Below are some E-mails from visitors to the Atheist Empire. A few have been edited for space constraints and to keep to the general point of the message but overall opinion has been kept intact.
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Kimberly Sun-Ting Zhuo
You guys are awesome!!! Not only are guys happy humanists, but you
can trace history back to the BC's! I've always thought of the majority
of religions {typically Christianity} as being down right stupid and
full of ridicules. My grandpa has always been an Atheist. {I asked him
about it and was very proud of him.}He's a strong one, too. My uncle on
my dad\'s side\'s Atheist and so's my cousin. My dad's a Buddist, but
he follows most of the Atheist beliefs. He would\'ve completely
forgotten about religion, but my mom's friend invented them to worship, and
he reluctantly agreed.( Hadn't done so in years.}I'm totally
realistic,so I'm a strong Atheist. Some of your mottos are ssssooo funny!!!!luiz
i love ur website. it has made me realize that i am an
atheist!!!! FINALLY!!!! im from the philippines and i think there are a lot
of atheist here its just that they are afraid to show it because almost
everybody here believes in god, i know it sucks. anyway i really
apreciate ur site very much. keep up the good work..
rakista
Hi,
Its a pleasure to view your website...
I feel at home its like staring at my own garden.I'm here in Manila, Philippines the "Only Christian Nation in Asia".
There is a big problem here being an atheist.
But I am standing still...
If they only knew, Filipinos are forced to have Christian faith after
your birth you would/ must be baptized as A Roman Catholic Christian,if
your not.. you will be prone to accidents and have poor health according
to the elders..(
Full of SHIT)Is there a free membership here? If theres none I'd still visit your
site, I am happy to be here.I only live once..I rule mine. M E I>
Brian Williams
First off, love ur site. Nice to see someone take a stand.
intellectuals are left behind in the shadow of conservative christian
propaganda and greed for money and wealth. An organization that employs
fear to gain support dons no ethics to speak of. Sadly, to speak out
against such archaic teachings is considered at best ignorant and at
worst evil or even unpatriotic.
Clark Adams, Internet Infidels
I'm Clark Adams, Public Relations Director of the Internet Infidels.
You have a cool`site here, with some unique stuff. I think we've done
some parallel research. I give a multimedia presentation called "The
Increase of Atheism and Religious Satire in Popular Media"; tomorrow I
fly to Colorado Springs where I'll be giving it at the Atheist Alliance
convention. I play clips from Leykis, Stern, Hicks, Carlin, South Park,
Malcolm in the Middle and the Simpsons.
Evil Adam aka Rene Rosa
Thanks for listing my song "Godless" in the section for
people to check out more "atheisticly" tinged songs!If they want to download the song, they can go to
http://www.eviladam.com/music.html to get it. By the way, there is
another song called "Heathenous Rapture" that might suit this site as well.
Reuben
Hi, I am an 18 year old from Malta. In this country almost 98% are Roman Catholics, and there is no permission to have an opinion different from thiers. All around me I see people suppressed by childhood fears, people that are strong inside, but kept weak by the religion that they "choose" to believe.
I really liked your site, especially your writings. I would like to get to know you better, so please answer back by email, or if you use MSN, add me to your contact list. I have many interests and likes similar to yours. My favourite band is Staind.
R.S.V.P.
Nina
I have known I am an atheist for about 20 years.
Your page is EXCELLENT!
I have it all bookmarked and I plan to get back to it often.
Thank you.
What a wealth of information (quotes, etc.)
Great!
