Welcome to a pinoy atheist's point of view.

When I was a small kid back in the small town of Tinajeros, I'm as

deeply religious as the ordinary Filipino. We all grow up knowing God.

In fact, it is really impossible to imagine a Filipino not believing

God. God is an important part of the Philippine society.



Atheism or atheist is not a part of the Filipino vocabulary. There is

no translation available. the word "atheista" is more of a Spanish

word. To say atheism in Filipino is saying "walang diyos"or "di

naniniwala sa diyos". You are denying the irrefutable. To say that

there is no God is the vilest of ideas. Remember, even the devil

believes in God. To a typical Filipino, the existence of God is

undeniable.



Since childhood, I was thought that there are 4 pillars of society,

namely the family, the school, the church and the government. Yep! THE

CHURCH. The church is a part of the Philippine society. We are made to

believe that morals and values are impossible without the church,

without God!



So where did this idea lead us? The government is still known to be

the most corrupt in this corner of the globe. Crime rate is still

high. As Philippine economy goes down the drain, and Filipino

politicians are pulling each other’s leg, the church keeps blessing

the guy who they think they can use. “Oh my papaya!”

This idea have degenerated the Filipinos to become non-thinking

automations, whose only sense of hope is through prayers.



If you go to this country every Holy Week, you’ll notice how Filipinos

try to redeem themselves from sin. Sin from what? How does

self-flagellations will clean my nation? Can’t those people think

something more useful that can benefit all of us? What will such

useless act of theatrics can achieve to my so-called country?



Since the beginning, Filipinos have let everything to God and fate. It

has been the idea ever since, that God will always show the Filipino

the way. “Ika nga, Nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa Tao ang gawa.” So as a

society, the Filipinos have never taken anything that they think may

endanger their belief seriously. Just as an example, we now have these

prayer rallies…Well I really don’t know what’s the significance of

these actions, but I think it has something to do with the

impeachment. WHAT!!!! Heck, like God can do something to show us where

on hell is Garcy hiding. The dumb nut they called God, can’t even find

where Adam hid himself. So much on being omnipresent.



In the Philippines, science is just considered a child’s plaything. We

never took our inventors thoughtfully. Not even behind them. Filipino

invertors lack the support from the Philippine government. Some

surveys, found out, that Filipinos never really read books, except for

comics and the Bible.

Well, too much “telenovelas” I suppose.



Now look at us as people…a government in shambles, all leaches trying

to step on each other’s head. (religious leaders included, Diba Bro.

Eddie Villanueva?) Ah! The church! Even this so-called church is

running to grab power and money. So there goes the separation of

church and state. Damn you SOB’s!!!



And what did it brought the Filipinos?



Now, if you try to take away this “God” to the mind of the Filipinos,

what is left?

Hmmmmm….. The question was asked on my last debate to a Christian fundy.

In a desperate answer, my rival asked me, “What will you replace God

if you take it away from me?”

But Sir, I responded back, “I’m just giving you something that was

taken from you by these pastors.”

“And what is it.” He sneered as a retort.

I smiled at him and said, “ Your ability to think.”



The Filipino people are losing hope, and God is the representation of

this lost hope. That is why they are holding at it very tightly. But

the problem is, instead of finding the solution; they just hang into

that image.



Rationality is spreading all over Asia. People are starting to work

for solutions rather relying on prayers. Unfortunately to the

Filipinos, it’s the other way around.



Atheism is still not ripe for the Filipinos. Maybe some of us pinoy

atheist are in a wrong place, wrong time and wrong people. Perhaps

someday the Filipinos will wake from this deep slumber and let

rationality make the call.