"I never advocate for any god, especially the one with the upper case g, under any of its many guises, so I suppose I must opt out of this line of reasoning. I'm a highly visible atheist in Decatur, Texas, out in the open is best."
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Who has the superior morals, atheist of theist?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bruce Williams Oct 28, 2011. 29 Replies 0 Likes
It strikes me as obvious, and perhaps there is a string on this site that gets into the question, that when and if a given atheist's and a theist's morals were point for point equal, who has the high…Continue
Church or jail for first-time non-violent offenders in Alabama
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ken Hughes Sep 30, 2011. 21 Replies 0 Likes
Given that it's Alabama after all and Bay Minette Police Chief Michael Rowland was all set to give first-time, non-violent offenders the choice of jail and a fine, or attending church for a year. …Continue
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Ken Hughes replied to SteveInCO's discussion '"You are just mad at god"--Are we actually encouraging this by mistake?'"I'm used up from being considered un-American just because I'm a very much self-outed atheist and have been for the past 25-years, and before that I was a hyperactive agnostic after being a skeptic since early childhood.
May I heartily…"
Heather Spoonheim left a comment for Ken Hughes"I'll just take your word for it and avoid exposing myself to such drivel. I kind of like the 'preppers' a bit - if they aren't too overboard. I'm a little OCD about being prepared for anything. I always…"
Heather Spoonheim left a comment for Ken Hughes"I'm not hearing much about 21/12/12 - I think big business has a vested interest in suppressing such nonsense as it may impact Christmas sales, :D"
Ken Hughes commented on Morgan Matthew's blog post 'Bill Nye Boo'd In Texas For Saying The Moon Reflects The Sun'"Well said Heather, well said indeed. I've been an atheist for almost 30-years after being a skeptic from earliest memory and an agnostic up until I declared my non-belief after being dragged to an Assembly of doG for a year by my…"
Ken Hughes commented on Morgan Matthew's blog post 'Bill Nye Boo'd In Texas For Saying The Moon Reflects The Sun'"In any event it's all based on a book written long before science gave menkind a clear view of what's going on in the cosmos and is therefore mostly idiotic holy-man ramblings and speculation warped to suit some preconceptions to…"
Ken Hughes commented on Mohamed's group 'الملحـدين المصـريين - Egyptian Atheists'"I've harbored a fantasy of visiting Egypt for most of my life that to this point has reached its 68th year, so it has been a while. I came close once, but no banana. I've read so much about Egypt from ancient history to modern…"
Ken Hughes commented on Mohamed's group 'الملحـدين المصـريين - Egyptian Atheists'"My pleasure and honor,
http://www.meetup.com/Wise-Free-Thinkers-and-Skeptics/
And yes, Wise County, an oxymoron for the most part, is west of the Modlem graveyard, which is east of the Jehova's Witness weirdness, so-called Kingdom…"
Ken Hughes commented on Mohamed's group 'الملحـدين المصـريين - Egyptian Atheists'"It seems the internet and this site, as well as many other of similar form and function are reaching thinking people everywhere. Welcome!
Some other like-minded folks in Wise County, Texas and yours truly have organized the Wise Free Thinkers…"
Ken Hughes replied to SteveInCO's discussion '"You are just mad at god"--Are we actually encouraging this by mistake?'"I just returned from North Carolina where I told my 34-Y-O niece that I was an atheist and when I returned to Texas I was informed that I "upset her". That's part of the problem, believers, and I had no idea she was an…"
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"Come to think of it, not only is the building's external covering fake, everything that goes on inside churches is equally fake."
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"Really? In North Carolina, they have perfected a stoneburner? TECHNOLOGY FOR THE WIN!!!!
But a topless bar would be nice, too."
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"Aye-aye that, I, too, have been known for calling for pastor "Ralph" at the front door who is supposedly residing in that bright porcelain church that's also known to be full of crap like all the others."
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- Life-long skeptic arguing with cousins pre-school about the total idiocy of a fat man in a red suit riding a toy-filled flying sleigh pulled by flying reindeer delivering stuff to "good little boys and girls". I also understood the two-bits under my pillow came from my mom and not the tooth fairy; hell, a quarter in the late 40s bought a whole day's worth of candy, so I went along.
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- At 3:39pm on December 5, 2012, Heather Spoonheim said…
I'll just take your word for it and avoid exposing myself to such drivel. I kind of like the 'preppers' a bit - if they aren't too overboard. I'm a little OCD about being prepared for anything. I always keep a few gallons of water on hand in the house just in case there is a disruption in service - things like that. I know what you mean about some of those people, though - totally whacked out with 5 million rounds of ammo.
- At 1:06pm on December 5, 2012, Heather Spoonheim said…
I'm not hearing much about 21/12/12 - I think big business has a vested interest in suppressing such nonsense as it may impact Christmas sales, :D
- At 1:19am on July 3, 2012,
Leslie Ann said… Didn't know about this! I'm going to try to make it to the next one! Thanks!
- At 11:00pm on January 20, 2012,
Diane said… There was no "reply" thing on your last comment on the "Not in NH" thread, so I figured we'd reached some limit of how far a thread can be hijacked or something like that.
I am trying to get active. I have a half-composed email to the NH Senate Education Committee I've been working on related to those idiotic science education bills.
And now they're trying to take away funding to Planned Parenthood in NH! I am really frightened for Americans. There are so many fronts on which I want to fight.
Mostly I have to remember to take care of myself and my kids, and generally have a good time.
You'll have to let me know how the protest went! I was too young for the protesting in the 60's and 70's, and now I have too many responsibilities. My daughter, who is in her second year of college in Philadelphia, went to the Rally for Sanity with Jon Stewart, or whatever it was called with Steve Colbert in Washington D.C. last year. I was so envious.
I will write my email in protest, though, and keep fighting the good fight in whatever ways I can.
- At 10:18am on January 4, 2012,
Sikandar Iqbal said… Thank you for your kind welcome, Ken. It is a pleasure to be on this site. I too, am surrounded by indoctrinated fools. It's not really their fault. They are brainwashed. I love them dearly nonetheless. I am a Brit...sort of. A Brit with brown skin. It's a beautiful land, and I thoroughly recommend the London Eye! I look forward to participating in Godless discussions with you. Feel free to message me any time.
- At 11:33am on October 19, 2011,
Stephen Macken said… Next time you're overflying do drop in... we have Starbucks and McDonalds here too. :-)
- At 11:10am on October 19, 2011, Stephen Macken said…
Ireland. The land of saints and scholars and today the score is Saints 1 - Scholars 3.
- At 10:23pm on August 3, 2011,
Carol Whitt said… Not a problem. Thanks for adding back.
- At 5:35pm on July 13, 2011,
Michelle Rhea said… Yes, that is my son Aidan with James Randi. That was 3 years ago. Aidan had just turned 13 and was enticed to go to TAM with me by my showing him some videos of Penn and Teller. He enjoyed much of the conference, particularly Neil DeGrasse Tyson, PZ Myers, and Penn and Teller. While in Las Vegas we also took in several shows and both enjoyed the Blue Man Group, and Cirque du Soleil. I've been to 3 or 4 TAMs, but that was my favorite of them all.
I am lucky to have had the pleasure to see Paul Kurtz several times. A lovely gentleman. :)
- At 4:46pm on July 13, 2011, Michelle Rhea said…
- Sounds lovely! I enjoy the country myself. Lived on a farm (my great-grandfather's farm) in the Texas panhandle when I was 10 years old. I had a horse, and we had chickens, rabbits, cows, dogs, cats, the occasional pet snake or spider (thanks to my brother), etc. :)
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