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This cartoon captures religion perfectly. (i.imgur.com)
submitted 2 months ago by brovine
[–]usefulidiot316 53 points54 points55 points 2 months ago
Why is Aerosmith trying to free the brain from the chains of religions?
[–]Rusted123 -4 points-3 points-2 points 2 months ago
bitch please, thats the anarchy symbol. not the punk version, just the anarchy symbol. Aerosmith just uses it.
[–]Roarian 9 points10 points11 points 2 months ago
There's something amusing about anti-establishment folks making themselves into a sort of organization with a logo. :P
[–]dumnezero 3 points4 points5 points 2 months ago
yeah, they should just write "anarchism", since it's easier and not based on symbols
[–]ohsnapitsrags 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
You're good.
[–]ComplacentBard 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
It is actually comprised of eight different symbols.
[–]RepostThatShit 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
Maybe you should explain the joke a couple more times just to be safe.
[–]Socialist_Asshole 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago*
Anarchism is not anti-establishment, anti-organisation, counter-culture, or anything like that.
EDIT: By anti-establishment, I assume you mean anti-establishinganorganisedsocialstructure, and not anti-thecurrentsystem
[–]smileymalaise 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
Thank you. Anarchism is basically the knowledge that we can take care of ourselves... because we are smart enough to.
[–]Rusted123 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
I agree.
[–]spagettaboutit 6 points7 points8 points 2 months ago
the wings really make it point in the Aerosmith direction though
[–]olFashionedLoser 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
Agreed
thats true.
[–]SydTheDrunk -2 points-1 points0 points 2 months ago
That's funny, the first band I thought of while looking at this was Pink Floyd.
[–]Ryman73 2 points3 points4 points 2 months ago
This reminds me of those brain aliens from Futurama.
[–]Rhys345 2 points3 points4 points 2 months ago
"I AM THE GREETEST!"
[–]Roarian 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
Or it's Brainguy's - can someone call the Mads?
[–]SPOCK165 7 points8 points9 points 2 months ago
Makes a good point... Maybe anarchy holds the key to our freedom
[–]firenzest 7 points8 points9 points 2 months ago
No, this captures the smugness of /r/atheism perfectly
[–]IAMTHESHNIZ 2 points3 points4 points 2 months ago
Repost.
[–]Rusted123 7 points8 points9 points 2 months ago
why is the anarchy symbol freeing the brain from religions?
[–]dumnezero 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
this is why
[–]brovine[S] -2 points-1 points0 points 2 months ago
It's similar, but it's not the same. Generally anarchy is outside of the lines. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7HENoKuh6Hg/T3PpTLgAN6I/AAAAAAAAG3I/7jUPX2miHc4/s1600/anarchy1.jpg
[–]sourpatchcat 5 points6 points7 points 2 months ago
The traditional Anarcho symbol is inside the lines.
[–]dumnezero 2 points3 points4 points 2 months ago
Don't worry man, it's anarchist, but we know that you were thinking about atheist. They actually go very well together ;)
[–]Socialist_Asshole 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
I'm afraid that's the stylized "anarcho-punk" circle-A.
it is the anarchy symbol. the one outside of the lines is the most famous one, because it is used by punk rockers. but the anarchy symbol is just an a inside of a circle, whether there is extra lines or not.
[–]thatisnotchicago -2 points-1 points0 points 2 months ago
A man trying to stop people from being mislead doesn't even know what he's leading them too. Check the symbolism before you post, I now believe anarchism is the key. symbol
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[–]ToastSingularity 20 points21 points22 points 2 months ago
Well said. Being religious doesn't mean you're close minded, and being atheist doesn't mean you're open minded. Both groups have plenty of both.
[–]ThisOpenFist -1 points0 points1 point 2 months ago
Everyone just hangs out here because r/agnosticism isn't a default subreddit.
[–]dumnezero 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
I don't know if I should subscribe to /r/agnosticism or not.
thank you for proving "agnosticism" supporters don't have a sense of humor!
[–]MapleSyrupIsAwesome 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
Most of us are agnostic atheists?
[–]ThisOpenFist 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
Maybe, but I always get the feeling that the most vocal of you are the positive atheists.
[–]MapleSyrupIsAwesome 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
Ask next time. Gnostic Atheists tend to be rather rare. You must understand that most of us are agnostic about the existence of gods in the same way that we are agnostic about the existence of faeries in our gardens, so unless we are actually asked about our gnostic/agnostic status we will generally appear to be gnostic because we don't consider the possibility to be worthy of discussion in the slightest.
(also many of us consider the Abraham god to be plainly impossible, so ask about gods not "god")
[–]ThisOpenFist 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
A single entity isn't impossible. An entity that once talked directly to us and tried to kill us all on several occasions is highly improbable.
Exactly.
[–]walabond -2 points-1 points0 points 2 months ago
woot woot more of you in r/atheism plz
[–]m3nace 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
Say "woot woot" one more time
[–]walabond -1 points0 points1 point 2 months ago*
woot woot, there you go sweetheart
Another trap, with all that atheist dogma and threats of curses and sin and eternal punishment!
