Me and Ray Comfort

*Ray Comfort is a New Zealand-born christian creationist and evangelist.

The Fun of Harassing Street Preachers. Counter-Protesting is Fun.

I have been asked, did Ray Comfort see the sign before the photo was taken? No, he didn’t at first as I grabbed it off the ground from a pile, you can see the pile in the pic, the pile is at the bottom. He saw it as I brought it up and was not happy but then the pic happened and too bad. But he doesn’t likely care that much, as he is a liar for Jesus, I think he believes most of Christian bullshit but thinks you have to bamboozle people into god belief, or something. lol

Before the pic I had already been answering his questions and challenging him back (we were both where doing activism) as I heard he liked to come to a place near where I was living so I was counter-protesting him and promoting reason and wanted to punk him by getting a pic with him that made fun of faith.


I am an Axiological Atheist, Anti-theist, Anti-religionist, Secularist, Humanist, Rationalist,

Writer, Artist, Poet, Philosopher, Advocate, Activist, with a BA in Psychology.


So I posted a pic of my holding an anti-faith sign in front of Ray Comfort.
 
“Yet you fanboy over the creationist/Evangelist……….like im against everything you stand for, you are a lying sack of shit, but can I get a picture, all my atheist friends will fanboy harder than the local Christian Club.”Christain Philosopher
 
My response, You are not a serious thinker you are at best only utilizing simplistic rhetoric, truly undignified of you, especially one with training in philosophy. sad. You want to take me on in a real way, great, I look forward to a recorded video chat where we can see who is who. Lol
 
“No I’m just giving real criticisms, you claim to be anti religious, anti ignorance, politically leftwing, you are as I assume, spending a majority of your life fighting for certain ideals, but when I see you with some religious zealot smiling the same way I did when I met Richard Dawkins, it makes me wonder where your allegiance really lies, are you a real atheist? Like do you honestly believe these people are causing harm, what if you saw trump? Would you ask for a picture to show off, look at this liar I met, would you advertise trump like you did Ray Comfort with this post, if you didn’t explain who he was, I would have thought you where standing with some atheist intellectual, I mean look at that smile, it looks like you just met your hero.” – Christain Philosopher
 
My response, Come on real criticisms? Or unjustified unsupported rhetoric character assassinations by with strawman and ad hominem? Yes, not thoughtful responses that challenge of highlight errors in thinking, no, like most lazy thinkers you fail to challenge me in true intellectual rigor. True intellectual, which I am more than happy to do to you and you, on the other hand, have not done. So, instead you offered just empty non-philosophy as your champion and needed to truly think about what you do as your character is on the line, your intellectual honesty is better than you are or have been presenting. I look forward to you changing back to a higher style that is more honorable as it is a duty of all strong thinkers.
 
My response, You stated, “I assume” (meaning my opinion “well, your opinion I this case.” What you are expressing is “I am offering as a form of rhetoric” as in you are adding this strawman of your opinion as if it has some fake evidence to then use against me. Then you say you wonder if I am a real atheist? So again rhetoric, as you know atheism, is the lack or disbelief in gods, and you know I don’t or are you trying to no true Scotsman me? Therefore it appears you are being dishonest intentionally as a form of bad philosophy rhetoric. Look “Like do you honestly believe these people are causing harm, what if you saw trump?” now you are starting to use questions first then make claims from the offered claims of the other person. So to me, I had already been answering his questions and challenging him back (we were both where doing activism) as I heard he liked to come to a place near where I was living so I was counter-protesting him and promoting reason and wanted to punk him by getting a pic with him that made fun of faith. He even put me in his move Noah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QX85RKATkw Yes, I would love holding an anti-Trump sign next to trump to punk his ass too. He would never do it, but if you can set it up, I will be happy to fool on him. Lol
 
