“I got brought up being told things were God’s way, and when things didn’t work out, it was called God’s plan, I’ve got my issues with it.  I found it very stifling. I always had a lot of questions about the world, even in kindergarten, A big question to me was fairness. If I’d grown up in some other religion, would I get the same shot at heaven as a Christian has? When I got untethered from the comfort of religion, it wasn’t a loss of faith for me, it was a discovery of self, I had faith that I’m capable enough to handle any situation. There’s peace in understanding that I have only one life, here and now, and I’m responsible.”

- Brad Pitt

“What are you so afraid of? That’s my question. Gay people getting married? What is so scary about that? It’s complicated.  You grow up in a religion like that and you try to pray the gay away. I feel sadness for people like that. This is where people start short-circuiting—instead of being brave and questioning their beliefs, they are afraid and feel that they have to defend them. 

“I don’t mind a world with religion in it. There are some beautiful tenets within all religions.  What I get hot about is when they start dictating how other people must live. People suffer because of it. They are spreading misery.

“Can you believe that we’re still fighting for equality in America? To be against marriage for everyone is utter discrimination.  I feel strongly about that because if equality of marriage doesn’t happen now, the next generation will have to deal with it. 

“It is an amazing thing that New York has finally gotten same-sex marriage. But the real problem is that the federal government hides behind states on this issue. It is blatant, ugly bigotry, and the federal government shouldn’t be doing that. You’re denying some Americans the right that all Americans have, to live their lives as they choose.

-"Like gay marriage, you got a group of people telling another group of people how to live their lives, and you can't do that. You really have to check what country you are living in because the freedom that allows you to practice religion is the same freedom you are stepping on, and that's not right. And I want to add that if there was a nation of gay married couples who were telling you that you couldn't practice religion I'd be speaking out for you too. So let's stop the nonsense."

Brad Pitt, really? Are atheists really scraping the bottom of the barrel now?

I don't think  i've ever seen a group of people so insecure of their beliefs as internet atheists are. I mean, they really need to create threads like these so they can sleep better at night. It's kinda understandable tho, Atheism is a pretty weak belief on itself. Once the airplane starts crashing all of that goes down the shitter.

Actaully i just ran into this accidentally while changing my fight club avatar.  I feel it makes good points.  I dont feel anybody should be forced to believe the same way i do and im not trying to pressure anybody into believing the way i do, but if i see somebody making a good point then Ill post it.  No need to be offensive or defensive.  I feel like religion can be a dictator ship.  Sure religion has some good things and Im glad that people try to live as a good person through the bible but beyond that I feel that there is inaccurate information.  Am i right?  i dont know.  Are you right?  You dont know that either.

He was pretty good in that one movie where you couldn't understand anything he said except for, "D'ya like dags?"

So I heard Brad Pitt is your fave actor because of Fight Club.

No my favorite actors is Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks

Yeah but i don't spend half of my internet time trying to convince myself my beliefs are right and the opposites are wrong. I don't even think about atheism because im confident in my beliefs, i don't need constant reassurance so that i can sleep better at night. It does show it is a very crumbling belief, at least among majority of it's followers (on interwebz)

And my post wasn't really directed at you (neither is the point above), but rather at the majority of 'free thinkers' i've met online 

An ancient book, really? Are Christians really scraping the bottom of the barrel now?

In all seriousness though, it doesn't really matter WHO says something as much as how it resonates with a person. Although I was never religious this statement reflects my own beleifs.

Im sure you all do.