Guest Malevolent Design Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 <b>You can read the entire first chapter FREE here:</b> <a href='http://www.malevolentdesign.org'>http://www.malevolentdesign.org</a> <a href="http://www.lulu.com/commerce/index.php?fBuyContent=5358731"> <img src="http://www.lulu.com/services/buy_now_buttons/images/book_blue.gif" border="0" alt="Support independent publishing: buy this book on Lulu."> </a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Malevolent Design Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 lol... Wow, I thought it'd convert the html! I guess not. That's weird. Too much time on MySpace, I guess! Here are the addresses so you don't have to fish them out: http://www.malevolentdesign.org http://www.lulu.com/content/5358731 p.s. This is Reverend AtheiStar, for those of you who remember me. I tried to log in but it just wouldn't let me, so I made up a new account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlerman Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 lol... Wow, I thought it'd convert the html! I guess not. That's weird. Too much time on MySpace, I guess! Here are the addresses so you don't have to fish them out: http://www.malevolentdesign.org http://www.lulu.com/content/5358731 p.s. This is Reverend AtheiStar, for those of you who remember me. I tried to log in but it just wouldn't let me, so I made up a new account. Why is it when I saw the user name, the first person that came to mind was the Reverend AtheiStar? And it is you! Was wondering where you went off to. Tried to find some quotes from your old site on the types of creationism you had listed before, but the site was gone and only your myspace page - which took forever to load, despite being on dual T-1 lines. Nice to see you back. Need to have your account looked at so you can log back in as your old account? I'll check out your book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 p.s. This is Reverend AtheiStar, for those of you who remember me. I tried to log in but it just wouldn't let me, so I made up a new account. Why is it when I saw the user name, the first person that came to mind was the Reverend AtheiStar? And it is you! Was wondering where you went off to. Tried to find some quotes from your old site on the types of creationism you had listed before, but the site was gone and only your myspace page - which took forever to load, despite being on dual T-1 lines. Nice to see you back. Need to have your account looked at so you can log back in as your old account? I'll check out your book. That could be because when I introduced that subject here, several years back, it was the single longest running thread I ever did make! It was nothing short of amazing how many people that jumped on that one! It was one of the early reasons why, actually, I knew that it had potential for a popular book. I lost my old site after I changed email addresses. They tried sending me a message that it was time to renew but it was linked to the old one and so I never got it. That sucked, it really did. I loved that site. It was such a huge collection! It had taken me years to gather it all! And it was gone, just like that. I still have some of it on disk, though, maybe. Obviously, I took your advice. I emailed Dave and he took care of it. It is nice to be back. ~RAS http://www.malevolentdesign.org http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book...ing-god/6291677 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I'll check out your book. Check this out! How cool is this?! http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book...ing-god/6291677 Paperback book $14.99 Add to Cart (2155 kb) Download: 1 documents, 2028 KB ($5 download) Printed: 275 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, cream interior paper (60# weight), black and white interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink Description: Never before has a book so aggressively leveled the charge that a creator deity, if it was to exist, would be completely and unimaginably evil. Through the use of five very detailed categories, the case against the existence of a loving god is painstakingly -- and effectively -- made. Starting with the horrors we find abundant in nature and ending with the malicious fine scale engineering of all of time, the good Reverend takes you down a dark path that's rarely traveled, and for good reason. To admit to such is to undo a time honored and extremely financially rewarding tradition, religion. * Proves that Jesus was far from a good moral example -- a sinner -- and that he was not the Messiah! * Proves Jesus to be nothing more than a fictional pagan copycat! * Proves Pascal's Wager to be a big joke through fiction (A Christian Goes to Islamic Hell) & critical analysis * Proves that souls do not exist! * Proves Noah's Ark to be impossible -- and quite hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Oh man, is this ever exciting! I'm about to get some business cards! I've been telling everyone at work about my awesome book and writing down my info on folded sub bags! (I work in a deli/bakery.) I think it's time to step up my game! lol... ~RAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWIM Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Oh man, is this ever exciting! I'm about to get some business cards! I've been telling everyone at work about my awesome book and writing down my info on folded sub bags! (I work in a deli/bakery.) I think it's time to step up my game! lol... ~RAS Well hey! I might have to check that out, hope it makes the best seller list! Is this your first book? Sounds pretty exciting! Good luck with the sales, will likely buy a copy meself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Oh man, is this ever exciting! I'm about to get some business cards! I've been telling everyone at work about my awesome book and writing down my info on folded sub bags! (I work in a deli/bakery.) I think it's time to step up my game! lol... ~RAS Well hey! I might have to check that out, hope it makes the best seller list! Is this your first book? Sounds pretty exciting! Good luck with the sales, will likely buy a copy meself! Yes sir, my very first! Took me nearly two years to complete, too! It was done under considerable duress, though, as I have three kids and a wife who just don't appreciate me being on the computer! Add to that the fact that I have a full time manual labor job that tires me out and I'm surprised it didn't take five! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big.blue.nation Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Book looks very intriguing and may just have to buy a copy. Good luck with it! I'm actually writing a book myself The Departure An Unexpected Journey in the Life of a Reluctant Agnostic to kind of sort things out myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Book looks very intriguing and may just have to buy a copy. Good luck with it! I'm actually writing a book myself The Departure An Unexpected Journey in the Life of a Reluctant Agnostic to kind of sort things out myself. Cool! How far along are you? For me it was a very long process! It was starting to feel like I would never finish! I stuck with it, though, and finally finished it up. I'm not quite done with it, though, as I plan on releasing a second edition later this year. I'd like to get a famous author to write a forword, but if that's going to cost me, well I think it can do without it! lol... I have very, very little, in the way of money, to pour into this thing. That's why I went with lulu.com. They don't charge you anything, but rather take their cut from every sale. It's much better that way, I think! It gives a poor man a way, where there formerly was none, to publish his work without selling his "soul" to a publisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big.blue.nation Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Book looks very intriguing and may just have to buy a copy. Good luck with it! I'm actually writing a book myself The Departure An Unexpected Journey in the Life of a Reluctant Agnostic to kind of sort things out myself. Cool! How far along are you? For me it was a very long process! It was starting to feel like I would never finish! I stuck with it, though, and finally finished it up. I'm not quite done with it, though, as I plan on releasing a second edition later this year. I'd like to get a famous author to write a forword, but if that's going to cost me, well I think it can do without it! lol... I have very, very little, in the way of money, to pour into this thing. That's why I went with lulu.com. They don't charge you anything, but rather take their cut from every sale. It's much better that way, I think! It gives a poor man a way, where there formerly was none, to publish his work without selling his "soul" to a publisher. I actually just started! I've gotten the foreward and general outline or chapters laid out and just need to get all the body of it. So, I'm in the very early stages LOL. Hey, give me a few tips on what to or not to do from your experience. Yea, I'll probably publish like how you mentioned, buddy of mine did that as well. Hey if we can help people to overcome the lies and corruption of the Xian faith and find some freedom and happiness in their life, it's worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 "I actually just started! I've gotten the foreward and general outline or chapters laid out and just need to get all the body of it. So, I'm in the very early stages LOL. Hey, give me a few tips on what to or not to do from your experience. Yea, I'll probably publish like how you mentioned, buddy of mine did that as well. Hey if we can help people to overcome the lies and corruption of the Xian faith and find some freedom and happiness in their life, it's worth it!" That was me (minus the foreword) February 15, 2007 -- the day after Valentine's, three days after Darwin's. That was when I first started the project after taking a full two weeks off from work soley for that purpose. I had to fight tooth and nail to get it, too, but I threatened to leave and they caved. I slaved over it for most of the vacation getting, I think 23 pages down. By the end, though, my van got reposessed (long story) and so I wasn't so happy and in no mood to write! I did, however, feel better when I came to find out that since I had filed for bankruptcy and never refiled with the car, the dealership now owned it and I owed nothing! That was $19,000 plus that I was free of! I literally jumped around the house! Anyway, the point is that you should take some time off to get it going. Trying to work on it in between working really fucks up your creativity, though, most of the time it's unavoidable. If you have kids then it just gets harder! My other advice would be to say what a friend of mine told me on my blog. He only said two words, but they stuck with me during the entire time after. He said "Just write." In other words, don't worry about how it's turning out so much, just crank out those paragraphs. You can always go back and reshape or delete. This is a lot better than staring at a blank screen. Something is easier to work with than nothing. Just write! