Dying for My Stapler

Super Duck's picture

I'm in 10th grade, but I take 11th grade English. (My school does English a weird way. If you're in Honors, you take the English class of the next grade level. You have the same teacher as the non-Honors class in the grade above you, and all of your books and assignments, with the exception of an extra summer reading book, are completely the same.) I have to go to that stupid "make the school look good!" test thing tomorrow. My English teacher gave me an outline, and this test is designed for 10th grade English. I took 10th grade English last year, but I didn't really have a teacher, so I never read half of these books and stuff! What the hell!? My teacher told me that it's unfair and I should just BS it, but I can't understand why they would set the tests up like this.

So, some freshmen are mad at me over factors beyond my control. Yeah, the freshman girls on the newspaper staff are pissed because the juniors picked me to room with them on Thursday. GASP! HOW DARE I HAVE FRIENDS? I am obviously such a terrible person. I have no idea why this is so infuriating to them, because I don't really know any of those freshmen, and the juniors don't talk to them often.

Helpful Junior: The freshmen are mad at you.
Me: What? How can they be mad at me when I barely even know them?
Helpful Junior: They're mad because you're staying with us.
Me: This makes no sense to me...
Helpful Junior: Well, we kind of had a meeting and specifically begged for you so we wouldn't have to put up with any annoying people, so they're mad, probably because they didn't get to choose their roomates and stuff. I said, "We got to only because we've been on the staff for the longest, and there are a bunch of people this year. And Super Duck is our friend, so we picked her." They were still mad.

In other news, Mrs. History Teacher demonstrated yet again how tactless and stupid she is. I'll get to that in a minute, though. First, I must wallow in general awfulness. FCG was not in class today, so I was bored. That is not why I want to wallow in unhappiness, though. I must emo this shit up a little because a senior girl's facebook status was that they have exactly a month of school left, as they get out earlier than the rest of the school.

I know I talk about this literally all the freaking time, but it's one of the most pressing issues I have going on right now, the other being, of course, stupid history class. I am scared for FCG to leave. I don't want anything to ever be like it was with that last girl I liked. Speaking of her, I might see her tomorrow at the test since it includes a bunch of different schools. She went last year. Maybe if I do see her, it will somehow subconsciously force me to be less lame. Everything was my fault because I was being super lame and didn't talk to her much after she moved.

Anyway, yes, onto what Mrs. History Teacher did today. I can't deal with a colossal shitstorm right now, so I must say first that I am not attacking any beliefs. My history teacher is just a big douchebag, and I think most people would agree.

We're talking about the period of time between WWI and WWII right now. Today, we discussed nihilism. Apparently, Nietzsche invented atheism by saying that God is dead, so it is directly his fault and nihilism's fault that I am an atheist. Yes, she said basically that and also specifically singled me out. Umm... Nietzsche didn't make me an atheist, Mrs. History Teacher. I had no idea who the hell that guy was when I became an atheist. I didn't know what nihilism was either. Neither of those factors had anything to do with MY personal decision to become an atheist. You didn't even know me back then, so fuck off!

That's not what bugged me, though. Do you know what pissed me off? Apparently, parents cannot teach children morals without raising them in a church. I swear she said this. Her statement verbatim was, "I'm sorry, but you just can't have morals without going to church. That's why I forced my kids to go."

(She was also recently complaining about fake Christians who go to church out of obligation but don't really believe. If her children had developed different beliefs as teenagers, she would have created this by forcing them to go! Filthy hypocrite. Forcing someone to do things that go against their very beliefs is one of the most disgusting things on the planet to me. I wanted to ask her how she'd like it if she was sixteen and had rabidly atheist parents who wouldn't let her go to church if she wanted to. It's equally disgusting, and somehow I think she'd have a problem with THAT.)

Guess what, bitch? I'm an atheist AND a decent human being. How do I decide if something is wrong or not? I ask myself a basic question: Does it hurt anyone? If the answer is yes, then it is probably wrong. If the answer is no, then it is probably okay.

UGH SHE IS SUCH A TERRIBLE BITCH.

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swimmerguy's picture

So

But how can you be a decent person if you're not doing things in order to avoid eternal consequences after you're dead? Are you saying you can do good things without doing them for a benefit in the future? HERESY!

No one escapes from life alive

elph's picture

Sadly...

Some seem to think this is the case! But, regrettably, there's no thinking involved.

Beautiful sarcasm!

Super Duck's picture

I KNOW RIGHT? How DARE I?

I KNOW RIGHT?

How DARE I?

radiosilence95's picture

I think Mrs. History Teacher

I think Mrs. History Teacher needs a good kick in the pants. I, too, happen to be atheist, and I'd like to think I am a decent human being. I have morals, and I know right from wrong. I studied Nietzsche in German. He's very intelligent, and I don't think he necessarily started atheism.

I just think people should stop shoving God down people's throats and respect the fact that not everyone is a hardcore Christian. People have a right to believe whatever the hell they want.

Super Duck's picture

I think a good kick in the

I think a good kick in the face would be more appropriate for her, personally.

625539's picture

Today, we discussed

Today, we discussed nihilism. Apparently, Nietzsche invented atheism by saying that God is dead, so it is directly his fault and nihilism's fault that I am an atheist. Yes, she said basically that and also specifically singled me out. Umm... Nietzsche didn't make me an atheist, Mrs. History Teacher. I had no idea who the hell that guy was when I became an atheist. I didn't know what nihilism was either. Neither of those factors had anything to do with MY personal decision to become an atheist. You didn't even know me back then, so fuck off!

while i (somewhat) see mrs history teacher's point, the concept of atheism begins in the renaissance/baroque era with... I forget who, I think it's Francis Bacon or Descartes? or another scientist/philosopher (at this point in history, the two concepts are very close). regardless, someone basically stated that god only exists philosophically (but that in his heart he "knew god's existence to be true"). So Nietzsche does not invent atheism, as the concept of god being impossible in the natural laws of the universe already existed in his time. sorry, mrs history teacher!

i'll ask my art history teacher monday who it is exactly so that you can diss your history teacher with that, if you want. :)

EDIT : this isn't who i was talking about, but read up about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Meslier . (-: first ever publication on atheism. BURN HISTORY TEACHER.
sorry, i am a huge nerd.

elph's picture

Not much up on philosophy...

...but, doesn't being dead imply that at some earlier time there was life?

Super Duck's picture

HA! She is wrong, then! Take

HA! She is wrong, then! Take THAT, Mrs. History Teacher!

Riku's picture

It's pretty freaking

It's pretty freaking ignorant to say that atheism started with Nietzsche... :/

And I hate when people say atheists can't have morals. It's like saying that for a person to do good, they need the threat of eternal punishment. As if nobody can do good or tell right from wrong without having it spelled out for them and being told that they will be punished if they don't listen.

And this obviously bothers me. XP

And Super Duck, I know you're nervous about asking FCG for contact info, but she does want to keep in touch with you, remember that. You're more confident than you think you are, and I know you can do it. :]

Super Duck's picture

Mrs. History Teacher says

Mrs. History Teacher says all kinds of stupid shit... Ugh. She's always on some sort of moral high horse. She just pisses me off so much.

Thanks! I hope I can do it too.