[–]Roarian 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
I think that both religious and irreligious can get themselves trapped by nonsense or actually have an open mind - though I do think that religion more easily lends itself to being an easy answer to stop thinking than an atheist might have (which is probably why 'atheist extremists', unlike the religious version tend not to be concentrated on that single belief itself but politics or what have you.)
[–]TheRollingBones -2 points-1 points0 points 2 months ago
Thank you. I am a Christian, but I check this subreddit out now and again, and it bugs me to no end all the people on here that constantly imply that being religious MUST mean you're an idiot, and declaring yourself an atheist instantly raises your IQ 100 points
who says that? show me the quote
[–]Kickinthegonads 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
I say this. Often. And mean it. It's usually true too, which makes it carry it just a tad more weight. I'm sure The RollingBones isn't an idiot, it's just that Christians usually, you know, ARE idiots. I just said it again, didn't I?
Yes, well you are 1 datapoint.
[–]Kickinthegonads 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
True, and while I may be terribly wrong (I'm not though) I was merely answering your question truthfully /trolloff
[–]BUT_OP_WILL_DELIVER -1 points0 points1 point 2 months ago
It's the 'key' to not being satisfied with the answer "Goddunnit" to life's questions and having your morality and behaviour shaped by brutal, immoral iron-age thinking. A lack of belief in a deity is not a 'trap' unless you care to justify how a lack of belief in fictional entities is a mental trap?
Remember: the opposite extreme of religion IS atheism.
Evidently. What is your point?
[–]JoePrau96 5 points6 points7 points 2 months ago
i think religion is more like listening to one guy try to read a map drawn on a back of an old napkin out of crayon, while atheism is looking at the map and saying "umm i don't think that is accurate... or even close to accurate"
[–]groylott 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
Repost, but fuck it, have an upvote anyway. Also the profile pic for my Atheist group on Facebook.
[–]g3rshik 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
I was once Jewish. They don't lie to you (that much), they educate you. Probably why I became an atheist.
You wouldn't happen to live somewhere in the occupied territories in an illegal building now, would you?
[–]anonxtian 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
It is all about freedom baby.
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
its so..... straight foreword. don't get me wrong i like this picture, but it bothers me how its just like "BAM! religion doesn't let you think."
[–]dumnezero -1 points0 points1 point 2 months ago
Oh, you can think. You just can't think past the chains.
[–]savvy422 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
What did the wicans do?
The fly around the brain like a butterfly around a flower
[–]SaintGenesius 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
It captured it the last half dozen times as well.
[–]walabond 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
hmm, camera lens coffee mug. interesting
[–]InterestingChoice 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
I tend to see just as many atheists being held back from "intelligent thinking" as any religion. The problem is that people on every side take it to such an extreme as to cause animosity towards the other groups. Just because someone is Atheist, Christian, Muslim, or whatever their choice in beliefs does not make them an "idiot" or "ignorant". It just means they made a different choice than you. Respect them for their choice and move on. If they give you a hard time then move on faster and ignore them.
[–]dumnezero -2 points-1 points0 points 2 months ago
atheism is not a religion
[–]LumbarSupport 2 points3 points4 points 2 months ago
Nobody said it was.
I have to contest the accuracy of that negative affirmation
I am not implying atheism is a religion.
. Just because someone is Atheist, Christian, Muslim
you make a list of similar items; atheism does not belong in that list. If you can't figure that out, you have a problem.
[–]InterestingChoice 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
Please make sure to quote me in context and not just pieces that you feel support your cause. You are starting to sound a lot like many Christians who quote a single verse in the bible to prove their point but fail to take in the whole of what is said.
What I said: "Just because someone is Atheist, Christian, Muslim, or whatever their choice in beliefs does not make them an "idiot" or "ignorant". "
Please understand that Atheism is disbelief in a deity. This would mean that Atheism is a belief that there is no deity. Also please note that I referred to all the above as beliefs and not as religions. By classifying them under the umbrella of "what people believe" I am accurately portraying each of them.
Your reply is enough for any local redditor to figure out why you're wrong. Thanks!
[–]SorryFortune 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
<3
[–]SpookyAmes 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
What about Buddhism?
[–]thomasdemaster 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
Budhism is more a way of life
the religion or the philosophy?
[–]olFashionedLoser 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
Aerosmith!?
[–]SexyGingerKid 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
What the fuck this is like the 4th time I've seen this picture
[–]itsTREX 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
I'm not against atheism here, but please do show some respect to others' beliefs. You wouldn't be any different from those Christians holding up signs of hatred. RESPECT, yo. nuff said. :)
[–]alphalaz 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
An "A" with wings. Like an angel? Pfff...
[–]Frywad32 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
No no you misread, Aerosmith is the key to our minds.
I'm fine with that.
[–]ChipJiggins 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
That scarlet letter has the key to my pants.
[–]donumabdeo 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
how about this one here
I don't have anything against a lack of government, I think we would be better off without one, than having what we do now, but I'm not for tearing down de facto powers that be.
