Welcome to Average Joe Atheist. A humorous (hopefully) and irreverant blog about why I don’t believe in any god or gods. I am not a scientist, I do not have any degrees, I’m just a guy who had questions and found I could know longer believe what most of you believe.
I’m not a doctor, scholar or liberal elite. There are no PHDs after my name, in fact, I don’t even have a BA. I’m not a Dennet, Dawkins or even a Dillahunty (I do know what alliteration is though, obviously).
I was studying to be a minster in the Methodist church when I started to question. I considered myself a born again believer and had many experiences I attributed to God (the Christian one). I remember standing in front of the congregation with tears rolling down my eyes believing I had felt the holy spirit. I even believed I spoke in tongues once.
Now I am trying to do my part to spread skepticism about not just the Christian religion but all gods and supernatural claims, although since I grew up Christian this blog is heavily focused on that religion. I believe the world is a better place when we look to ourselves for purpose and morals (Yes, we can do that). I think world views informed by religion are very dangerous. Yes, that means I believe we can do better than your god (whichever one it is).
But whether it changes anyone’s views or not my greatest hope is that it makes them think. I try to make my page informative and funny. I love to argue my point also. I don’t censor the comments, so if you have something to say, fire away! Oh… and THOR bless you! (No, don’t believe in him either)
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I listen to a lot of Theist vs. Atheist conversations and debates and the same themes come up time and time again. One thing that a lot of Theists don’t understand is that many of use were former born again Christians and that studying his word is what made us Atheists. One of the only…
As atheists, it is very easy to get sarcastic and even downright nasty when someone tells us they are praying for us or praying for anything actually. First off it is definitely presumptuous on the part of the person saying they prayed. Are we supposed to be grateful? Are we supposed to suddenly fall to our…
I am a fat guy! I am using the following post to make a point about the hypocrisy of the evangelical right. I am not bashing fat guys. With all the worrying about Gays getting married and trans-gendered people coming in and out of the wrong restroom causing such an uproar in the Christian community…
Since I was already discussing the flood and Noah in a previous blog, let’s look again at the silliness of that theme. Do you know where Giants come from? Jolly Green Giants? Who knows where they came from? According to the bible. Genesis 6:4 Giants are the result of the Sons of God (I’ll go ahead…
God loves you. God loves you so much that he sacrificed his only begotten son so that you might be forgiven of your sins and have eternal life in Heaven. An omnipotent being of immense power created you. Decided you were a sinner and condemned you to hell for all eternity but then decided to…
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Hey there, fellow primates! Yeah, I’m talking to you. Ever wondered why we humans, with all our fancy tech, sophisticated lattes, and love for bacon, mocha chocolate lattes, and avocado toast, have fewer chromosomes than our ape cousins? Or why, if we evolved from apes, there are still apes swinging from trees, munching on bananas,…
Ah, the tale of King Herod, the original bad guy of the New Testament! You know the story – three wise men, a star in the East, and a king with a serious case of baby fever. But, hold onto your frankincense, folks, because this tale might just be a historical hiccup! In other words……
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