Atheists

From today’s reading…

It’s interesting to hear an atheist bemoan someone’s actions as “not right” or “unfair.”

When I ask them “according to what” or “who says” they cannot really answer it.

They might say “according to me” or “I say,” to which I reply “Who died and made you king?”

Because if there is no God, then it’s the law of the jungle.

“But Wes, we have laws. We have precedent. We act the way members of a civil society should act.”

Who defines what a “civil society” is?

Members of ISIS and the Taliban and ancient tribes who sacrificed babies and virgins think they are / were civilized.

“Piffle and pooh, Wes. You’re picking extreme examples that are just ludicrous and do not apply in our world today.”

Really? Says who? You? Who died and made you king?

Who are you to judge ISIS or the Taliban or the ancient Aztecs?

On what basis are you judging them?

(By the way, I agree, but I base my judgement on God and the Bible. That is my standard.) 

If nothing is absolute, then everything is relative. If everything is relative, then what you and I think is unfair is a moving target at best, but ultimately does not matter because the bigger, stronger, faster, crueler person gets to decide what is fair for them and you have to live with their decision.

Sure, you paid for your kid’s Happy Meal with your hard-earned money, but I’m a little light this week and since I’m bigger than you it “feels right” to me to take your Happy Meal and give it to my kid who worked hard in school this week and got an “A” on his pop quiz in water coloring.

Seems fair to me so it must be fair, right?

If God does not exist this is how we determine right from wrong.

The lack of thinking combined with the sheer arrogance of an atheist / secularist who wants to benefit from the safety and consistency of a society built upon the foundation of God’s absolute laws without being “confined” by them boggles my mind.

But what’s worse are the so-called believers who do the same or who think they are above the law handed down from above.

They throw their brother under the secular bus without ever giving them a chance to make amends face-to-face.

They quote the Bible when it is convenient and ignore it when it is not.

They defer to City Hall whenever there is a conflict because it’s what “progressive citizens” in “today’s modern society” do.

Give me a break.

If everyone took care of their own bedroom, home, and workplace, the world would be a wonderful place.

But we must all agree on what it means “to take care” our corners of the world.

What standards we will follow.

Yes, sometimes it’s hard to walk the talk.

It’s hard to make the varsity team.

It’s hard to become a starter.

It’s hard to graduate high school or college or graduate school.

It’s hard to raise good kids.

It’s hard to be a loving, selfless spouse and parent.

It’s hard to become a fighter pilot or professional athlete or Navy SEAL or Marine or Army Ranger or a professional actor.

It’s hard to start and grow a business.

It’s hard to forgive.

That doesn’t mean you sit down and quit trying. 

That doesn’t mean you try to spin or justify your failings and shortcomings and convince and persuade the world that wrong is right, bad is good, and down is up.

That doesn’t mean you try to change the rules to conform to your peccadilloes.

It means you dig deep and seek to understand and love your brother, who is your neighbor, and give them the benefit of the doubt, because one day you’ll pray for the same treatment, because it’s the best way to…

Stay the course.Keep the faith.Endure.

Now go sell something.