“So I got to be in the movie, so he’s not that bad, you are acting like he couldn’t read, like he did not know that you where protesting him, it seems like you are cool with being a part of Christian propaganda. This guy gave you a picture because you are a fan. You are the one who got played by Ray Comfort. He probably laughed at you after this, omg these atheists just wanted a VIP meet and greet, I’m famous to them.” – Christain Philosopher
 
My response, So, more versions of your mental ponderings, just useless nothing of value, in thoughtful discourse but big with the people who value empty rhetoric. Not one thing you address is of my direct terms or ideas expressed to justify your invented assumptions….. Not good, no you just Keep battling in your mind and I will wait for with a hopeful heart that your philosophy training will win the day as you as not utilizing it much yet. Can your philosophy come out to play? Lol
 
“Honestly I’m way too sarcastic for my own good, I will debate you, I’d love to videotape it, Im honestly just roasting you, like they are hyperbolic representations of my criticisms. If you can’t honestly see the irony in how your form of atheism, pushing atheism as a political position complete with a set of ethics borders order on propaganda, you are constantly battling a straw man, you would love to debate trolls and con man like Ray Comfort who only serves as “proof” to the 2d cartoon of the Christian theology you paint. I would like to debate our possible futures, like where do you see your movement going, or is this just a long style rant that will die with your mortal body, I see myself as a cult leader, I’m just trying to reappropriate the term as I build a religion, new rules, new games for people to play, like philosophical games.” – Christain Philosopher
 
My response, I don’t see atheism as a political position. I see me as an atheist as political that is much different which I know you know, I have a set of universal ethics. I am assuming you have never read my blog on my ethics you should if you wish to address it, then you should read my blog on debate style “truth navigation”, your claim with a set of ethics borders order on propaganda, outright error in assumption or a lie as propaganda is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. I don’t write to mislead, no, that is what errors in truth statements as you have profusely offered do. Great that you will do a video. I look forward to having an intense intellectual interaction or discussion with you if nothing more than I want to see this reported philosophy mind you have to enjoy, as I don’t much for your style now. I actually considered blocking you as a troll but remembered you had said you like me, so, I will give you the chance to impress me if you can. What time and date is good for you to do a recorded video chat? By the way, I see you went to Chaffey college. I have been to chaffy like three years ago or so, and I was wondering, did we ever meet? I am available most days and some nights during the weak is better for me.
 
His words on my other page:
Atheism isn’t a religion, but that axiological shit you spout is at least cult like. If not a full blown religion that will kill in your name after you die. I am calling Damien a fucking hypocrite, I’m a cult leader, I know a cult when I see one, I hate people who criticize religion, and literally his Axiological Leftism is a Cult, Damien is spouting one sided propaganda in order to advance Damien opinion of reality, Damien uses constant straw man arguments and is unaware of his own stupidity, repeating what you read doesn’t make you smart if you can’t actually understand the context in which it is written, you might say context doesn’t matter, but then we are just all spouting nonsense, and have no direction, you can’t say there is no direction and tell people to “go that way” at the same time, which is what I see all you people doing.
 
My response, I changed my mind about not blocking you from this page and every page as I see the vile disrespectful nonsense you wrote on my profile calling my names and attempting to slander me I am done with you, bye.

“Truth Navigation”, my style, Techniques for Discussions or Debates

Compare ideas not people, attack thinking and not people. In this way, we have a higher chance to promote change because it’s the thinking we can help change if we address the thinking and don’t attack them.

My eclectic set of tools for my style I call “Truth Navigation” (Techniques for Discussions or Debates) which involves:

*REMS: reason (rationalism), evidence (empiricism), and methodological “truth-seeking” skepticism (Methodic doubt(the basic or general approach)

*The Hammer of Truth: ontology, epistemology, and axiology (methodological use of philosophy)

*Dialectical Rhetoric = truth persuasion: use of facts and reasoning (motivational teaching)

*Utilizing Dignity: strategic dignity attacks or dignity enrichments (only used if confusion happens or resistance is present)

Asking the right questions at the right time with the right info can also change minds, you can’t just use facts all on their own. Denial likes consistency, the pattern of thinking cannot vary from a fixed standard of thinking, or the risk of truth could slip in. Helping people alter skewed thinking is indeed a large task but most definitely a worthy endeavor. Some of my ideas are because I am educated both some in college (BA in Psychology with addiction treatment, sociology, and a little teaching and criminology) and also as an autodidact I have become somewhat educated in philosophy, science, archeology, anthropology, and history but this is not the only reason for all my ideas. It is also because I am a deep thinker, just striving for truth. Moreover, I am a seeker of truth and a lover of that which is true. 

