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==Does Fried really believe in the Kart Gods?==

==Does Fried really believe in the Kart Gods?==

Some people have been claiming that Fried completely serious.  Other people have been claiming this is a joke taken way too far.  Does Fried really believe in the Kart Gods?  What points is he trying to make by writing this article and by arguing about it?

Some people have been claiming that Fried is completely serious.  Other people have been claiming this is a joke taken way too far.  Does Fried really believe in the Kart Gods?  What points is he trying to make by writing this article and by arguing about it?

Well, the answer isn't really so complicated.  I didn't realize I'd have to spell things out so clearly but it seems I have to.  I do not have a strong belief in the Kart Gods' existence.  I have never claimed to have proof of their existence.  Therefore I should not be considered delusional regardless of how crazy you think the idea is that there are Kart Gods.  My view towards the existence of the Kart Gods is agnosticism.  It would be rediculous to claim that it's possible to prove they don't exist, and I don't see how it's delusional to refuse to make that claim.

Well, the answer isn't really so complicated.  I didn't realize I'd have to spell things out so clearly but it seems I have to.  I do not have a strong belief in the Kart Gods' existence.  I have never claimed to have proof of their existence.  Therefore I should not be considered delusional regardless of how crazy you think the idea is that there are Kart Gods.  My view towards the existence of the Kart Gods is agnosticism.  It would be rediculous to claim that it's possible to prove they don't exist, and I don't see how it's delusional to refuse to make that claim.

Why did I continue to argue about it?  I wanted to demonstrate that the Kart Gods can't be disproven.  It's irrelevant if they actually do exist or whether or not I believe in them.  That wasn't the point I wanted to make.  I also wanted to expose Steven Meakings as the arrogant close-minded bigot that he is.

Why did I continue to argue about it? At first I wasn't planning on arguing so much, but when I saw how rediculous some people's attitudes were, I felt like playing on their reactions to see how they would continue. I wanted to demonstrate that the Kart Gods can't be disproven.  It's irrelevant if they actually do exist or whether or not I believe in them.  That wasn't the point I wanted to make.  I also wanted to expose Steven Meakings as the arrogant close-minded bigot that he is.

Is it a joke?  Yes and no.  I intentionally made the article more funny than it would have been if i was trying to pass it off as something I really believed in.  The philosophy was somewhat serious, but of course I used some exaggeration.  However, I don't want people to walk away thinking "ha ha, so it was a joke afterall, we can forget about this now".  While the actual beliefs about the Kart Gods aren't all that important, the ideas I was trying to convey through satire and parody are serious.  The article was not meant as a slap in the face to religion in general.  It was meant to point out the flaws in the attitude that some people have towards religion.  Seeing people become offended by the article was especially disturbing and shows that some people take religion way too seriously.  Some people seem to get much more offended in religious arguments than in other arguments, maybe because they're insecure, I'm not sure.

Is it a joke?  Yes and no.  I intentionally made the article more funny than it would have been if i was trying to pass it off as something I really believed in.  The philosophy was somewhat serious, but of course I used some exaggeration.  However, I don't want people to walk away thinking "ha ha, so it was a joke afterall, we can forget about this now".  While the actual beliefs about the Kart Gods aren't all that important, the ideas I was trying to convey through satire and parody are serious.  The article was not meant as a slap in the face to religion in general.  It was meant to point out the flaws in the attitude that some people have towards religion.  Seeing people become offended by the article was especially disturbing and shows that some people take religion way too seriously.  Some people seem to get much more offended in religious arguments than in other arguments, maybe because they're insecure, I'm not sure.

As I mentioned in this article, religion is supposed to help guide you through life, not control you and cause bigotry.  Also, the extreme close-mindedness and arrogance of people who refuse to even consider the possibility that their own religion just as silly as the one they're insulting is rather disturbing.  The Kart Gods were just used to demonstrate that point, but it could have been any other religion.  The point is that you shouldn't reject something as 100% wrong until you think about it first, and you shouldn't believe that something is 100% correct just because 1 billion other people believe it.  As I listed earlier in this article, the Kart Religion obviously does have some real advantages over other religions, so having good evidence that a different religion really is the correct one should be an important part of choosing the religion.

As I mentioned in this article, religion is supposed to help guide you through life, not control you and cause bigotry.  Also, the extreme close-mindedness and arrogance of people who refuse to even consider the possibility that their own religion just as silly as the one they're insulting is rather disturbing.  The Kart Gods were just used to demonstrate that point, but it could have been any other religion.  The point is that you shouldn't reject something as 100% wrong until you think about it first, and you shouldn't believe that something is 100% correct just because 1 billion other people believe it.  As I listed earlier in this article, the Kart Religion obviously does have some real advantages over other religions, so having good evidence that a different religion really is the correct one should be an important part of choosing the religion.  And even if you don't have good evidence that the God really exists, is it really so important?  As I said earlier, the God himself is relatively unimportant compared the way that the religion guides you through life.

So, in conclusion, people who were offended by this article (or in Meakings' case people who were laughing hysterically at how delusional they thought I am), get a life.  Maybe if you played some kart your attitude would improve.

So, in conclusion, people who were offended by this article (or in Meakings' case people who were laughing hysterically at how delusional they thought I am), get a life.  Maybe if you played some kart your attitude would improve.