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Your Religious Status: Atheist

About Me:: Expat Atheist

Age: 47-52

Why are you here?: There is no reason really. apart from that fact I don't share a rather popular delusion.

The religion you left: Was never a part of one

Think Atheist Travel Network Couch Availability - Are you able to host anyone now?: Coffee or a drink

Skype username:: lancebuckley

Twitter: twitter.com/llance

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Filk!

Posted on November 9, 2011 at 2:19pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

To the tune of "Bad Horse" from Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Bad Lance

Bad Lance

Bad Lance

Bad Lance

He's such a naughty person

does not believe in sin

He writes financial software

and he chugs down gin.

He thinks that the religious

are in need of a clue

There is no god, no devil too

It looks like that the joke's on you!

Bad Lance

Bad Lance

Bad Lance

He’s Bad

The Evil League of atheists

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Faith vs Faith

Posted on August 16, 2011 at 12:25pm 0 Comments 1 Like

Faith in science is not equivalent to faith in the supernatural.

Faith in science is the evidentially based belief that the acquisition of knowledge will continue at the same pace as it has in the recent past, This will bring in its wake continued technological and theoretical developments that drive sociological changes, which in turn will distance us even further from the bronze age superstitions of our intellectual infancy.

Faith in the supernatural brings…

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From FB: Taking my own advice is hard :(

Posted on May 9, 2011 at 9:06am 1 Comment 0 Likes

I should really start taking my own advice. Here's a response I wrote on an article about debating with creationists:

"You can't debate these people. For a start they don't even know how to frame a rational argument, so the very foundation of debate is missing. They are also incapable of critical thinking, or merely entertaining the notion that they may be wrong. It's a waste of time. Use them for target practice (metaphorically of…

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From my Xanga: Why I don't hate god

Posted on April 25, 2011 at 10:07pm 4 Comments 0 Likes

During the course of conversation with many Christians, sometimes before, sometimes after I've been informed yet again I'm probably going to burn for eternity, I am often asked the following question:

Why do you hate God?

My response is always inadequate, because of course I don't hate god. How can you hate something that you know doesn't…

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