Letter to the Editor of The Daily Yomiuri (ignored):
E. Livingston erred when he wrote that "Christ was just a
good teacher". Here some of the things he said, please judge
for yourself if he had good intentions: Matthew 10:34-35,
"Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did
not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man
against his father, and a daughter against her mother etc.";
Mark 10:29-30, "There is no man who has left house or
brothers or sisters or other or father or children or farms for
my sake and the gospels, but that he shall receive a hundred
times..." Mark 13:12, "And brother will deliver brother
to death, and a father his son; and children will rise up against
parents and have put them to death." Luke 12:51-53, "Do
you suppose that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no,
but rather division; for from now on five members in one
household will be divided three against two, and two against
three. They will be divided, father against son, son against
father, mother against..." Luke 14:26, "If anyone comes
to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and
children and brothers and sisters, yes, even his own life, he
cannot be My disciple." Luke 19:27, "But these enemies
of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here
and slay them in my presence."
And here another quotation from the Bible for G. Stevens, who was so eager to cite from Psalms 14:1 resp. 53:1 implying that Atheists are fools: Matthew 5:22, "...who ever shall say, `You fool', shall be guilty enough to go into hell fire." I doubt that Stevens would give up his belief if science there able to look "into every corner of the universe" and not find any god. The Bible itself is very fuzzy about the abode of god. It seems that at the time of the old Israelites he spent some time sitting in a box causing hemorrhoids at people's hind ends (1 Sam. 5:8,9). Later, he probably flew off. Jesus claimed he was in heaven, which meant at that time just above the clouds but still in the troposphere. The pope once admonished scientists not to venture beyond the Big Bang 'because that is where god is', but an Atheist does not need to prove that there is no god. Who ever claims there exists something has the burden to prove its existence. If I, for example, would claim, a snubby god exists below the temperature of absolute zero (-273,15degrees Celsius) I have to provide evidences, and it is not enough, if I just say: "He exists because I am a Holy Man", it is also not enough, not say: "He exists, because he gets upset when he sees hot love scenes." Such babbling is the fuzzy logic of evangelists.
And G. Stevens, to claim that in the moment of death we Atheists would call for help from god is even meaner than my letter.
Holger Hermann Haupt
I succeeded however with the following Letter to the Editor at the Tokyo Weekender (published May 6, 1994):
Early this year, there was an angry Christian, who wrote a letter to The Daily Yomiuri. He was upset that an Atheist who had looked around and not seen any god had claimed in a previous letter that god did not exist. Actually, he was so upset, that he cited from Psalms 14:1 resp. 53:1 implying that Atheists were fools. In my answer (it, unfortunately, was not published), I reminded him of the New Testament, which is allegedly so much dearer to the Christians than the Old Testament. It says at Matthew 5:22, "...who ever shall say, `You fool', shall be guilty enough to go into hell fire."
That Christian also wrote that the Atheist could not say that god did not exist because he did not look "into every corner of the universe". That statement made me very eager to discuss the whereabouts of god. Since it is the age of recycle, permit me to recycle that part of my letter:
"I doubt that Mr. Stevens (the Christian) would give up his belief if science there able to look `into every corner of the universe' and not find any god. The Bible itself is very fuzzy about the abode of god. It seems that at the time of the old Israelites he spent some time sitting in a box causing hemorrhoids at people's hind ends (1 Sam. 5:8,9). Later, he probably flew off. Jesus claimed he was in heaven, which meant at that time just above the clouds but still in the troposphere.
The pope once admonished scientists not to venture beyond the Big Bang `because that is where god is', but an Atheist does not need to prove that there is no god. Who ever claims there exists something has the burden to prove its existence. If I, for example, would claim, a snubby god exists below the temperature of absolute zero (-273,15o Celsius) I have to provide evidences, and it is not enough, if I just say: `He exists because I am a Holy Man' or: `because I have a piece of paper that says so', it is also not enough to say: `He exists, because he gets upset when he sees hot love scenes.' Such babbling is the fuzzy logic of evangelists."
But concerning the whereabout of Jesus Christ, Mr. Kenny Joseph of the REAP Mission almost hit the nail on the head, when he sings his little hymn to atheists: "He lives, He lives, J. C. lives..., He lives, He lives, He lives, He lives..., Jesus lives, He lives, He lives, He lives within my heart." Actually, he missed the right place only by about 12 inches. J. C. does not exist in his heart. His heart contains only blood. It is his upper storey, where J. C. exists. Of course, I am not going to worship him THERE.
My best wishes to the Tokyo Weekender. I hope, the external censorship of the Daily Yomiuri does not extend to your paper.
PS. The Daily Yomiuri refused The Tokyo Classified (which belongs to my internet provider) as a supplement because it published contact ads for gays and lesbians etc.
Holger Hermann Haupt
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