May I not be a silent watcher as millions of children are subjugated almost before their birth let alone when they can understand thought and are forcibly coerced, compelled, constrained, and indoctrinated in the mental pollution that religion can be.


 My main goal against religion is to fully stop as much as possible forced indoctrination, one could ask but then why do I challenge all adults faith? well, who do you think is doing the lying to children in the first place. End Hereditary religion, if its a belief let them the equal right to choose to believe.



*REMS: reason (rationalism), evidence (empiricism), and methodological “truth-seeking” skepticism (Methodic doubt) (the basic or general approach)

My “Methodological Rationalism” approach(REMS) Reason, Evidence & Methodological Skepticism

We don’t really defend atheism, to me as much as present reason and evidence to why theism is unjustified, unwarranted and found baseless to the point that atheism is almost like a default conclusion; it is reasonable when the belief proposition of theism fails as it always will. I have been told that me challenging or correcting people’s religious falsehoods was harmful. I say, “what”, ((sarcastically)) then responded, “yes”, just like challenging or correcting people’s lies is harmful…. Well, ok it’s harmful to falsehoods keeping their unjustified persuasive power.

My style when doing atheist outreach is basically to challenge with valid and reliable reason and evidence with a “reflective equilibrium” to what appears to be, has some high likelihood of being or has some strong confirmation.

The rationale of why reason is first is because if you can’t reason with them and at times this is obviously a factor with some people, just stop as all things revolve around reason. Thus, roughly stated as rationalism (which for me is reasonable use or application of things in philosophy methods or tools like reasonlogicaxiologyontology and epistemology, etc.), and empiricism (which for me is reasonable use or application of things in philosophy methods or tools like evidence ie. facts like science, history, and archeology, etc.) as well as navigating all this with “methodological skepticism” instead of (Philosophical skepticism) which is an approach that subjects all knowledge claims to scrutiny with the goal of sorting out true from false claims.

Religion and Science are Completely Different Epistemologies

Some try to say that science and religion ear not that different saying they both use faith. This is utter nonsense, not only does science not use faith as a method for anything, religion and science are completely different epistemologies. Scientists reason differently than most nonscientists because of a standardized focus on scientific based reasoning and scientific epistemology.
 
A basic outline of scientific epistemology:
 
Science: Hypotheses (Rationalism/Deductive, Inductive, or Abductive Reasoning etc.) + Testing (Empiricism/Systematic Observation) – Checking for errors (Skepticism/Fallibilism) + Interpret/Draw a Conclusion (Rationalism/Deductive, Inductive, or Abductive Reasoning etc.) *if valid* = Scientific Laws (describes observed phenomena) or Scientific Theory (substantiated and repeatedly tested explanation of phenomena) = Justified True Belief = Scientific Knowledge = Epistemic Certainty supportive of correctability
 
*being epistemiclly certainty is believing a truth has the highest epistemic status, often with warranted psychological certainty but it may not, neither is it a requirement*
 
A basic outline of religious epistemology:
 
