Atheists of UG

"God blessed him with..."

TheHeartbreaker	I've become completely sick of hearing people say "God blessed him with such talent." It's as though no credit being given to an individual for all of their hard work to get as good as they are at something. In particular, I was watching a video of a blind Japanese guitarist who was quite good, and someone posted, "He has been blessed by God with that talent." Uh...no, he worked his ass off, despite his handicap (I assume that there must have been a comprise for sight and guitar skills), to become what he has. This post isn't about the guitarist, so if you have seen the video don't be like, "He's not that good." That's not the point. There are definitely better and definitely worse, but I'd say he's good. The point of this thread is to discuss about how this "God" character is given too much credit for the accomplishments of man.	I've become completely sick of hearing people say "God blessed him with such talent." It's as though no credit being given to an individual for all of their hard work to get as good as they are at something. In particular, I was watching a video of a blind Japanese guitarist who was quite good, and someone posted, "He has been blessed by God with that talent." Uh...no, he worked his ass off, despite his handicap (I assume that there must have been a comprise for sight and guitar skills), to become what he has. This post isn't about the guitarist, so if you have seen the video don't be like, "He's not that good." That's not the point. There are definitely better and definitely worse, but I'd say he's good. The point of this thread is to discuss about how this "God" character is given too much credit for the accomplishments of man.
	Posted: Jul 20, 2008 5:43 PM - Quote - Report!
fret-less	It seems i've heard some were that "god created all men equal" so how is it possible that he blessed any one man with ecseptional talent?	It seems i've heard some were that "god created all men equal" so how is it possible that he blessed any one man with ecseptional talent?
	Posted: Jul 22, 2008 1:38 PM - Quote - Report!
Resiliance	Haha. I agree, but I don't really blame "God" for it though. Of course some people are more talented than others, but this is usually in entirely different fields (athletics, etc...). Basically I think it comes down to people not wanting to acknowledge someone put a shitload of work in something and are subconsciously in denial about the fact that they didn't in the past, are too lazy to do it now, etc... Basically, it's easier to say that someone got good at something because of something they received than they actually made happen theirself, because that'd mean you could do it too.	Haha. I agree, but I don't really blame "God" for it though. Of course some people are more talented than others, but this is usually in entirely different fields (athletics, etc...). Basically I think it comes down to people not wanting to acknowledge someone put a shitload of work in something and are subconsciously in denial about the fact that they didn't in the past, are too lazy to do it now, etc... Basically, it's easier to say that someone got good at something because of something they received than they actually made happen theirself, because that'd mean you could do it too.
	Posted: Jul 25, 2008 4:54 PM - Quote - Report!
tormented soul	I'm with Theheartbreaker on this. Its not that they have any kind of skill. Its that they worked there ass off to get that good. No ones born with crap. You gotta work and work hard!	I'm with Theheartbreaker on this. Its not that they have any kind of skill. Its that they worked there ass off to get that good. No ones born with crap. You gotta work and work hard!
	Posted: Jul 27, 2008 7:06 PM - Quote - Report!
NuEmoMetalPunk	I hate when a baby is born and people say it's a blessing from god. IT'S NOT A BLESSING FROM GOD!!! ITS A BLESSING FROM THE FACT YOU COULDNT KEEP IT IN YOUR FUCKING PANTS!!!!!!	I hate when a baby is born and people say it's a blessing from god. IT'S NOT A BLESSING FROM GOD!!! ITS A BLESSING FROM THE FACT YOU COULDNT KEEP IT IN YOUR FUCKING PANTS!!!!!!
	Posted: Aug 1, 2008 7:35 PM - Quote - Report!
kfleetwood	Let's not neglect the fact that many elements go into a person's achievement, including genetics, natural ability, a superior teacher or mentor. None of these elements (except as metaphor) is magical, mystical, supernatural, attributable to a super-being. Often someone with natural ability is surpassed by someone who works harder.	Let's not neglect the fact that many elements go into a person's achievement, including genetics, natural ability, a superior teacher or mentor. None of these elements (except as metaphor) is magical, mystical, supernatural, attributable to a super-being. Often someone with natural ability is surpassed by someone who works harder.
