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How could an ex-atheist ever have been an atheist to begin with?
Started this discussion. Last reply by James Cox May 30, 2012. 113 Replies 0 Likes
Greed, Wealth, Anger and Envy
Started this discussion. Last reply by Arcus Jan 22, 2012. 3 Replies 1 Like
Beautiful Souls: Declaration of Secular Islam
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Atheist Exile commented on ɐuɐz ǝllǝıuɐp's blog post 'Facebook friends'"Very deep and disturbing, Cesar. I like it in a sort of "one toke over the line" kind of way.
Social media, like Facebook and ThinkAtheist, requires some compromises . . . which, with atheists, can be difficult. I suppose it's…"
Atheist Exile commented on ɐuɐz ǝllǝıuɐp's blog post 'Facebook friends'"You can't please everybody. But we're social animals . . . so what good is it to only please yourself? No man (or woman) is an island. You can be a beacon of independence . . . but are you guiding others to safe harbor or warning them…"
Atheist Exile replied to Thomas Blood's discussion 'Once an Atheist always an atheist?'"Yes, Thomas, atheism doesn't require skepticism . . . but it sure helps. There examples of ex-atheists, like British philosopher, Anthony Flew, who don't fit the stereotype I described. They're REALLY hard for me to understand.
By the…"
Atheist Exile replied to Thomas Blood's discussion 'Once an Atheist always an atheist?'"Every once in a while, we read or hear about an atheist who has converted to Christianity or Islam or Judaism. I just can’t wrap my mind around what that process must entail. How do you move from atheism to religion: rationality to…"
Atheist Exile commented on Warren's photo
Why would any woman be a christian?
"The Bible definitely, by example, subjugates women. But it's not as bad as it once was before Christianity enjoyed some reforms. The Quran and Islam, on the other hand, are unreformed. In the modern world, Islam takes the prize for male…"
Atheist Exile replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Famous Atheists Characters in Fiction'"The link, below, used to be on Wikipedia but it's gone now. I don't know why. Fortunately, I have a copy :-)
http://www.atheistexile.com/resources/famous-atheists/famous-atheist-characters-from-film-and-tv/"
Rocky john commented on Atheist Exile's blog post 'Free Will Without Dualism'"Atheist i did provide a link. it is the post before yours.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boids"
Jimmy commented on Atheist Exile's blog post 'Free Will Without Dualism'"@Unseen, I'd like to hear why you disagree among "varieties of determinism." Perhaps you have your own opinions about it. I mean, causality, as I see it, taken to its logical extreme does imply the hard determinist view. I mentioned…"
Atheist Exile commented on Atheist Exile's blog post 'Free Will Without Dualism'"@Rocky john,
Please provide a link. Actually, I know you can't. I retired from IT after 26 continuous years of employment. Everything from mainframes, minis, PCs, Cisco networking, Sniffer packet analysis, IP telephony. I know perfect well what…"
Rocky john commented on Atheist Exile's blog post 'Free Will Without Dualism'"Let me offer a coherent definition of free will. And that is that experience we all have of making choices. In this case we have free will even if every choice we make was ultimately predetermined in the big bang or not.
Now ofcourse a person…"
Rocky john commented on Atheist Exile's blog post 'Free Will Without Dualism'"Athesit. Actually there arecomputer programs which show emergence. In which case they don't do exactly what they are programmed to do otherwise it would not be emergence. Or to put it a better way. each part does what it is programmed to do,…"
Atheist Exile commented on Atheist Exile's blog post 'Free Will Without Dualism'"@Unseen,
Duh, yes it is. But I'll agree that the impression you tried (unsuccessfully) to make made every effort to SEEM different.
Sophistry."
Atheist Exile commented on Atheist Exile's blog post 'Free Will Without Dualism'"Rocky john,
Read the first paragraph. I'm not claiming to prove ANYTHING. Just offering a model. And computers don't do reciprocal causation and emergence. They do what they're programmed to do. Binary instructions and logic gates."
Unseen commented on Atheist Exile's blog post 'Free Will Without Dualism'"@Atheist Exile - It doesn't change anything about free will. I never said it does. What it DOES do is call hard determinism into question.
I don't think there are varieties of determinism. To me, anything that happens on the…"
Comment Wall (62 comments)
- At 2:23am on October 30, 2013,
M.M. said… Thank you for accepting my friend request!.
