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Atheist
Age
19-24
Why are you here?
For fun, friends, and networking.
The religion you left
Christian
Why you left your religion.
Too many to list, really
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Dirtylenz Jun 20, 2011. 24 Replies

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Hi everyone. My name is Melissa and I'm currently living in Western Michigan. I'm very passionate about science and research and will be beginning my PhD work (chemistry) this Fall in Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics (plastic solar cells!). I have an eclectic mix of hobbies, including what you see in my profile picture ^_^ I love reptiles and show my own menagerie at zoos and expos in order to educate the public. Crowd favorites tend to be my Tegus, named Spock and Tuvok. Aside from that, I'm a reader, movie enthusiast, wine drinker, gamer (mostly RPGs), electronics consumer, foodie, oh... and an atheist :)Nice to meet you!

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At 7:59am on May 19, 2011, Troy C said…
Hey, Kalamazoo is a pretty cool place. I've ridden through a couple of times. Anyway, nice videos
At 12:13pm on May 17, 2011, David S. said…
Hey, thanks for the welcome, Melissa!  Nice red tail boa :)
At 9:36pm on June 20, 2010, EricT said…
What's good on the other side of the state!? I enjoy the videos you posted on here.
At 1:59pm on June 20, 2010, Morgan Matthew said…
Hi Melissa! Great video!
At 8:00am on January 13, 2010, Roy The Infidel said…
Kilroy was here. :)
At 9:37pm on December 26, 2009, Nelson said…
enjoyed your video that you posted to your blog. hopefully you found my comments helpful to you. :)
At 1:19am on July 10, 2009, Nelson said…
welcome to TA Melissa! please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. hope to see you around soon! :)
At 12:57am on July 10, 2009, Aric said…
Welcome to the site!
At 12:02am on July 10, 2009, Reggie said…
Hola! Welcome to the site!

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Cold is the Absence of Heat, Evil is the Absence of God

Posted on December 25, 2009 at 10:58pm 3 Comments

Another one of these? How many do we really have to suffer through/debunk before people start listening to facts?





Rather than type it all out (again), I made a video response. Since I can’t use plain logic to level with these people, I had to try and turn their own logic back on them. Tell me how you think it panned… Continue

Killing Religion: Should We and How

Posted on July 11, 2009 at 4:54pm 29 Comments

When we talk about relinquishing the world of religion, we should all realize that we are proclaiming war on a set of ancient ideas or thoughts, rather than groups of people. Richard Dawkins gave these sets of inheritable thoughts a name, Memes, which he defines as "a unit of cultural transmission, or a unit of imitation." These ideas, or memes, jump from host to host at such a rapid rate that it is nearly impossible to prevent or control, or even predict. The result of becoming infected by… Continue

Why Are Atheists Assholes?

Posted on July 9, 2009 at 11:30pm 16 Comments

Firstly, I’d like to say that this is a stereotype created by religious individuals/groups. Secondly, I will admit stereotypes do exist for a reason. Arrogance is the key term here. Many atheists are blamed for being arrogant, but are they really? And if they are, is their behavior understandable and even justifiable?



Arrogance is found on both sides of the spectrum; the religious and the non. If a person claims to know the truth about something, they are automatically in jeopardy of… Continue

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"@Paul -  yea, i agree with u on most of that. but i think what she was saying was that "...we go from there..."; to mean that we move from an educated guess to a hypothesis, to empiricism and *then* to a theory. she just didn't…"
Dec 8, 2011
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"Kir Komrik: I totally agree that a hypothesis is a bit like a guess. But a hypothesis is not a theory. We don't say: "The Germ Hypothesis" or "Darwin's Hypothesis of Natural Descent." The word "theory" and…"
Dec 8, 2011
Kir Komrik commented on Melissa's video
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"this is more of a Machiavellian concern, however, i think that the *perception* amongst the public is that science is very much a religion. but the way the general public sees it is more like this: when they say "religion" they really…"
Dec 8, 2011
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"@Paul - i believe u r incorrect about her use of the term "guess". she is in fact spot on. in science we start with hypotheses which we test and verify empirically. an educated guess is often (always?) required to assemble a hypothesis. in…"
Dec 8, 2011
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"Great video."
Jul 9, 2011
Paul Prescod commented on Melissa's video
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"It was great until you said that "theory is a guess." I left a comment on your blog about that.   In everyday use, theory means a guess or a hunch, something that maybe needs proof. In "science,…"
Jul 7, 2011
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"I think Theists of all religions believe in a blind faith. But the word faith can have a kind of open ended meaning to different people. Here is a quote from Bertrand Russell I think nails it, "Where there is evidence, no one speaks of…"
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"Exactly - well put. It is all about the evidence. Also liked the mention of pattern recognition - being an engineer that really makes sense to me :)"
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Is Science a Religion?

My views on science being a religion. Feel free to comment!
Jul 1, 2011
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Raymond Gellner commented on Melissa's video
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"One of the biggest problems is that many people do not realize that in science, a theory is well supported by facts and data, unlike in casual discussion where people will often use the term "theory" as a guess or opinion.  This…"
Jul 1, 2011
 
 
 

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