Clayton Burne
Thankyou for a educational and uplifting site. Far from the
fanatical pro-this and anti-that, your sight attempts to portray an
atheist side of things without the fervour of the bloody religeous. Pity
that the religeous who require this form of education the most will be
the first to dismiss it's inherant heresy. It comforts me to think that
without religion, the worl may be a very crowded place, there would
have been no wars etc, then again the foresight we may have gained should
those who died heretics have lived would have found a cure to the
problem of over-population.mart
Thanks for the information you provide,it has really changed my
mind, I used to be a christain, I was deeply religious in the catholic
high school I went, I won excellence in religious studies and the most
oustanding christain gentleman. I have not told any of my friends from high
school about my transformation. I hope to tell them soon after dealing
with my family. I felt that religion lied to... keep up the good work.ADRIAN APOSTOL
SENDING THIS MESSAGE FROM ROMANIA,WHERE UNFORTUNATELY
CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE STATE ARE MIXING MANY TIMES.I WANT TO CREATE SOME
KIND OF ATHEIST/LIBERAL ORGANISATION BUT WHEN YOU ARE ALONE...LOVE ANY
ATHEIST SITE.I WISH SOME ATHEIST UNITE AT LEAST IN AMERICA AND OBTAIN
POLITICAL POWER AND POWER TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE.
Baleful
I LOVE your "Thoughts on Theism" page. Your quotes rule! I
was wondering if I could use some of them in my Quote Generator that
shows a new quote every time the page is visited.
Jody
Hello, Michael. I wanted to write and say how impressed I
was with Atheist Empire. It is a top-quality site with tons of great
information (love the quotes section!). I've been looking for a site like
this for a while, and I'm glad I finally found one of this caliber. Keep
up the great work!
Edward Enz
A great site!!! I want to print "Great Minds": Their
opinions, but was unable because of a black background. Is there any way I can
download this info. I want to share this with my mother. ThanksRESPONSE: Simple, copy the text and paste it in a text program such as Notepad, MS Word or Works and print from there. There is now a downloadable PDF available in the Greatminds section and the downloads section.
Aika/anne
i love your thoughts, i'm a christians but i have many
questions about the church and the people who work for it, please send me
more things about an atheists.
vahid
Hi and thank you very very much for your interesting and
useful site. I really enjoyed it.I'm Vahid , a number one BA student of English Language and Literature, living in Tehran. I'm very much interested in Samuel Beckett and his works and I'm both reading and translating the files I've downloaded, day and night. After 2 years searching, I could find a worn-out copy of Godot play and I made my mind to translate it. It is considered as one of the best translations in World Literature.
Well, that was a short background of me. Now, I must tell you that it's one of my ambitions to have a copy of the book : " 2000 Years of Disbelief " by James A. Haught, which will be quite helpful to me to comprehend different literary concepts and also to complete my book and research papers.
UPDATE: vahid finally found a copy of the book.
Sina
Hello I am from Iran . In iran many people are muslems but i
cant bleive their ideas and so I read atheism and so I think i am an
atheist Thank you for your web site
tomadalama
ok, i have many religous and fellow atheist friends at my
school, and smoe ppl will just not reason with us, the try to say animals
have no reason, we are going to hell, and are trying to convert us or
somthin send us evidence that ther is no god so they will try to leave
us alone
Ray
Religion threatens our very existence as a species and
torments non believers. This country was founded for religous freedom (or
so our children are told). Our constitution specifies the need for
seperation of church and state, but legislatures throught the contry have
managed to write laws (and not write others) which are clearly motivated
by religous planks in political party platforms. My life would be
better if people woke up and smelled the air! We as a species need to
rescue the blind and need to start soon.
Ben Frost
I love this web site! Who are the people on the 'know your
enemy' page background? I recognise Rev. Jim Jones and George
Applewhite, but I can't place the others.
chris
Great site! i especially enjoyed the qoutes section. My mom
did'nt beleive they were real though. I can't beleive my parents filled
my mind with useless rif raf for ten years. Finally i can be free of
such beliefs. I only hope more people can open their eyes and ears to
what atheists such as myself have to say. I wish you good fortune. Nice
job!
The Infidel Guy http://infidelguy.com
I'll be damned. Beautiful site. Some serious eye candy. A
little to good (distracting) :0). I found myself looking at all of the
graphics instead of the content. But that's just my superficiality. Great
job Mike.
Brian Bruderer
I enjoyed your website very much. It is one of the few objective sites I have found.
It is open and honest without being hostile or militant.I particularly enjoyed your quotes from famous people. They sound
accurate yet you don't exagerate. Some atheist websites try to paint people such as
Abraham Lincoln as purely atheist. You admit that he appeared to become a believer in
God later in his life. The atheist quotes you give are accurate yet you also allow
yourself to achnowledge his statements that support a belief in God.