Looking forward to your future posts!
peace.
- At 1:06pm on October 26, 2013,
Giddian Beer said… Thank you for the invite. Looking forward to great communications & ideas.
- At 11:58pm on May 7, 2012,
Helena said… yeah! Dogs will do that, though to be honest I love dogs too. As a matter of fact one of my cats thinks she is a dog - sure of it. Hope your ranga (strine - ie. Aussie, for red haired, ie. orangatan, eg. our prime minister is a ranga) cat is OK.
yeah, I can handle deadly snakes too, they fascinate me - used to rescue them from peoples homes - we don't have rattlers here, but our snakes are the deadliest in the world, (though the red belly black snakes generally have a pleasant temper, unlike some rattlers I have handled when I used to work in a zoo).
I It was the atheist thing that got me into snakes the first place... poor vilified animal! LOL
- At 4:41am on May 7, 2012, Helena said…
Hi,
Now that I have some time, thought I would get back to you!
Yes I am a cat lover, and most animals actually. My cats are rescues from a hoarder. Ordinarily I would never get cats as I also have snakes. However, after giving a few of my snakes a new home as they wanted the cats for lunch, the remaining beasties actually seem to get along quite well... much to my amazement.And I am always somewhat surprised when people friend me due to the fact that I oppose pc!
I have also gone and had a read of some of your work here. And I can say... well said, quite a word smith arn't you!
cheers
- At 7:48pm on May 1, 2012, Helena said…
Hi, Thank you for friending me! I really appreciate it!
- At 11:36am on April 29, 2012,
Helen Pluckrose said… Thank you! I love the powerful way you write. :)
- At 12:54pm on April 14, 2012,
Okinawa R. said… nope, unfortunately i havent been there :(
my name was given by a friend of my father who's happened to be a japanese soldier which sadly i have never met because he went back to japan when i was born...guess he's from okinawa hence my name :)
- At 11:21am on June 24, 2011,
Mo Trauen said… Hi,
I am sorry. I didn't see your friend add until today. I should have sent you one myself months ago. Your posts are always incredibly intelligent.
- At 12:57pm on June 21, 2011,
JerBear said… - Thanks for adding me as a friend. I'm glad to hear that my short comment resonated with you.
- At 3:18am on June 21, 2011,
Arcus said… - Tnx for add! :)
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- I'm the webmaster of AtheistExile.com. I retired early, at the age of 52, in June of 2006. I've been in the Philippines ever since as an American expatriate.
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- To enjoy the company of my fellow atheists.
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- Because NOBODY knows ANYTHING about the supernatural and God is as supernatural as it gets.
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Humanist convention, sponsored by IHEYO and PATAS
Posted on April 21, 2013 at 10:25am 1 Comment 0 Likes
The Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society(PATAS) and the International Humanist and Ethical Youth Organization (IHEYO) invite you to join a three-day conference on Humanism scheduled on June 21-23, 2013 in Cebu City, Philippines. The conference will tackle human rights issues affecting our…
Continue A Full Life: A nice point of view
Posted on May 8, 2012 at 2:01am 0 Comments 0 Likes
My brother sent this to me. I had never seen it before even though it's been circulating for some time. I thought that I'd post it here in case you've never seen it either.
The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his…
Continue Why Harris Lost the "Is Good from God?" debate to Craig
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:04am 36 Comments 0 Likes
I just stumbled upon a year-old YouTube video named, “Sam Harris gets destroyed by Dr. William Lane Craig”. It’s the 2-hour University of Notre Dame debate held on April 7, 2011, between Harris and Craig. It was titled: “The God Debate II: Is Good from God?” The video can be found at the bottom of this page.
And guess what? Harris really was destroyed by Craig!…
Continue Maps: Comparison of Beliefs
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 8:09am 1 Comment 0 Likes
The following maps were originally published by the London Times Faith Central blog. It's an interesting contrast between religion and science.
As much as we hear about U.S. Christians pushing I.D. in public schools and building multi-million dollar creation-themed parks, it's good to be reminded that…
Pat Condell's latest (109th) video and transcript: Hello Saudi Arabia
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 9:08pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hello Saudi Arabia
by Pat Condell, May 2, 2012 (#109)
Transcribed by AtheistExile.com
I’ve had a few emails, recently, from people in Saudi Arabia who seem genuinely puzzled about why I criticize their country. A country,…
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