Religion: Culture/Testimony/ Myths/Scriptures/Revelation/Prophecies (arbitrary and unjustified way of coming to ideas or Idealism) + Mysticism, Supernaturalism, Spirtualism, or Theology (arbitrary and unjustified to form explanations, Idealism or misuse of Rationalism; often self-justified or even believe they are beyond a need for justification) – Denial of Relevant Alternatives and Basis (Fideism/Dogmatic Foundationalism/Pseudo-Skepticism/Anti-Rationalism/Anti-Empiricism or Anti-Skepticism) + Superstition, Falsehood, Misconception, Fantasy, or Delusion (unsubstantiated ideas and unjustified way of coming to ideas or Idealism) = Religion Reality Theory = Unjustified Untrue Faith Belief = Religion Faith or Beliefs as Knowledge = Unwarranted Psychological Certainty supportive of incorrectability
 
*being psychologically certain believing a truth does not mean that something is not actually false*

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While hallucinogens are associated with shamanism, it is alcohol that is associated with paganism.

The Atheist-Humanist-Leftist Revolutionaries Shows in the prehistory series:

Show one: Prehistory: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” the division of labor, power, rights, and recourses.

Show two: Pre-animism 300,000 years old and animism 100,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”

Show tree: Totemism 50,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”

Show four: Shamanism 30,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”

Show five: Paganism 12,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”

Show six: Emergence of hierarchy, sexism, slavery, and the new male god dominance: Paganism 7,000-5,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Capitalism) (World War 0) Elite and their slaves!

Show seven: Paganism 5,000 years old: progressed organized religion and the state: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Kings and the Rise of the State)

Show eight: Paganism 4,000 years old: Moralistic gods after the rise of Statism and often support Statism/Kings: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (First Moralistic gods, then the Origin time of Monotheism)

Prehistory: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” the division of labor, power, rights, and recourses: VIDEO

Pre-animism 300,000 years old and animism 100,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”: VIDEO

Totemism 50,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”: VIDEO

Shamanism 30,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”: VIDEO

Paganism 12,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Pre-Capitalism): VIDEO

Paganism 7,000-5,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Capitalism) (World War 0) Elite and their slaves: VIEDO

Paganism 5,000 years old: progressed organized religion and the state: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Kings and the Rise of the State): VIEDO

Paganism 4,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (First Moralistic gods, then the Origin time of Monotheism): VIEDO

I do not hate simply because I challenge and expose myths or lies any more than others being thought of as loving simply because of the protection and hiding from challenge their favored myths or lies.

The truth is best championed in the sunlight of challenge.

An archaeologist once said to me “Damien religion and culture are very different”

My response, So are you saying that was always that way, such as would you say Native Americans’ cultures are separate from their religions? And do you think it always was the way you believe?

I had said that religion was a cultural product. That is still how I see it and there are other archaeologists that think close to me as well. Gods too are the myths of cultures that did not understand science or the world around them, seeing magic/supernatural everywhere.

I personally think there is a goddess and not enough evidence to support a male god at Çatalhöyük but if there was both a male and female god and goddess then I know the kind of gods they were like Proto-Indo-European mythology.

*Next is our series idea that was addressed in, Anarchist Teaching as Free Public Education or Free Education in the Public: VIDEO

Our future video series: Organized Oppression: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of power (9,000-4,000 years ago) adapted from: The Complete and Concise History of the Sumerians and Early Bronze Age Mesopotamia (7000-2000 BC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szFjxmY7jQA

Show #1: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Samarra, Halaf, Ubaid)

Show #2: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Eridu “Tell Abu Shahrain”)

Show #3: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Uruk and the First Cities)

Show #4: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (First Kings)

Show #5: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Early Dynastic Period)

Show #6: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (King/Ruler Lugalzagesi)

Show #7: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Sargon and Akkadian Rule)

Show #8: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Naram-Sin, Post-Akkadian Rule, and the Gutians)

Show #9: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Gudea of Lagash and Utu-hegal)

Show #10: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Third Dynasty of Ur / Neo-Sumerian Empire)

Show #11: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Amorites, Elamites, and the End of an Era)

Show #12: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Aftermath and Legacy of Sumer)

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The “Atheist-Humanist-Leftist Revolutionaries”

Cory Johnston ☭ Ⓐ Atheist Leftist @Skepticallefty & I (Damien Marie AtHope) @AthopeMarie (my YouTube & related blog) are working jointly in atheist, antitheist, antireligionist, antifascist, anarchist, socialist, and humanist endeavors in our videos together, generally, every other Saturday.