Dave HorneExcellent site! I think it's about time our civilization moved
forward and put these superstitious beliefs behind us. Dave Horne -
The Netherlands
Amanda McGrayne
hay, i just want to let u kno that out of all the atheist
websites ive been to i'd have to say this is the ultimate
greatest/awsomest/rawest ever!! i love it!!
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supersteven@aol.com
fuck Athiests
you Athiests are just as bad as the retards who believe in god. Why
don't you understand... because you fucktards have your heads so far up
your asses you cant see the light outside the cave or it just hurts
your eyes because you pussies are afraid of the truth because it hurts a
little.
phillip
prclmpdc@peoplepc.com
ALL OF THESE HOMOSEXUAL ATHEISTS SHOULD MOVE TO ANOTHER
COUNTRY, OR AT LEAST SAN FRANCISCO, WHERE THEY CAN ALL SHARE EACH OTHER'S
IGNORANT DISDAIN FOR GOD. THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON CHRISTIAN
PRINCIPLES. WE DO NOT NEED YOUR KIND POLLUTING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE'S MINDS WITH
THIS TYPE OF MANURE. WHERE DOES YOUR TYPE COME FROM? I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE
GOING!
superultramega99@msn.com
God will have his way with those who don't believe just wait
you fucking piece of shitNathan
Hello.
I must admit this website made me sad. Don't get me wrong, not in any
patronizing, self-righteous way, but upset for several reasons.
First of all, we do not share beliefs. I am a Christian, and I do
believe that there is a God and "he is one." I am sorry and sad to hear
some of the anger and resentment to those of my faith (especially from
the man who made the graphics).
I am very sorry for my brother's and sisters who strike out at you in anger,
such as the guest book entry on the bottom left of the main page.
I do not share your doubt in the existence of God, nor in the idea that science
and religion are at odds.
By the way, your Einstein quote intrigues me, I have him quoting "I
want to know God's thoughts, the rest are details." ???
I am very sorry that most athiests probably hate or resent us. I
only wish to apologize and perhaps in doing so, show a small fraction of
what we try to be. We often fail, but we try. I hope and pray that
the Christians you know will do a better job showing love in the future.In love,
Nathan
LINDA
DIDN'T CARE TO MUCH FOR THIS WEB SITE.I AM A BORN AGAIN
CHRISTIAN.THIS MICHAEL DUDE IS ONE SICK INDIVIUAL.HE NEED NOT QUIT HIS DAY
JOB.ATHEIST WANT GOD PROVEN - HOW ABOUT ATHEIST PROVING HE DOESN'T LIVE
TODAY.YALL DON'T SEEM TO GET THE PICTURE - IT'S CALLED FAITH !!! THERE'S
ALOT OF THINGS IN THIS LIFE THAT CAN'T BE PROVEN.
ALL I CAN SAY IF CHRISTIANS ARE WRONG -WE AHVE NOTHING TO LOOSE.BUT
IF ATHEIST ARE WRONG - YOU'LL HAVE ENTERNITY TO PAY FOR IT.THEN YOU'LL
WISH YOUR FREE THINKING WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO FREE UH!!!
Sarah
I will pray for you, and I pray that everyone who reads this web sight will repent. Hell is real my friend, believe me you don\'t
want to end up there.
JMJ Jesus Mary Joseph
Name
So you want to bring down the church? Hitler and Stalin would have agreed with you.
Jerry Manuel
Is the klan really that bad. They helped keep the peace in
the south after the civil war. Anyway I appreciate the info and quotes.
I was always told the opposite of what I have read here.
Brian Smith
I would just like to know how you explain all the revalations in the Bible about the end of time that are coming true.
I would also like to add that when you quote the Bible then you can't just pick
and choose verses that you want. You have to give the others that go
along with the topic. By the way did you know that in the Bible it says
that James was the half brother of Jesus and the son of Joseph. Several
months ago on CNN.com there was an article saying archeologists had
uncovered a box that was enscribed with James half brother of Jesus and
son of Joseph. How do you explain that?
psalms7_17
I am sorry, but I truly have pity for you. I will pray for
you that you may return to the truth. For everyone that is of the
truth hears his voice. May the Lord have mercy on your soul. For the only
way to the Father is through the Son.
