Be afraid, be very afraid:
Maybe religion is some kind of neurological disorder, like Maher says. Their best friend is a guy who is invisible and never talks directly to them (or if he does, they need to get on some medication).
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it’s got kind of a rockin beat.
There aren’t enough narcotics in the world to explain the state of mind of these people.
Jesus taught that guy to play rock and roll, hm? Explains a lot.
Cooper, you beat me to it.
Wow, is Jesus a terrible musician.
I want to make a song talking about how Zeus is my enemy. I’ve almost been hit by lightning twice in the last three months. I think I have a much stronger case than the ‘Jesus is my friend’ crowd.
Proof positive that the devil has all the best tunes.
The only song I’ve heard in which Jesus is compared to the Canadian Mounted Police. Awesome.
“Once I tried to run, I tried to run and hide, but Jesus came and found me, and touched me deep inside.”
o.O
So, now, Jesus is apparently a sexual predator of the musically-impaired….
Oh my…
And since when do the Mounties “always get their man”?
“He taught me how to turn my cheek when people laugh at me.”
Waste of time really, I can’t imagine anyone laughing at you.
Oh, no hang on – maybe Jesus was on to something here.
Seeing as his probability of contracting a venereal disease, overdosing on drugs, or committing suicide is approximately 0, we can perhaps gain insight into why Christian musicians are more fit for survival than, say, those who are atheists or live like atheists.
Gotta love the Christian meme. :)
(Hilarious link, by the way. Thanks for posting.)
I guess I should respond now to the inevitable barrage of rebuttals consisting of something like, “I’m an atheist and I’m not engaging in wanton promiscuity, using drugs, or depressed!” Yes, but if you were living the rocker lifestyle it is probable that one or all of these would be true. Hence you’d lose fitness and the probability of your god, evolution*, removing you from the gene pool would certainly increase.
*And, yes, I realize that evolution isn’t a person. You don’t need to tell me. Just a friendly anthropomorphism.
I particularly like the fat ugly girl in the background who couldn’t seem to remember the words to the chorus… which is now stuck in my head, thanks. lol.
Um, Keith, I’m an atheist and I’m engaging in wanton promiscuity, using drugs, and am depressed… Wait… no… damn… that came out wrong… lol
Well as a believer, I find your blog very interesting. I can respect you and what you say. I do have to say though, could you of picked a worse video? Thats like saying all Christians are crazy because they sing like they do. I don’t know anybody who sings like that at my church! ha! There are extremes in every case. Again, I read your blog often, I hope you find what you are looking for, or not looking for.
Keith, you’re right. It’s better for a musician to live their life with a fear of hell and damnation than to just do whatever it is they do.
@Lacey: Glad you find things interesting around here! I don’t know if I could have picked a worse video — if you know of any let me know. I thought it was hilarious.
However, I wasn’t really basing my point on this video. My point would apply to any Christian in the “Jesus is my boyfriend” sects where they sing love songs to him for 45 minutes, pray to him, men cry when talking about their “best friend Jesus who I love” etc. I’m pretty sure you’ve seen what I’m talking about! :)
of course i have. I do find your sight interesting though. I just thought the video was a bad video…ha!
Oh come on. That had to have been satire? Or for the Barney/Mr Wiggles/Teletubbies set. No, wait. Even xians surely must understand these words are creepy: “Once I tried to run, I tried to run and hide, but Jesus came and found me, and touched me deep inside.”
Soap, I need soap. And lots of hot water.
“Seeing as his probability of contracting a venereal disease, overdosing on drugs, or committing suicide is approximately 0, we can perhaps gain insight into why Christian musicians are more fit for survival than, say, those who are atheists or live like atheists.”
Except that there is no statistical evidence that christians are less likely to do any of those things than atheists. I grew up an evangelical (thank mithra I escaped), and I knew people who were considered upstanding christians who have overdosed on drugs, gotten VD, and committed suicide.
So, sorry. Fail.
Excuse me while I now go and bash my head against the wall. Its the only way I can get that song out of my head…
Keith: Let’s just talk about the fitness of musicians for survival. How many Christian bands have made serious money by making serious hits?
Clearly the god of evolution wants Christian musicians to starve to death.