On the fundamental ludicrousness of belief in the Judeo-Christian god

A friend of mine continues to attend Atheist/God believer discussions, and went to one in Melbourne not long ago, after which he posted a set of 16 slides from the confrontation of Lawrence Krauss and a so-called theologian. (Sorry, but it is difficult to take someone seriously who betrays such a fundamental lack of reasoning capacity...) One excellent Krauss slide was the following https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200990753585025&set=a.10200990712543999.1073741839.1052367228&type=3&theater

While probably the most ridiculous one from the other bloke (theologian) was this one: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200990717944134&set=a.10200990712543999.1073741839.1052367228&type=3&theater

Russell's full post plus the full set of slides may be found at https://www.facebook.com/russell.varley/media_set?set=a.10200990712543999.1073741839.1052367228&type=1

Millions and millions

Millions and millions of species.
And the Christian god favours the one
whose eyesight is surpassed by the eagle
whose speed is bettered by the cheetah
and whose nose cannot compare with his dog's.

And those new viruses
evolving to survive our antibiotics?
Why does this god not love and favour
his latest creations?


It seems to me that it is time for atheists to get political. Clearly, the Tony Abbotts of this world find it impossible to believe that their god could render his favoured species, the only species with a soul, extinct. For them, the thesis of man-made climate change is not believable. Yet all these characters who refuse to accept the science of climate change are happy to accept the science which makes medical breakthroughs possible or allows them to turn on a light.


Angophora costata, Palm Beach, Sydney.

And what of trees? Why animals rather than plants? Surely 400 year-old living organisms are worth a thought.