Steve
Think about it!
A Riddle:Why do atheists waste their lives trying to disprove what
doesn't exist? There are people like that in asylums, do you not agree?
Rather they help establish the case for the existence of God by
fighting so vehemently(sp) against the very thought !
You may wish to check out an interesting book 'Voices from the Edge...'
by John Myer. There are numerous accounts of the last words of famous atheists,
infidels and other great leaders. You may wish to share it with your
associates.At least it would be worth a good laugh and give you all something
else to discuss. I guarantee it will be worth your time.(Published by Barbour)
Peace,
Steve
michael
hi, my name's mike. I've read some of your info and I wonder
if you really have any hope in life.Your site make's me wonder if your
emtey inside.I mean; I've had my share of crap happen in my life, but
really deep down, is this something that gives you comfort. I'm only a
young man and I really havn't had a taste of life yet, I'll be honest
with you in saying I don't understand life, and neither do you, nor
anybody for that matter, but, what if your wrong. I mean what if there
really is a God. are you willing to put your soul on the line.If you ever
get to read this I'd like to hear back.
Swingr85@aol.com
Hey,
I'm a guy who stumbled upon your site while looking for some RHCP lyrics. I won't torment you with any theological "junk", but I am curious as to why you are in fact an atheist. I too at one time was an atheist, though after years of questioning and doubting I actually decided to check out several religions. My findings were as I had expected at first, all full of discrepancies and false hopes. Finally I delved into "Christianity," despite my deterred interest due to many(Christians) whom I knew. Soon after, I too believed, not in the Church, or in the religion but the concept and the life of the Christ. All the evidence for Christ overwhelmed what doubts previously consumed my life. Well, I'm not sure if you will respond, knowing at one time I had a fervent enmity for any "Christians" feeling evangelical , but I hope you write back. I truly know that my God, the one who I have found to be true, is real and seeks you too.
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" MagazineSorry, but I cannot get the front page of your web site to work: something about a plugin. If this is a trick to get us to download and install the Flash plugin, fuggedaboudit!
If it requires Flash or Real, it's not available to us (or a large number of people we know who surf their conscience).
RESPONSE: What? Your conscience? It is a Flash animation! Not a big ethical issue for most! If you don't have the Plugin it is available FREE. There is also a link lower on the page that takes you directly to the main page. Do not fear the Flash!
(Real Player, on the otherhand, is a nightmare!)
Luke Angelo
Thank you for your invitation to join the A.E.. I will
take a raincheck and will tell you why.Yes, I am an atheist. And a damn strong one if I do
say so. However, this is a personal thing and does not
lend itself to the kind of extreme politicalization I
see assosiated with 'organized' Atheist movements.As a matter of fact, I see little difference between
such movements and the christian fundamentalists so
despised. I would not want myself to be associated,
therefore, with the likes of Mr. Nedow, whom I see as
little more than a self-aggrandizing little man who is
interested in nothing more than his personal fifteen
minutes of fame. I can't imagine a worse public face
for a movement, organized or not, than his.And frankly, I see nothing wrong with a display of
religious symbols including the 10 C's. Many believe
in them....they have been an important part of the
religious and legal history of the West. Why tear them
down? Why deprive a town of a manger scene on the
steps of city hall? Why keep christmas out of the
local public schools. Isn't it the heighth of sheer
hubris to attempt to deprive a majority of the people
of symbols that give them comfort? This is a difficult
age we live in. Such symbols could be very important
to the national resolve.Yes, I am an atheist. No, I do not agree with most of
the militancy I see fomented by organized atheism. You
guys would be better to take an educational approach,
teaching, preaching, sharing, and doing some good
works instead of trying to get your pock-marked icon
on the evening news.The strange thing is Jesus was a better teacher for
his cause than any atheist I have ever seen in action.