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I found the original post, right here at ex-c, where I introduced my essay on Malevolent Design. It's dated almost a year to the day from when I would begin to work on the book. http://www.ex-christian.net/index.php?showtopic=7084 It was the immense popularity of this thread that made me realize what I had here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysealclubber Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 When I first read this website (just a few hours before I realized I didn't believe in God) it took me a while to get the joke. Link You might say that the concept of malevolent design opened my eyes to atheism. I downloaded the book, hope you find some success with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 When I first read this website (just a few hours before I realized I didn't believe in God) it took me a while to get the joke. Link You might say that the concept of malevolent design opened my eyes to atheism. I downloaded the book, hope you find some success with it! Irreducible Grotesqueness! I love it! Yeah, that is an excellent word for much of what you see there. I feel sorry for those poor crabs. It's like straight out of a horror movie! The Guinea worm is equally grotesque and closer to home as those infect humans! Yes, just like Intelligent Design is meant to be, Malevolent Design operates as an effective wedge between the believer and his/her god. By painting a creator as sadistic and evil, their god loses his edge and their religion becomes more akin to Satan worship. Voila! evolution becomes the moral alternative! Thank you. I appreciate the support! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mriana Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Hey, Rev. Glad to see you here and that you posted your book here. I haven't had the chance to get a copy of it though. I will eventually. I prefer a hard copy so I can read in bed. I don't have a laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hey, Rev. Glad to see you here and that you posted your book here. I haven't had the chance to get a copy of it though. I will eventually. I prefer a hard copy so I can read in bed. I don't have a laptop. Yeah, nice to see you, too! It's nice to see my FSA people in here to support me! Take your time. The second edition should be out in about a month, anyway. I wouldn't be hurt if you bought that one, instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mriana Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Not a problem. Second editions generally are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Not a problem. Second editions generally are better. On a related note: I just purchased business cards! They look just as dark and forboding as the book cover does! They have the black background with "Malevolent Design" in white with "The Death of a Loving God" in blood red. Oh, they're sweeeeeeet! I worked on it for like an hour this morning, tweaking it back and forth to get it just right! I can't wait to hand them out at work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snafutopia Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Bravo, congratulations and best wishes! When will your book be available in bound print? I'm adding it to my wish list (along with a note to donate to ex-c.net a.s.a.p!) This site is a wonderful resource as well as a place of refuge. Am very grateful to the owner, admin, and everyone who works so hard here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Bravo, congratulations and best wishes! When will your book be available in bound print? I'm adding it to my wish list (along with a note to donate to ex-c.net a.s.a.p!) This site is a wonderful resource as well as a place of refuge. Am very grateful to the owner, admin, and everyone who works so hard here. It's actually available in that format right now (http://www.lulu.com/content/5358731), but I'm currently revising it as I've found a whole lot of (small)mistakes (after I got my hard copy in the mail, of course) that I had missed in the first round of editing. The second edition will be be available shortly. You can read the first 27 pages here, though, for free, to get a taste of what exactly I'm offering here: www.malevolentdesign.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Not a problem. Second editions generally are better. On a related note: I just purchased business cards! They look just as dark and forboding as the book cover does! They have the black background with "Malevolent Design" in white with "The Death of a Loving God" in blood red. Oh, they're sweeeeeeet! I worked on it for like an hour this morning, tweaking it back and forth to get it just right! I can't wait to hand them out at work! I passed a ton of these out at work! I also dropped a few in interesting places at our local Wal-Mart. I figured that since I'm always finding the pro-religious tracts there, I might as well make my mark, too. I'll go ahead and leave some in the bathroom when I'm there again, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandaPirate Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I am currently agnostic but if I did believe in a God, I wouldn't think him benevolent. I'd imagine if there is a God, it would encompass Good AND Evil. Why does god have to be all loving? That's a religious idea. From a scientific viewpoint, if there was a "creator" I would imagine it didn't need "emotions." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend AtheiStar Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I am currently agnostic but if I did believe in a God, I wouldn't think him benevolent. I'd imagine if there is a God, it would encompass Good AND Evil. Why does god have to be all loving? That's a religious idea. From a scientific viewpoint, if there was a "creator" I would imagine it didn't need "emotions." I'm just reading the universe the way I see it. If there's a supernatural creator responsible for it all, the evidence points to extremely malevolent. This conclusion, at least for me, is unavoidable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandaPirate Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Which is why I'm pretty sure there's a reason there's no evidence for any god at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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