Signs of the Times

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 China is the most Atheist country in the world.  Here in the US, I would say that Atheism is quite different and it has to do with how Atheists in China value human life.  They don't.  And their morals are totally different.  I won't say that the US is the most religious country, because most of those are Arab countries and South America.  

But here in the US, religions pay people to sort out the Apocalypse by identifying who the various characters of the Apocalypse are portrayed by people today.  Some might be able to identify figures tofay that represent war, famine, and justice, but there is one figure that is an enigma.  I won't get into all that because really, there is so much published on line about the Apocalypse, I don't want to deal with it.

My point is that Atheism in China celebrates the State, whereas Atheism in this country generally is quite humanistic and values the individual.  I can judge China, but it's hard for me to say Atheism here is similar.  It's not.  I want to believe individuals matter in the US, but in some ways, there are those here who do not value human life and this gets back to the very beginning.  I am not sure which countries believe the most about human life, but it might seem that generally speaking that might be most of European countries.

But in MY thinking, human life matters most and in China it seems human life matters least.  

I got out my Good Stuff tobacco yesterday and smoked a few bowls.  Letting it age some has made it even better.  It dried out a bit, so I put some moisture in it and am smoking it this morning.  I mentioned to my wife yesterday that I might want to blend the Virginia and Burley with some Black Cavendish.  I think it would be a great blending tobacco.  Not all of it, but some.  There was an on line discussion I just read as to how much pipe tobacco a pipe smoker should have on hand.  Some suggested about five pounds.  If I have two pounds that for me would be a lot.  

So, I thought I would share these few thoughts with you having just seen a video on the most Atheist countries.  I'm not surprised really.  Just a few thoughts.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each of you.

Dave

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