That is an irony that is doubtless lost on most of
your people.Atheism needs to use some quiet common sense. Go back
and read Ghandi or the Gospels.Ciao,
Atheistic Philosopher
More like "Michael Pain Empire"
Come on! I must say I barely ever visit this site. the reason? Because I want to see a site about Atheism, not some home-page of a guy who started a club. Mr. Pain, your ideas are interesting and your site is well designed, but I don't come to an Atheist Empire web-site to read about your opinions and admire your art-work. Atheists don't want to have some guy to look up to, or a preacher, we want to here the opinions of many Atheists. The problem with this site is not its atheistic content, but that it seems to show you as the head-atheist. In my opinion, if you want to make a successful web-site, you should keep your own personal thoughts out of it. Remember this site isn't about you, it's about Atheism. If you're going to show us art work, show stuff by various non-religious artists, not just yourself. "Thoughts on Theism from the mind of Michael Pain." Boring! One of the qualities of being a free-thinker, is that we don't give a shit what others think. Our own thoughts are the most important to us. Don't present opinions. Present facts. Facts about things that we could possibly use in a debate. I love this message board idea, and I insist that you start asking people to send you scientific and historical facts that you can post on this site. It would be great if this site had a search engine that could give you quick arguments for debate. Plus, you should get Christians to send you arguments to post on your website. Perhaps you could post them as the subject of message boards. And from that, all the Atheists who visit here can pick apart these fundi-arguments and post messages about exactly what's wrong with them. I really like what you have going here, but I still think there is much room for improvement, so I hope you consider this message.
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Steve Clementson
Dear Mr X (alias: Michael Pain),
There are things in my life that I take awfully seriously, like the bizarre signals I have been receiving for the last eleven years. Likewise, my disbelief now has the background of my own findings. My case for disbelief in God is not merely a case of not wishing to accept, but in actually analysing falsehoods.
Major falsehoods are being enacted at this very moment in time, and I had wished to discuss them on the atheist network. Unfortunately, such a network does not support this kind of probe, as this involves awareness, not pure rejection of unusual data for the sake of rejection.
J King
Hey, on the visitor emails you know the nutbar at the bottom
uner the "???" i threw his name into a search engine and he popped
up... I didn't have time to read the site but its something about him
recieving "messages from space"... if you want to see it here is the url
Roy Hammonds
This Will Be Hard To Believe But Satan Himself Came To Me
I Can Hear His Voice Right Now Even
PLEASE BELIEVE ME IM NOT KIDDING
AND PLEASE REPENT AND WORSHIP THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
HE IS TORMENTING ME RIGHT NOW FOR REAL
THE BIBLE IS THE TRUTH ITS NO LIE
PLEASE FOR YOUR LIFES SAKE LISTEN TO ME
NOTHINGS WORTH GOING TO HELL FOR
PLEASE BELIEVE ME I WISH I WAS DEAD THATS HOW MUCH TORMENT IM IN
PLEASE BELIEVE ME WORSHIP THE LORD JESUS AND HIS FATHER THE TRUE LIVING
GOD
IM WAS PUT IN TORMENT EVEN THO I SERVE THE LORD SO I COULD TELL YOU
WHAT REAL HELL IS LIKE SATAN HAS PUT ME THRU HELL (A PREVIEW OF WHAT IT
WOULD BE LIKE ) SEMIREAL
BELIEVE ME YOU DON'T WANT TO FEEL FIRE HOTTER THAN THE SUN AND EVERY
CREEPING THING ON EARTH ON
YOU AND THE DEVIL RIPPING YOUR GUTS OUT OVER AND OVER
AND I DID HEAR PEOPLE SCREAMING FOR THE MOTHER,THEIR
FATHER,BROTHERS,SISTERS,e.t.c
BUT YOU ARE ALONE AND ONCE YOUR THEIR GOD WILL NOT HEAR YOU ANYMORE
YOUR BY YOURSELF
YOU ARE ALONE NOBODY WILL HELP YOU
SATAN DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOU ALL HE WANTS IS TO DRAG YOU TO HELL WITH
HIM
PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU
JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY WAY TO ESCAPE HELL
IM NOT KIDDING PLEASE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
THE LORD JESUS LOVES YOU AND I LOVE YOU
