One of the most weaponized verses in religious discourse comes from Psalm 14:1: “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.”
This verse is often wielded by religious believers—particularly Christians—as a lazy dismissal of humanists, atheists, and freethinkers. Yet when examined critically, this passage exposes not the ignorance of unbelievers, but the dangerous arrogance of blind faith.
The author of Psalm 14 equates disbelief in a deity—specifically the tribal god of ancient Israel, Yahweh—with moral corruption. This presumption reveals the limited worldview of a man who could not fathom ethical behavior outside religious conformity. Ironically, history tells a different story. The most grotesque atrocities—crusades, inquisitions, genocides, and even contemporary terrorism—have often been committed not by unbelievers, but by zealots in the name of God.
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The psalmist, projecting his fear, suggests that humans can only behave morally when they tremble before a divine authority. This is not just weak logic—it is a dangerous surrender of moral agency. It implies that without threats of hell or promises of paradise, humans are incapable of decency. That is an insult to reason, empathy, and the long human history of ethical systems that predate or reject monotheism.
Worse still, this Yahweh—once a localized Jewish tribal god—was later transformed by Roman imperial theology into the cross-cultural, sanitized figure of Jesus Christ. This metamorphosis blended Judaic messianic hopes with Greco-Roman savior mythology, producing a manufactured messiah. This “Jesus” was not merely a spiritual figure but a political invention designed to pacify populations and legitimize empire.
Calling a humanist “foolish” because they reject this composite, redacted myth is not only ironic—it is intellectually dishonest. The real folly lies in clinging to myths without question, in submitting to dogmas without thought. It is the mark of a thinking mind to challenge narratives, examine evidence, and reject superstition—no matter how popular or ancient.
For the love of humanity,
Apostle Genesis,
Apostle of Knowledge to the nations
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