March 31, 2013: ‘Jesus, Take The Wheel’ Day

I dare to say the guy who created this is not religious, just someone trying to do a funny anthropological experience or simply trolling.
But well, if the Christians want to kill themselves, who am I to stop them.
The problem is, if some of them take this seriously they could end up hurting or killing other people by hitting them with their cars. And I wouldn´t doubt the most fanatics would take their whole family in the car with them to test their faiths, resulting in more innocent people killed in the name of religion…

Let’s hope they load up their entire families, and the rest of us stay off the roads that day. Could there be a better way to simultaneously do some deep cleaning of both the human gene pool and meme pool, all in one easy day?

It’s my birthday too! What an unlikely coincidence! God must have — *cough* sorry. 

This is surely a Poe, but really a rather dangerous one. If some people are dumb enough to handle snakes and believe God will save their children from appendicitis, then some of them are also dumb enough to take this seriously. I don’t think it will seem quite as funny if some moron actually tries this and kills his family, or someone else’s, in the process.

That’s a matter of opinion.

If your opinion is that children should be involved in some sort of mass suicide, then you can fuck off.

Since the god of the bible has fail at everything he got involve in, definitly staying off the road on that day.

A Poe I hope… considering that there are undoubtedly Christians stupid enough to actually do this and innocent people like me drive too.

On the other hand, these guys may be onto something – it may be what god actually wants. I went to a church wedding once where the priest told us that when we die god won’t be so much interested in what good works we’ve done but in how many others we’ve brought with us!

Hey, I’ve got a better idea. Let’s load them into trains and send them off to be gassed just to be sure.

Seriously, this particular window into you mind makes you look like a fucking disgusting piece of sub-human filth. Do us all a favour and either make an effort to change yourself or just crawl under a rock and keep your interaction with society at large to a minimum.

Definitely a Poe – troll level 2. The funniest thing is the confused Christians and Atheists in the comments who have a hard time figuring this parody out (and possibly even people in these comments)!  LMAO

Yes an obvious Poe, but I can’t say I approve.

Of course the vast majority of Christians will either A- recognize it for the satire it is and deride or ignore the message or B- Not recognize it for the satire it is and condemn the message and/or plead with their perceived brethren to reconsider.

However there is a minority that is far enough gone that in the heat of the moment they might think that it’s not satire and furthermore it’s a great idea. I’m very uncomfortable with something that might push a slightly unstable fundamentalist to such ends. They could have their children with them. They could crash into another car, perhaps into yours or a loved ones.

I’m all for making fun of the “there are no theists in hospital waiting rooms” meme, as long as it’s done with a measure of taste, but this strikes me as being just a tad too convincing to not be risky.

There’s a bridge on Dartmoor in SW England where drivers have claimed that a pair of hairy hands appears and takes over the wheel.
But then there’s a lot of strange stories on Dartmoor.

 If they’re stupid enough to try something as crazy as that, maybe they deserve whatever they get. It’s not like someone is shooting them. They are willingly doing it.

I have to admit, this is pretty insane. A few questions for them:

If God has chosen to not prove his existence yet, why do you think you would be able to force his hand and make him prove it by this action.

If faith is as you define it and you have that faith then why just five minutes, why not 20 mins or perhaps one hour?

You’re damn right I don’t tolerate the opinion that children should die for their parents’ idoicy. And I’m proud of that.

There is nothing that says we have to be tolerant of dangerous opinions. there is nothing that says we have to be tolerant of those who think it’s perfectly fine for children to suffer for something they themselves have not done.

Any kid with at least a little brain would be smart enough to not get inside the car or at least dress like a football player before going on a fated trip.

You… you’re joking… right? So children of ALL ages should be perfectly capable of this kind of foresight, right? Do you even have ANY experience dealing with children? At all? If not, I suggest you stay as far away from them as possible.

 Oh! calling names. That’s so smart oh mighty high one.

So that’s how I die. Some idiot Christian crashes into me on my 21st birthday while I’m on my way to a bar.

If nothing else, observations like mine do a fine job of filtering out the atheists on this group who are no smarter and no more rational than theists. Who use invective to shut down discussion before it ever occurs.

 In reality, most kids are the same little shitheads their parents are. Even if they could change, could grow out of it, I’m a little more horrified by a lot of people doing stupid things for stupid reasons and dying than I am for someone not exempting children. If you believe Jesus is correct and in control, you’re not going to think, well, just in case, I better leave my kids home – you’re all going to heaven and they won’t be parentless. It’s making a conditions on the whole “faith” thing.