	Posted: Aug 3, 2008 6:02 AM - Quote - Report!
KenMasters	I always say: "Good Jimi Hendrix blessed him with his music talent..." the only problem is that it doesn't work for jimi himself	I always say: "Good Jimi Hendrix blessed him with his music talent..." the only problem is that it doesn't work for jimi himself
	Posted: Aug 18, 2008 3:10 PM - Quote - Report!
Salute to Jaco	I have to agree with most of the posts in this thread. Rather than restate it, I'll just say that maybe people are jealous, doubting that man alone can do such wonderful things. Perhaps knowing that someone did that all alone makes them wish they could, and just say that god did it so their self esteem won't drop to low.	I have to agree with most of the posts in this thread. Rather than restate it, I'll just say that maybe people are jealous, doubting that man alone can do such wonderful things. Perhaps knowing that someone did that all alone makes them wish they could, and just say that god did it so their self esteem won't drop to low.
	Posted: Oct 3, 2008 12:41 AM - Quote - Report!
Victory2134	I believe that the phrase "God etc..." has become a common idiom for saying that someone is really good at something. i.e. "Oh god, you're so good", and "God blessed him with amazing talent." I say alot of things like that out of habit and I've been an athiest for a good two years.	I believe that the phrase "God etc..." has become a common idiom for saying that someone is really good at something. i.e. "Oh god, you're so good", and "God blessed him with amazing talent." I say alot of things like that out of habit and I've been an athiest for a good two years.
	Posted: Oct 14, 2008 3:54 AM - Quote - Report!
MASTER JiMMY	Victory2134 wrote on Oct 13th, 2008 at 10:54pm : I believe that the phrase "God etc..." has become a common idiom for saying that someone is really good at something. i.e. "Oh god, you're so good", and "God blessed him with amazing talent." I say alot of things like that out of habit and I've been an athiest for a good two years. A sickening subliminal influence that Christianty has on society and most modern cultures.	[QUOTE u='Victory2134' d='2008-10-13 22:54:50']I believe that the phrase "God etc..." has become a common idiom for saying that someone is really good at something. i.e. "Oh god, you're so good", and "God blessed him with amazing talent." I say alot of things like that out of habit and I've been an athiest for a good two years.[/QUOTE] A sickening subliminal influence that Christianty has on society and most modern cultures.
	Posted: Dec 4, 2008 11:07 PM - Quote - Report!
Punkable_Tabs	I hate it when people say "bless you" when you sneeze. IN SCHOOL! I ignore them.	I hate it when people say "bless you" when you sneeze. IN SCHOOL! I ignore them.
	Posted: Jan 2, 2009 7:40 PM - Quote - Report!
hugh20	^ oh f***, i actually say 'bless you' in school. Should i stop it? it might seem rude.	^ oh f***, i actually say 'bless you' in school. Should i stop it? it might seem rude.
	Posted: Jan 21, 2009 5:05 PM - Quote - Report!
planetogo	Does God's involvement with something necessarily mean divine intervention and disruption of the natural order? Can men do anything apart from God? I don't beleive so. Seeing as God created the world, he is responsible for every single thing that occurs and genetics, circumstances and the individuals personality are all given by God. Thereforeto say that something is a gift from God is not a slight on the person's effort, but rather an acknowledgement of that person's individual specialness to God.	Does God's involvement with something necessarily mean divine intervention and disruption of the natural order? Can men do anything apart from God? I don't beleive so. Seeing as God created the world, he is responsible for every single thing that occurs and genetics, circumstances and the individuals personality are all given by God. Thereforeto say that something is a gift from God is not a slight on the person's effort, but rather an acknowledgement of that person's individual specialness to God.
	Posted: Jan 26, 2009 9:56 PM - Quote - Report!
blackflag49	Punkable_Tabs wrote on Jan 2nd, 2009 at 2:40pm : I hate it when people say "bless you" when you sneeze. IN SCHOOL! I ignore them. *sneeze* "when you die nothing happens" Better your majesty?	[QUOTE u='Punkable_Tabs' d='2009-01-02 14:40:57']I hate it when people say "bless you" when you sneeze. IN SCHOOL! I ignore them.[/QUOTE] *sneeze* "[b]when you die nothing happens[/b]" Better your majesty?