Why Does Power Bring Responsibility?

Think, how often is it the powerless that start wars, oppress others, or commit genocide? So, I guess the question is to us all, to ask, how can power not carry responsibility in a humanity concept? I know I see the deep ethical responsibility that if there is power their must be a humanistic responsibility of ethical and empathic stewardship of that power. Will I be brave enough to be kind? Will I possess enough courage to be compassionate? Will my valor reached its height of empathy? I as everyone earns our justified respect by our actions, that are good, ethical, just, protecting, and kind. Do I have enough self-respect to put my love for humanity’s flushing, over being brought down by some of its bad actors? May we all be the ones doing good actions in the world, to help human flourishing.

I create the world I want to live in, striving for flourishing. Which is not a place but a positive potential involvement and promotion; a life of humanist goal precision. To master oneself, also means mastering positive prosocial behaviors needed for human flourishing. I may have lost a god myth as an atheist but I am happy to tell you my friend, it is exactly because of that, leaving the mental terrorizer, god belief that I truly regained my connected ethical as well as kind humanity.

Cory and I will talk about prehistory and theism, addressing the relevance to atheism, anarchism, and socialism.

At the same time of the rise of the male god 7,000 years ago was also the very time there was the rise of violence war, and clans to kingdoms, then empires, then states. It is all connected back to 7,000 years ago and it mover across the world.

Cory Johnston: https://damienmarieathope.com/2021/04/cory-johnston-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftist/?v=32aec8db952d  

The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist (YouTube)

Cory Johnston: Mind of a Skeptical Leftist

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Cory Johnston ☭ Ⓐ @Skepticallefty Evidence-based atheist leftist (he/him) Producer, host, and co-host of 4 podcasts @skeptarchy @skpoliticspod and @AthopeMarie

http://anchor.fm/skepticalleft

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Damien Marie AtHope (“At Hope”) Axiological Atheist, Anti-theist, Anti-religionist, Secular Humanist. Rationalist, Writer, Artist, Poet, Philosopher, Advocate, Activist, Psychology, and Armchair Archaeology/Anthropology/Historian.

Damien is interested in: Freedom, Liberty, Justice, Equality, Ethics, Humanism, Science, Atheism, Antiteism, Antireligionism, Ignosticism, Left-Libertarianism, Anarchism, Socialism, Mutualism, Axiology, Metaphysics, LGBTQI, Philosophy, Advocacy, Activism, Mental Health, Psychology, Archaeology, Social Work, Sexual Rights, Marriage Rights, Woman’s Rights, Gender Rights, Child Rights, Secular Rights, Race Equality, Ageism/Disability Equality, Etc. And a far-leftist, “Anarcho-Humanist.”

With religion, it is like your brain is in a noose, squeezing out any hope of critical thinking about the religious beliefs. Leaving the victim faith-drunk as if all the oxygen of their mental freedom is cut off and hope for self-mastery is but some far away fantasy out of reach.

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Damien Marie AtHope (Said as “At” “Hope”)/(Autodidact Polymath but not good at math):

Axiological Atheist, Anti-theist, Anti-religionist, Secular Humanist, Rationalist, Writer, Artist, Jeweler, Poet, “autodidact” Philosopher, schooled in Psychology, and “autodidact” Armchair Archaeology/Anthropology/Pre-Historian (Knowledgeable in the range of: 1 million to 5,000/4,000 years ago). I am an anarchist socialist politically. Reasons for or Types of Atheism

My Website, My Blog, My (free accesses) Patreon, My (free accesses) Patreon Blog & Short-writing or Quotes  My YouTube, Twitter: @AthopeMarie, and My Email: damien.marie.athope@gmail.com

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