Is it just me or are some religious people just too stupid to live?

Fla. woman dies during weeks-long religious fast

The Associated Press
Posted: 03/13/2010 08:37:52 AM PST


BARTOW, Fla.—Authorities say a 55-year-old woman died alone in a bedroom of her central Florida home after locking herself in the room for several weeks for a lengthy religious fast.
Evelyn Boyd told her husband, a preacher at a Pentecostal church in the city of Bartow, not to disturb her when she locked herself in the room Feb. 7 to fast and pray with only water to drink. Family members forced open the door March 5 and found her dead.
Sheriff Grady Judd told the St. Petersburg Times that deputies don't expect to file charges, though the investigation continues. A precise cause of death has not been determined.
The woman's husband, John Boyd, told the paper he didn't check on his wife because she felt she was doing what God called her to do and he wanted to respect her privacy.


Ok, so am I the only one shaking my head (only for a brief moment) before thinking "well at least there appears to be SOME natural selection on this planet"? I probably am offending somebody by posting this but I seem to have a knack for offending no matter what I do so Im not going to worry about it. Plus, this is my blog, I get to ramble on about whatever I feel like. Feel free to not read further or even make a snide comment on this post- its all good. Im open to reactions and your feelings and opinions do matter. Besides, most of my freinds and acquaintances are atheists anyway. In case you hadnt already figured by spending a few minutes with me, I tend to be pretty opinionated and jaded at times. Sarcasm is like a second language to me. I think I have a sensible outlook on the world and for the life of me I cannot seem to figure out how this planet has become so overridden with idiocy. The Bay Area is a select area of pretty intelligent, educated people so we are buffered in this normal zone. However, we are not normal. We are like in some ridiculously low percentage rank of smart and balanced individuals, like 0.0000001%. The rest of the US (except for big cities for the most part) is full of morons. Like the people you read about on the Darwin Awards. The ones who think that drinking and smoking while pregnant for the 6th time at age 14 is ok. That guns are good to have laying around a daycare. Who dont brush their teeth for months on end let alone wash their hands after the bathroom. Good grief. But they dont know any better, so they plug along thinking life is hunkey dorey with no clue at all. I guess that might be nice is a way. Ignorance is bliss? Isnt that the saying? Perhaps having a fully functioning brain is a detriment? Who knows.

There are a few religious nuts in the public eye like that family from Arkansas (there's the first problem), Michelle and JimBob(there my freinds is the second problem- who the hell goes by two nicknames?) Duggar that has 19 kids and will keep populating for sure because its "Gods will". Check them out at www.duggarfamily,com. Now they have a tv show with a massive following. I think people are just sickened. Most reality t.v. has the "oh my god I cant look away its so bad and so stupid" appeal to them. Don't even get me started on that Octo-mom thing, that woman already got more recognition in my blog than she deserves.. moving on........

For fear of making too many enemies I think I will stop writing about this topic. BUt let me just say I think that its nice that people find comfort in religion, whichever one they chose. Im not against religion, Im irritated by the twits who use it to be stupid and reckless. Having 19 kids because its Gods will is just plain stupid. Beleive in God, no problem but also know that your ovaries are going to release an egg a month and JimBobs sperm will find it because its the stupid ones that breed like rabbits. Its called Biology folks... look it up. Oh yeah,,, those folks didnt finish High School (smacks forehead).

I was brought up in the church, went to youth group, sang Kum-Bay-Yah by the campfire.. the whole nine yards. It never appealed to me and I seemed to be the only one who never "found Jesus" when I reflected on a rock next to the lake at camp. Oh well. Im a scientist by training and a realist for crying out loud.

Anyway... I saw this article and "I just HAD to make a comment"- I think that should be my middle name.