[–]aquaknox 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
So the brain is a weather balloon?
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
Why is the symbol of Judaism tied to the shortest chain? I cannot see that religion doing quite as much damage as the other two.
damn. i started a arguement about anarchy on a aethiest post. im good.
[–][deleted] -1 points0 points1 point 2 months ago
John 8:34, 36
Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Everyone practicing sin is a slave of sin. Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed.
Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Everyone practicing sin is a slave of sin.
Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed.
2 Peter 2:18-19, 10-17
For speaking over-swollen words of vanity, by the lusts of the flesh, by unbridled lusts, they allure those indeed escaping, the ones walking in error, promising to them freedom, though themselves being slaves of corruption; for by whom anyone has been overcome, even to this one he has been enslaved. and most of all those going after flesh in the lust of defilement, and despising rulership, darers, self-pleasing; they do not tremble at glories, speaking evil; where angels being greater in strength and power do not bring against them a reproaching charge before the Lord. But these as unreasoning natural beasts, having been born for capture and corruption, speaking evil in that of which they are ignorant, they shall utterly perish in their corruption, being about to receive the wages of unrighteousness, having deemed indulgence in the day to be pleasure; spots and blemishes reveling in their deceits, feasting along with you, having eyes full of an adulteress, and never ceasing from sin; alluring unsettled souls; having a heart being busied with covetousness; cursed children; forsaking a straight path, they went astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness, but had reproof of his own transgression, the dumb ass speaking in a man's voice held back the madness of the prophet. These are springs without water, clouds being driven by tempest, for whom the blackness of darkness has been kept to the ages.
For speaking over-swollen words of vanity, by the lusts of the flesh, by unbridled lusts, they allure those indeed escaping, the ones walking in error,
promising to them freedom, though themselves being slaves of corruption; for by whom anyone has been overcome, even to this one he has been enslaved.
and most of all those going after flesh in the lust of defilement, and despising rulership, darers, self-pleasing; they do not tremble at glories, speaking evil;
where angels being greater in strength and power do not bring against them a reproaching charge before the Lord.
But these as unreasoning natural beasts, having been born for capture and corruption, speaking evil in that of which they are ignorant, they shall utterly perish in their corruption,
being about to receive the wages of unrighteousness, having deemed indulgence in the day to be pleasure; spots and blemishes reveling in their deceits, feasting along with you,
having eyes full of an adulteress, and never ceasing from sin; alluring unsettled souls; having a heart being busied with covetousness; cursed children;
forsaking a straight path, they went astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,
but had reproof of his own transgression, the dumb ass speaking in a man's voice held back the madness of the prophet.
These are springs without water, clouds being driven by tempest, for whom the blackness of darkness has been kept to the ages.
The picture is with a brain. Not with a soul, because we have no evidence for souls, no pictures of souls, no souls to be studied in lab.
So picture there's no soul, there's nothing there, Jesus is a big pile of chains you drag around in a knot around nothing. something like this, just weighing you down.
[–]Nyrin -1 points0 points1 point 2 months ago
I think this would make more sense and feel less forced if the padlock, key, and atheist symbol were all omitted.
The point is that religion is constraining thought, right? It should be up to the viewer to fill in the blanks of "hmm, if there were no religion..."
As it is, this just plays directly into the hands of the tired, old "atheism is a belief" argument, and doesn't do much to make "believers" think twice.
Wait... you see the unchaining of the mind as a re-chaining of the mind? That's your argument?
[–]moriquendo -1 points0 points1 point 2 months ago
Unfortunately, once they have used the key, many don't go on and use the brain. :-(
[–]breezyent -1 points0 points1 point 2 months ago
Holy shit, as a very confused individual and woman that was raised by hardcore Baptist Christians, this is about as accurate as it gets.
I wish I could let go of my fear and grasp hold of what I know is reality.
[–]leadfoot42 -12 points-11 points-10 points 2 months ago
Lolyes. Care to "enlighten" me as to how atheism is not a religion? It certainly meets the basic criteria of a fundamental unorganized religion. There are conferences, conventions, support groups, conservatives and radicals, and writings that explain and define what atheism is. How is it not a religious group? It is based on faith, a faith that is not place on an unseen theoretical entity or entities.
[–]SpaghettiToastBook 3 points4 points5 points 2 months ago
We have an FAQ. Why don't you go read it?
[–]reaganveg 2 points3 points4 points 2 months ago
There are conferences, conventions, support groups, conservatives and radicals, and writings that explain and define what atheism is.
They have all those things for dieting, too.
[–]Tridian 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
I have never thought of that before... ALL HAIL JENNY CRAIG!
[–]brovine[S] 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago
Troll?
[–]studmuffffffin 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
Can you please read the definition of religion? Then report back to me on which of the parts of the definition pertains to atheism.
[–]leadfoot42 -7 points-6 points-5 points 2 months ago
Furthers the supposition that atheism is in itself a religion too.
[–]brovine[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago
lolno
all it takes is a username and password
create account
is it really that easy? only one way to find out...
already have an account and just want to login?
login
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