh like the mind of
a baby or a little child. It means you must leave the womb of dependency and
begin to depend and trust on your own mind. It means you must rid yourself of
foolish fears, falsehoods and fantasies. It means you must learn to trust the
Spirit of truth within you. Follow the wisdom of this Spirit in you and you are
truly a “Born Again Atheist.”
True spirituality does not come from outside of us. It is not
something that can be poured into us. Spirituality is not the recitation of
some magic words found in a magic book. Spirituality is not begging something
for nothing from the sky. Spirituality is not confined to visiting a certain
place once a week. Spirituality is not a group thing. Spirituality is not a
magic formula written out in an ancient book of spells. Spirituality is not something
that is bottled up that you can get at a God Shop and simply take it from time
to time and become spiritual.
Spirituality
is the worship (doing) of truth, justice and health.
Spirituality
is serving (helping) our fellowman.
Atheists know that spirituality begins with the Spirit guided
mustard seed of “honest doubt.” That seed grows and produces inside of the
individual. By the personal efforts of the individual, he/she listens to the
Spirit of Wisdom within, and acts and thinks according to that wisdom. Atheists
know that the admonition "Know Thyself" is the true secret to eternal
spiritual growth, and it grows and becomes true integration with the universal
Spirit of love and creativity. This honest, holy personal spirituality, the
Christians call - Atheism.
This
Spirit dwells in each of us. It is that still small voice of honest doubt that
keeps saying and repeating, “Something is wrong here! See the mess and
destruction the philosophies of our religions and governments have forced upon
us. See how they have entangled each of our lives in this evil mess. See how
they have hidden the true history of religion, the true history of philosophy
and the true history of mankind from us. See the horrors and terrors. See how
law is used to produce oppression and injustice. See the corruption and greed.
See the theft of your personal property through their vulture type laws. See
the loss of respect and compassion for human life, for humanity and for the
human species.”
“See the destruction of Mother Earth. See the fouling of the air.
See the polluting of the water and the polluting of the very land you depend on
for all of your food and bounty. See the problems caused by gross over
population. See the gap between the greedy rich law-givers
and money manipulators that get richer and richer while the poor have their
poverty magnified. See our water become sewer water. See our food become
fouled. Could all this malevolence come from something that is good?”
Atheists answer, “Certainly not!” Where are the compassion, the
responsibility and the love for humanity that you know is the correct way to
live? And the Spirit within us does not stop with this first step. This is
Atheism at work.
Having
seen and understood these things, the next step is to tell others about it. You
are now being told. Following that step, we must move on up the ladder in our
personal lives and in our public lives. A recent survey (I am
paraphrasing from memory) states that a large portion of respondents to a
questionnaire stated they would rather have their children marry a Muslim, a
Buddhist, a Jew, a Black, an Indian, an ex-convict and even a politician or
lawyer, or many other reprehensible people than for their child to marry an
Atheist. Do lies and propaganda work on believers? Yes! That is something else
that is true - and you know that too! Why? Because believers do not think
beyond what their authorities allow and have programmed into them.
So
why are Atheists so hated and feared by religion and government? Because Atheists
find out the truth about things and faithfully tell the truth to others.
Religion and government cannot operate if the truth of their activities
and claims are made public. You know that is another fact. Why are governments
and religions so closely allied? They must hide both the truth and the devious
history of their claims, agendas and activities from the people. That is why.
Both religions and governments operate on lies, on secrecy
and falsehoods. They hate it when the light of truth shines on them. Why must
holy men defend their claims by promising dire future hellfire consequences if
you do not follow their ways and teachings? Why does the government seek to
take away the freedom of speech and the freedom of research? Why is everything
hidden and labeled as National Security? Why does the Christian religion make
their very worst and only unforgivable sin “honestly doubting” what the Bible
and the prophets claim?
Is it a good thing or a bad thing for Atheists to not believe
these lies, propaganda and falsehoods? Is "exposing" these
lies good spiritual morals or bad spiritual morals?
The
lie hates the truth. The lie is afraid of the truth. Therefore, at all cost the
truth telling Atheists must be transformed into demons and traitors in the
eyes of the people. They must be shunned as the worst possible people both
religiously and politically. Good Christians and good patriots must lock up
their brain and never listen to what clear thinking Atheists have to say, nor
read any writings by them. These simple people are taught that all Atheists are
evil, immoral and nuts.
Atheists must be forced to hide and cower before the power and
authority of religion and government. The government passes laws to make it a
criminal offense to expose a government lie or to expose their immoral
activities. National security is the blanket that evil tries to hide under.
Thus, Atheists are labeled as criminals as a result of their own spirituality
and honesty. By the new laws of the United States Congress and the presidential
decrees, all Truth Tellers and Atheists are now criminals. The government is
building concentration camps for us and the Christians are applauding.
Who
supports and votes for this lying government and lying religion? Certainly, it
is not the Atheists. No! It is the selfish unspiritual religious and political
believers who find support, comfort and companionship with other such
greedy unspiritual individuals and their organizations. There is little
difference in political parties or in religions.
