Is Ronald McDonald Sacred



Recently a fire destroyed a McDonald's restaurant. Only the statue of Ronald was left untouched. Is Ronald McDonald a sacred figure and that is why the statue did not burn? The same thing happened when a Catholic church burned, a Mary statue remained. If it a stupid to believe Ronald McDonald is a protected sacred figure while believing the statue of Mary did not burn because she is really a divine figure?

We could wonder the same thing slices of toast where the Virgin Mary appears. Or, where she appears in a window some kids hit with a baseball. These appearances are so important there is a Catholic Church requirement that any such claim must be investigated and a report written up by a member of the clergy. I've heard you can buy a toaster that claims to produce the Virgin Mary with every slice. Are clergy required to write up a report on every piece of toast made by thousands of toasters?

One of the best spoofs of these "miracles" is the now famous "Flying Spaghetti Monster." I have on my shelf his "bible." The Fly Spaghetti Monster explains he remains invisible except in pieces of toast or broken windows because surveys have shown people are more likely to believe a god is real if it is never seen in the flesh.

The latter is why there will never be a "Jesus" who shows up in reality. As long as a god remains invisible individuals can take what they themselves believe and assign it to what the god approves. If a god comes in the form of a human being masses of people will say, "Wait a minute. My god does not believe that B.S. He only believes the truth, like me." Democrats are going through that right now. Every candidate for President has some flaw that is unacceptable to many people.

Most atheists are equal opportunity worshipers. They are equally skeptical of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Ronald McDonald and every god that anyone ever claimed to exist.




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