	Posted: Jan 27, 2009 1:20 AM - Quote - Report!
nincompoop	blackflag49 wrote on Jan 26th, 2009 at 8:20pm : Punkable_Tabs wrote on Jan 2nd, 2009 at 2:40pm : I hate it when people say "bless you" when you sneeze. IN SCHOOL! I ignore them. *sneeze* "when you die nothing happens" Better your majesty? /thread-win	[QUOTE u='blackflag49' d='2009-01-26 20:20:31'][QUOTE u='Punkable_Tabs' d='2009-01-02 14:40:57']I hate it when people say "bless you" when you sneeze. IN SCHOOL! I ignore them.[/QUOTE] *sneeze* "[b]when you die nothing happens[/b]" Better your majesty?[/QUOTE] /thread-win
	Posted: Jan 27, 2009 11:54 PM - Quote - Report!
dio_dude	blackflag49 wrote on Jan 26th, 2009 at 8:20pm : Punkable_Tabs wrote on Jan 2nd, 2009 at 2:40pm : I hate it when people say "bless you" when you sneeze. IN SCHOOL! I ignore them. *sneeze* "when you die nothing happens" Better your majesty? fucking lol! *gives cookie*	[QUOTE u='blackflag49' d='2009-01-26 20:20:31'][QUOTE u='Punkable_Tabs' d='2009-01-02 14:40:57']I hate it when people say "bless you" when you sneeze. IN SCHOOL! I ignore them.[/QUOTE] *sneeze* "[b]when you die nothing happens[/b]" Better your majesty?[/QUOTE]:haha: fucking lol! *gives cookie*
	Posted: Jan 28, 2009 11:45 AM - Quote - Report!
Sickhick	Actually, some talent is genetic, like how I bend my thumbs back to touch my wrists. I didn't work to do that. I think people just say that "god-given talent" crap just to let everybody know they're christian, to try to make other people believe in it, or something like that, not because they don't want to acknowledge the otherr person's work.	Actually, some talent is genetic, like how I bend my thumbs back to touch my wrists. I didn't work to do that. I think people just say that "god-given talent" crap just to let everybody know they're christian, to try to make other people believe in it, or something like that, not because they don't want to acknowledge the otherr person's work.
	Posted: Oct 17, 2009 7:30 AM - Quote - Report!
aaciseric	blackflag49 wrote on Jan 26th, 2009 at 8:20pm : *sneeze* "when you die nothing happens" Better your majesty? I think it's just a way of viewing the world. I used to be a devout christian and I would use statements like that without thinking about it because that's just what made sense to me. Of course now i'm with you TS, but I still cut people some slack for it.	[QUOTE u='blackflag49' d='2009-01-26 20:20:31'] *sneeze* "when you die nothing happens" Better your majesty?[/QUOTE] :haha: I think it's just a way of viewing the world. I used to be a devout christian and I would use statements like that without thinking about it because that's just what made sense to me. Of course now i'm with you TS, but I still cut people some slack for it.
	Posted: Oct 17, 2009 7:06 PM - Quote - Report!
Sickhick	hugh20 wrote on Jan 21st, 2009 at 12:05pm : ^ oh f***, i actually say 'bless you' in school. Should i stop it? it might seem rude.   It's okay to say "bless you". It gets offensive if you say "god bless you". You can bless people, "god" can't.	[QUOTE u='hugh20' d='2009-01-21 12:05:51']^ oh f***, i actually say 'bless you' in school. Should i stop it? it might seem rude.[/QUOTE]  It's okay to say "bless you". It gets offensive if you say "god bless you". You can bless people, "god" can't.
