What is the Blue Snake?

A better question is who is the Blue Snake. She is the creator of our world, and she watches us from the sky. You cannot see her of course, because the sky is blue, disguising her perfectly. Of course, you can read her holy words in The Serpentine Testament, and you can know her through your heart and your faith in her.

For those who have no faith, I can offer all the evidence that others offer for their gods. Here it is between these parenthesis:

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In fact, just as others use stars and crucifixes and cows and such, this is one of the most important symbols of my faith: an empty set of parenthesis.

I kneel before you:

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And if you have no faith in The Blue Snake, I have a name for you: Aserpentist - a non-believer in the Great and Holy Serpent. I must also issue you the same challenge that is issued to those who are called atheists for their lack of faith in your gods: Prove to me that The Blue Snake does not exist. I will take your lack of proof as evidence of my Serpentine Mother.

And how do I know that the Serpentine Testament is actually written by The Blue Snake? Because she clearly says so in the book, of course! Your gods may be better at hating people, destroying towns and condemning minorities and women, but I can worship no others because as The Great Mother has said in her Ten Suggestions, "You might want to kneel before me and give up any other silly gods."

Some people will ask why I am making fun of people's sacred beliefs. I have two answers to that. The first is simply that humor can be more potent than reasoned argument at times.

I can explain that there is no evidence for the particular gods that people believe in. I can point out that the very concept of evidence has to be disregarded if faith is to rule (otherwise if the evidence ever contradicts those sacred beliefs, faith has to go). But these are dry arguments. Pointing out that the Blue Snake is evey bit as rational an explanation for existence as those provided by the various religions, while it may seem silly, makes the point very clear: The ideas about "God" and "His Word" would be just as silly if we were not so used to hearing them, and were they believed by only one person instead of millions.

The second reason is that mch of what constitues the beliefs of various faiths on earth encourages evil. When the god of the old testament calls for death to homosexuals or excluding cripples from churches, these are hateful ideas. I do not accept that only ideas outside of religion can be examined and judged good or bad. Ideas have consequences. The wars that have killed millions of people in the first ten years of this century have almost all had religious ideas as one of their primary causes

For a better understanding of this, see the page Evil Bible Quotes. You might be shocked at what people call the word of their god.

For the record, I don't condemn or judge harshly people who have religious beliefs. We all make mistakes, and in any case, some beliefs that come from religious teachings are wonderful and good. I happen to think Jesus and Buddha were very enlightened for their times, and are very helpful to those who choose to learn from them in a non-dogmatic way.

I also do not confront people with my opinions about their religions - although I will be honest if they ask. I am not trying to offend anyone. Many of my acquaintances do not know the extent of my thoughts on this, because they have not asked. Meanwhile, what I write online can only offend those who choose to read it, and they can stop reading at any point.

The name of this website comes from this analogy of The Blue Snake, but religion is just one minor area that is covered here. The more general theme is that of looking at everything in new ways, and discovering what is true - or closer to truth - using our own minds. My ideas are all you get here, but that does not mean they are meant to be adopted by anyone. To be honest, I find fault with some of my own ideas a year or two after I write them down. I think a person who does not change his mind from time to time is just not paying attention to the world around him, nor thinking too deeply.

My goal with this site, then, is to entertain while perhaps opening minds and exposing readers to new ideas and new perspectives.