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Misconceptions!
Started this discussion. Last reply by David Henson Dec 27, 2012. 42 Replies 0 Likes
So I wanted to talk about which misconceptions, be it definitions of atheism, scientific ignorance or what have you. Which ones do you hear all the time or rarely that really dig under your skin and…Continue
Tags: Atheism, Misconceptions, Misconcept
Are we ready for nuclear arms?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Conrad van Rooyen Jan 8, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
A thought crossed my mind and that, of course is whether or not we as humans are ready for nuclear armaments.I get that it provides for nuclear energy, but I just sometimes feel that the whole…Continue
Is the book necessary for an oath?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Judith van der Roos Dec 7, 2011. 8 Replies 0 Likes
The one biggest thing about going to court (not that I have, but if I did, this would be problematic) that bothers me is swearing an oath with a hand on a bible.I know that if your a Muslim, you can…Continue
Help, extreme conspiracy theorist father.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Matthew Dec 15, 2011. 35 Replies 2 Likes
Ok, so over the past few years, my dad has been reading nothing but the Jeff rense program. Now he thinks that nobody landed on the moon, the Summerians genetically engineered us as slaves to mine…Continue
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Matthew replied to Shawn Close's discussion 'What would be required to prove the existence of a "god"?'Matthew replied to Dave Mann's discussion 'How should Atheists swear?'"This is the problem i have with identifying with groups. People can use whatever naughty words they want and just because they identify with a certain group, that shouldn't limit what they can and cannot say. It's like saying "Hopping…"
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Electricity according to christian "science" book.
"Hahaha "never felt it"?? I've felt if a couple of times working on my associates in nuclear science :p"
Matthew replied to Gaytor's discussion 'When is a Christian a Christian?'"A lot of times, the religious can't grasp the concept that a criticism of religion does not equate to an attack on the religious. Moreover, a criticism of one religious person doesn't equate to the criticism of any other…"
Matthew replied to scLovely's discussion 'Christianity Forced In Public Schools'"The funny thing is, kids are allowed to pray in public schools of their own valition. They can even bring a bible to school, what these people seek is the power to force kids to fall in line with their ideology. I think the strange part is that they…"
Matthew commented on Horacio Martinez's blog post 'I Need Help With Some Information'"I've been all over my college's extensive online catalog filled with journals (Some are hogwash), peer reviewed entries, etc. I cannot seem to find any articles regarding atheism or nonbelief and crime rates. Google is your friend :)"
Matthew commented on Horacio Martinez's blog post 'Dear God,'"the funny thing is, students are allowed to pray and even bring a bible to school. They just can't be mandated to pray."
David Henson replied to Matthew's discussion 'Misconceptions!'"What is the eventual alternative and how easy is that to accept?"
Ron Humphrey replied to Matthew's discussion 'Misconceptions!'"I have never understood the shift from a natural process by which the universe came into being to requiring a god. That simply adds another layer. If you ask a Christian where god came from the usual answer is that he has always existed,…"
Unseen replied to Matthew's discussion 'Misconceptions!'"Whenever someone says that "they can't believe that the universe came from nothing." makes me want to shout and let it all out, I can really do without that.
I say, "Okay, so you believe that an immaterial magical sorcerer made…"
David Henson replied to Matthew's discussion 'Misconceptions!'"When someone says something to the effect of:
"The Bible says the universe is only 6,000 years old."
"The Bible says the earth was created is six literal days."
"The Bible Says there is a hell."
Any of those for a…"
Gregg R Thomas replied to Matthew's discussion 'Misconceptions!'"Francis Collins went for a walk in the forest one winter day, saw a waterfall frozen into three separate sections, thought of the Christian Holy Trinity, fell to his knees and gave praise to the Lord his doG. Craig Venter came walking…"
Gregg R Thomas replied to Matthew's discussion 'Misconceptions!'""Why won't they let Christians present evidence?"
I laughed and laughed. Do the words Christian and evidence belong in the same sentence?"
James Cox replied to Matthew's discussion 'Misconceptions!'"So one more great attempt to synthesis a deep vision for the creation of the universe.
Ok, I am waiting. 'The Big Fart Theory', does it have lots of gas, a large mexican food emporium before the universe, a gestation…"
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- 19-24
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- Why are you here?
- The idea of religion is meaningless to me, I feel like others could experience so much more through cosmic understanding and scientific knowledge rather than having the feeling that someones looking over your shoulder and reading your thoughts constantly all your life. The idea of an omnipotent, omnibenevolent god disgusts me. I also enjoy being around others that feel the same way I do, i dont get to talk about this much around where i live because most everyone here is "that type" of christian. I learned how to argue effectively with them and i enjoy the debates, especially when i whip out my knowledge of the bible and they find that when it came to most people, i knew more about their tenants than they did. I guess a small part of me guiltily enjoys spreading doubt.
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- Christian
- Why you left your religion.
- Knowledge set me free.
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- How did you hear about Think Atheist?
- When i was researching more points of arguement against backward theists.
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Describing heaven and hell?
Posted on September 22, 2011 at 11:08am 8 Comments 0 Likes
One thing about the abrahamic religions that really bugs me, and should bug everyone, especially the followers. Is that in these books; these words of "god" there seems to be a lot of describing hell and an ever so slight description of heaven. Even if you ask people in general, People seem to be more readily able to describe torture and punishment more clearly than eternal bliss.
Common hell descriptions:fire, agony, violence, torture, pain, lust, greed, evil, fire, beyond the… Continue
Common hell descriptions:fire, agony, violence, torture, pain, lust, greed, evil, fire, beyond the… Continue
Atheist Vs. Rationalist?
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:12am 15 Comments 0 Likes
Hey everyone, this is my first post and I thought this would be a good topic to bring up.
So, I actually can't stand the word/label of atheist meaning "without god". I mostly don't like it because it describes a group of people as something that "most" people are not. I dont think that anyone should be described in such a way. What if we started calling black people say, non-whites. or If the majority group of people were actually atheist and we started calling people of…
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- At 8:17am on August 26, 2011,
Robert Karp said… Welcome to the Think Atheist community Matthew!
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