	Posted: Oct 20, 2009 7:42 AM - Quote - Report!
asfastasdark	Yeah, there's this fundamentally Christian girl in my physics class who added me on Facebook. Next thing I know 99% of her statuses are Bible quotes. And to each one I want to reply "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" but that would make me seem like an asshole. Now that she found out I'm an atheist, whenever someone sneezes she says "God bless you!" with a heavy emphasis on the word "God." Oh God, do I want to strangle her.	Yeah, there's this fundamentally Christian girl in my physics class who added me on Facebook. Next thing I know 99% of her statuses are Bible quotes. And to each one I want to reply "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" but that would make me seem like an asshole. Now that she found out I'm an atheist, whenever someone sneezes she says "God bless you!" with a heavy emphasis on the word "God." Oh God, do I want to strangle her.
	Posted: Oct 20, 2009 4:41 PM - Quote - Report!
aaciseric	asfastasdark wrote on Oct 20th, 2009 at 11:41am : Yeah, there's this fundamentally Christian girl in my physics class who added me on Facebook. Next thing I know 99% of her statuses are Bible quotes. And to each one I want to reply "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" but that would make me seem like an asshole. Now that she found out I'm an atheist, whenever someone sneezes she says "God bless you!" with a heavy emphasis on the word "God." Oh God, do I want to strangle her. Say 'Zeus bless you' with emphasis on 'Zeus' before she gets the chance.	[QUOTE u='asfastasdark' d='2009-10-20 11:41:07']Yeah, there's this fundamentally Christian girl in my physics class who added me on Facebook. Next thing I know 99% of her statuses are Bible quotes. And to each one I want to reply "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" but that would make me seem like an asshole. Now that she found out I'm an atheist, whenever someone sneezes she says "God bless you!" with a heavy emphasis on the word "God." Oh God, do I want to strangle her.[/QUOTE] Say 'Zeus bless you' with emphasis on 'Zeus' before she gets the chance.
	Posted: Oct 20, 2009 5:16 PM - Quote - Report!
asfastasdark	aaciseric wrote on Oct 20th, 2009 at 12:16pm : asfastasdark wrote on Oct 20th, 2009 at 11:41am : Yeah, there's this fundamentally Christian girl in my physics class who added me on Facebook. Next thing I know 99% of her statuses are Bible quotes. And to each one I want to reply "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" but that would make me seem like an asshole. Now that she found out I'm an atheist, whenever someone sneezes she says "God bless you!" with a heavy emphasis on the word "God." Oh God, do I want to strangle her. Say 'Zeus bless you' with emphasis on 'Zeus' before she gets the chance.   I'll try that, and report back with results.	[QUOTE u='aaciseric' d='2009-10-20 12:16:10'][QUOTE u='asfastasdark' d='2009-10-20 11:41:07']Yeah, there's this fundamentally Christian girl in my physics class who added me on Facebook. Next thing I know 99% of her statuses are Bible quotes. And to each one I want to reply "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" but that would make me seem like an asshole. Now that she found out I'm an atheist, whenever someone sneezes she says "God bless you!" with a heavy emphasis on the word "God." Oh God, do I want to strangle her.[/QUOTE] Say 'Zeus bless you' with emphasis on 'Zeus' before she gets the chance.[/QUOTE]  I'll try that, and report back with results.
	Posted: Oct 20, 2009 7:44 PM - Quote - Report!
buddyboombotz	NuEmoMetalPunk wrote on Aug 1st, 2008 at 2:35pm : I hate when a baby is born and people say it's a blessing from god. IT'S NOT A BLESSING FROM GOD!!! ITS A BLESSING FROM THE FACT YOU COULDNT KEEP IT IN YOUR FUCKING PANTS!!!!!! Lol. Nice icon by the way.	[QUOTE u='NuEmoMetalPunk' d='2008-08-01 14:35:10']I hate when a baby is born and people say it's a blessing from god. IT'S NOT A BLESSING FROM GOD!!! ITS A BLESSING FROM THE FACT YOU COULDNT KEEP IT IN YOUR FUCKING PANTS!!!!!![/QUOTE] Lol. Nice icon by the way.
	Posted: Oct 28, 2009 12:26 AM - Quote - Report!
Sickhick	"Thor blessed him with..."	"[i]Thor[/i] blessed him with..."
	Posted: Nov 2, 2009 8:17 AM - Quote - Report!