In reality, this will never happen OR it’s happening daily. I’m not like most people, I gather, I don’t think children are extremely special that stupidity, if they’re unlucky enough to be born in it, shouldn’t harm them. It’s gross that it should harm anyone, but statistically, they are going to be these grown-ups someday anyway. I don’t feel anything more for poor innocent unformed children than I do for the adults who act like children if this is how the cycle perpetuates.

And in the hypothetical, as if this will ever really happen, it would be great. A mass Christian hysteria in which children were harmed or killed, as unfortunate as it would be, would be quite a startling event. Would people then maybe get some idea what is wrong with a little harmless religion finally?

-We’ve generated a community of believers so stupid as to think Jesus actually could drive their car, then why do car manufacturers put steering wheels in them anyway?

-Maybe people would reassess their own beliefs and how magical they feel and how realistically applicable they aren’t.

-Of course this will never happen and it would be a national tragedy if it did. Perhaps as a thought experiment, it could occur to people that that’s not how it works and they could reassess their beliefs without actual tragic consequences.

 It was invented on Reddit, it seems, and was meant as a joke.

I have no doubt it was intended as a joke. I just worry someone might take it seriously. Hopefully people are too smart for that, but sometimes I do wonder.

 No it’s a fancy way of saying that people no matter the belief, often use emotion to argue and resort to vulgarity and or violence when their opinion is challenged or they disagree with something.

The only way they’ll be able to move mountains is if enough of their cars go out of control in the same direction on the 31st.

 No, they don’t. But we can’t protect everyone form everything all the time. It would be sad, but that happens all the time.

Wait – I thought the world was ending before this? I’m so confused…

 I thought it was Mohammad who said that people would be able to move mountains . . . if they had enough faith.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t want the damned christians doing this, because I might be the guy they run over. Or one of my friends or family might be. So to whoever is starting this, a hearty “fuck you!”

Auto da fe [“act of faith”] was a term the Inquisition used for the penance those condemned by it were offered shortly before they were burned at the stake for heresy. I was making a pun on the word “auto” since the whackaloon suggestion we’re commenting on involved xians driving cars blind, that’s all.

5 minutes?? Pussies. I have so much faith in Jesus, I’m going to take my hand off the wheel all day! 

Nope; it’s in the book of Matthew. (Specifically, book 17 verse 20: “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”)

I was thinking the same thing myself. Doesn’t anyone know you can’t take anyone on the internet seriously these days? Tsk, tsk. 

We could call it…The Rapture!

Absolutely staggering how some people cannot perceive a joke.  It’s like they work at being tight-assed  literalists. I’d feel sorry for them if they weren’t constantly whining and trying to control how everyone else thinks.

I say let them do it.

Then arrest the surviving Christ-bots for child endangerment, failure to control a motor vehicle, and attempted murder.

Did anyone else notice that the scheduled date is the day before April Fools? o.O

See, I wouldn’t mind atheists if there just weren’t so many who walk around acting like they’re smarter because they don’t believe in Christ. I’m a Christian, but I’m not gonna bash and troll.

No way this is real guys, we all mock Christians for being so stupid for believing in god, people who think this is real aren’t much different. You are simply believing it because you want it to be true because that makes us look smarter than them but don’t fall into that trap. And dont get so bloody worked up about such a stupid thing.

 I think it’s a great thought experiment for the Christians. Get any Christian to explain why they know Jesus won’t drive their car if they take their hands off the wheel.

Bet you anything a Christian falls on you.

Hemant’s initial comments, and then the discussed that followed, seemed really disturbing.  I was actually legitimately surprised.  Are Christians really that great of enemies?  I guess maybe they can present themselves that way, which is really, really shitty.    This post demonstrates to me a weird lack of understanding all around. 

It’s also another instance where I question the name of this blog.

Could you explain how that works? 

FUCK ALL EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS AND THEIR DUMBASS DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR! SEND ‘EM TO THE PYSCHE WARD! JESUS IS ALIVE AND HE WANTS YOU! TO FORFEIT YOUR LIFE FOR A REPLICATED PAGAN FAITH THAT’S BEEN ALTERED TO FIT THE TIME PERIOD AND PAST DOWN THROUGH THE GENERATIONS LIKE A CANCEROUS WHORE! ALL RELIGION DOES IS START CONFLICT AND WAR! IT’S A CRUTCH FOR THE WEAK! GET THE FUCK OUT! AND RAPE THE POPE! HAHAHAHA!

 That’s my birthday too, and just what I was thinking.