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<\/p>\nWhen I was very young I, didn\u2019t know what \u201cgood\u201d was, so I didn\u2019t have to be good at all.<\/p>\n
When I was a bit older, I had to be good so that Santa would bring me lots of presents.<\/p>\n
Once I was older still, I had to be good so that God\u2019s giant foot would not come down from the sky and squash me.<\/p>\n
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Christians are unique since, no longer having any need to wheedle their way into God’s favour, they are good simply because they love him.<\/p>\n
Now atheists are expecting us to be \u201cgood for goodness\u2019 sake\u201d, a tautological statement which is no further along than the first sentence above.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n From Fox News<\/a> Ads proclaiming, “Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness’ sake,” will appear on Washington, D.C., buses starting next week and running through December. The American Humanist Association unveiled the provocative $40,000 holiday ad campaign Tuesday.<\/p>\n Edwords said the purpose isn’t to argue that God doesn’t exist or change minds about a deity, although “we are trying to plant a seed of rational thought and critical thinking and questioning in people’s minds.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Next time you want to stimulate rational thought, Freddy baby, you should try employing some before coming up with a slogan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When I was very young I, didn\u2019t know what \u201cgood\u201d was, so I didn\u2019t have to be good at all. When I was a bit older, I had to be good so that Santa would bring me lots of presents. … Continue reading <\/p>\n