Hello freaks, geeks, and otherwise "strange" people. I haven't posted anything in awhile so thought I would preface this by saying I've missed you all. Lets begin shall we?

I'm really tired of hearing people thank God for every little thing that goes right in the world as though God would actually give a shite in the first place. "There's no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole." "I'd like to thank God for this promotion." "God was really looking out for me on that one." 1.) God (We'll assume for the sake of easy explanation that God isn't just an imaginary friend for grown ups.) has been around since the dawn of time. God knows everything you've done, are doing, and ever will do. God has seen every war, death, birth, promotion, and any other event imaginable. Why is it anyone would honestly believe that God would give a shit whether you live or die, get promoted, or any of the other assinign things people thank God for. On a global scale, you are not special. You're not even noticable. There are 8 billion people in the world and not everyone gets their way. In fact, I would even go so far as to say that most poeple don't. Otherwise we'd all be astronauts and rock stars. 2.) Being a combat veteran, and having been in the proverbial "foxhole" I can tell you that combat has only secured the idea that we are alone. In war it's just you and the guys to your left and right. That's it. No one else. To prove this point I'll give you a very simple scenario. Soldier A will sit in the fox hole and pray for God to save him while soldier B will grab his rifle and shoot some mother-fuckers in the face. Which one do you think is going home in a bag? Not to say that there is no faith in war but the last thing on your mind when the bullets start flying is whether God is watching over you. Shoot, Move, Comunicate. That's it. Do everything you can to keep your buddy alive and he'll do the same. In a fire-fight there is no room for anything else. Your not thinking about your family or friends or even yourself. The only thing in your mind is the well-fare of the guys around you. That's how you survive. That's how you make it home.

I spent a year in hell and it only cemented my lack of faith. Watch a father refuse life-saving treatment for his daughter for fear of retribution from violent thugs and tell me there's a God. If you can do that than you're either a fool or a lunatic. Honestly, I envy Those who can. I've never had faith. I can remember even as young as three or four thinking how silly the whole idea is. I wish I could right off the brutal nature of human beings on some super-natural force. I wish I could, if not in God, at least have faith in my fellow man. The problem is that I have seen all the worst parts of man-kind. I've seen rapists and murderers. I've seen children caught in the cross-fire of war manufactured to make rich men richer. I spent a year expanding an empire built on blood. I've watched great men die for a country that lied to them. I wish I could have faith for ignorance is bliss. My problem is that I see that the world can not be fixed by asking an invisible man to wisk away our problems.

Another scenario: In country A, its citizens pray to their lord to end corruption in goverment. In country B, its citizens over-throw the government, re-write the laws, and form a new nation. Which country do you think was more sucessful?

This is a fairly simple observation that will be expanding upon soon. Any and all comments/discussion is not only authorized but encouraged.