The concept of “Spiritual” is
the opposite of the concept of “Religious”.
Religion is a form of
tyrannical mind control of mankind that impedes personal spiritual growth. Then
this hierarchy of religion and government is forced upon us. Either you are a
patriot or a traitor. You are either a believer or a heretic (Atheist). You are
either for us or against us. You are either going to heaven or hell. You are
either a conformist or a nonconformist. Nonconformists are very bad people.
Now
a hierarchy tells you what to believe and what to do, and you better conform
because nonconformity and thinking for yourself is against the “law.” They tell
you what they call the truth and what they call the untruth. They go to great
lengths to stifle the Truth. This hierarchy robs you of your independent
relationship with yourself and with the Spirit of Nature and Truth. This
hierarchy seeks to cut you off from Nature and from Nature’s Knowledge, Wisdom
and Truth within you. Religion and government wish to insert themselves between
you and your personal spiritual growth.
Religion and government wants you to get all of your morals,
ethics and “spirituality” from them. They teach that you know nothing and they
know all.
Religion substitutes (inserts) their religious claims and
practices between you and your personal spiritual evolution and growth. Believe
certain things and you no longer have to struggle personally. Everything is
taken care of “FOR” you. Religion and government have a motto: [Let “George” do
it for you.] In other words, your personal spiritual growth is emasculated by
the religious propaganda, practices, prevarications, claims
and especially by their plans of salvation. And do not forget, it is the
religious philosophies that control the actions and activities of our
governments.
Nothing
should come between you and the leadership of the Spirit of Truth and Wisdom
within you. Atheism and science is a search for the universal truths of life
and that includes the hunt for a religious God. You should not allow anything
to come between you and your personal spiritual growth.
Which
brings us to the question, “What does Spiritual mean?”
“Spiritual”
simply means our own personal moral, mental, psychic, and social development,
our own personal humane evolution. Spiritual means the quest for Truth and
Justice in all things. Spiritual means the abandonment of the immoralities, the
abandonment of the untrue, abandonment of un-sane activities and abandonment of
the lies substituted in place of the truth. Spiritual means abandonment of
the greed, wickedness and poverty of spirit forced upon us by religion and
government. Spiritual means the personal search for knowledge, wisdom and the
universal truths. Spiritual means knowing yourself. It also means the
application of those truths to our own lives.
Since
when has “patriotism” meant the sanctioning and the supporting of the horrors
of crime, greed, corruption, torture, conquest and war? Since when has
“religious” meant to conquer or kill those who do not believe the same lies,
fables and claims that our believers do? Since when has “spiritual” meant to
harass and harm those who believe differently from us? Since when has someone
been appointed by the Almighty to do our thinking and decision-making for us?
Since when have the powers and bounty of the Universe become the
private property of holy men, accredited scientists and greedy corporations?
Since when have the people of this world allowed Mother Nature to be patented,
owned and sold by the destroyers of life, destroyers of health and the
destroyers of Personal Spirituality?
Since when has modern man sold his future and his soul to the god
of mammon, the god of wealth, the god of greed? Since when has the power and
control over us by our religious authorities become a substitute for
self-development and personal spirituality?
The simple answer to all those questions is:
“Since religion began
to be taught to mankind.”
Atheists
do not separate or rank religions. Atheists consider all religions as a
detriment to the well-being and spiritual development
of all people. Of course, some religions are more harmful and some are less
harmful. But, all religions are harmful. Some good spiritual philosophies and
teachings have been made into religions by opportunists and greedy individuals.
Their teachings have grown from a philosophy into a religion (of sorts) by
misguided and greedy leaders. Such corruptions have been done to the teachings
of Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha and Confucius.
The
practice of the honest methods of Atheism is the only way mankind will ever
find salvation out of the mess and black hole into which religion and
government have crammed us. Humanity has become slaves, as individuals, as
nations and as a world. We have been given a good brain and we refuse to use
it. We must use it to protect ourselves from the falsehoods,
inhumanities, wars, lies, evils and controls (chains) being foisted upon us by
religion and government.
In
conclusion, and to answer the question, “After Christianity-What?” and
"After Atheism-What?" we see that the honest, clear thinking method
of Atheism is the only real hope that the individual or mankind has to escape
the mental and spiritual stranglehold placed upon us by religion and
government. If we are to develop spiritually, live a good moral life, and
learn to know the “Laws of Truth” and use the powers of the universe
within us, we must free ourselves as individuals from the falsehoods of
religion and government.
We must “Be Born Again.”
Atheism is our first infant step into the wonders, powers, laws
and wisdoms of our own mind and Spirit. Atheism is our first step into the
understanding of the universal truths and the universal mind, which is within
us.
Before you can sow good seed, you must disrupt and plow up the
over grown hard ground. Religion and government are hard ground that we must
plow up.
SOME DAY WHEN WE LEARN TO THINK
WE WILL
ALL BE ATHEISTS
Hey! I am proud to be an Atheist!
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Thomas E. Blaylock Jr.
02/07/07
Updated:
06/2010