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Does Secularism make things worse?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Simon Paynton Apr 7, 2017. 72 Replies 1 Like
Often here at TA an argument is made that if only we dumped all religion and everyone was secular without belief in doG, we would all be farting petunias. Less war, less viciousness, evolution leads…Continue
It's hard to know where to start
Started this discussion. Last reply by Simon Paynton Jan 21, 2017. 53 Replies 2 Likes
Each day's news here in the U.S. becomes a bit more appalling.Today, I wake to discover that our President-Elect has formed a new government commission on vaccine safety, appointing rabidly anti-vax…Continue
I find this very disturbing... (genetics and alt-right)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Lansing Jan 28, 2017. 8 Replies 0 Likes
This article from The Atlantic ruined my day yesterday.…Continue
Are all men (and women) created equal?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Unseen Sep 16, 2016. 115 Replies 1 Like
I'm curious how people think of this.Jefferson proposed that it is a self-evident Truth that "all men are created equal" . Let's leave aside the "created" bit.Belief in this "truth" and its…Continue
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Standing Fast for Education
Posted on April 4, 2015 at 3:30pm 19 Comments 1 Like
Once again this past week we have news of students and colleagues who have become the target of violence by the forces of rabid tribal ignorance.
Garissa University College on the plains of Kenya is a small but growing school. It was formerly a "normal" school, which is the old fashioned name for a teachers' college - a place where bright and service-minded young people could prepare to carry the light of knowledge to children and teens in towns and villages across the area. More…
ContinueAtheist Admires Pope Francis. So what?
Posted on August 13, 2013 at 2:00pm 13 Comments 0 Likes
I ran across this piece by a on a blog maintained by the order. I thought the piece was quite good, actually, and reflects my own views in many ways, and the comments the author makes both to Catholics and indirectly about atheists might be of interest to those here.
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It’s not uncommon for my various social newsfeeds to look like an avalanche of news about Pope Francis; it’s an occupational hazard of (i) being a Jesuit and (ii) knowing a lot of Catholics.…
ContinueReligion as Idolatry: A Theist's Perspective
Posted on May 10, 2013 at 7:22pm 13 Comments 0 Likes
This past week, in a small corner of the news there was information about a bombing of a Church in a small community near Arusha, Tanzania. Several locals along with a handful of Saudi nationals have been arrested as responsible. The target apparently was the Archbishop of Arusha, a man whom I know personally and whose installation I attended some years back in Tanzania. Many innocent people were hurt, who were just gathered as a community to dedicate a new church building they had…
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Flying Spaghetti Monster news
Started by Andrew Guthrie in Religion and the Religious, Atheism and Atheists Oct 6. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Is it moral for our governments to impose poverty on us?
Started by D L in Small Talk Jul 25. 0 Replies 0 Likes
on reincarnation
Started by rudrappa agadi in Pseudoscience, The Paranormal, and Conspiracy Theories May 8. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Have the rich and powerful lost their altruistic instincts?
Started by D L in Small Talk Nov 27, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes
MGTOW Athiest
Started by Jeremy in Society Nov 27, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes
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False claims that there was always a Muslim consensus for a round Earth
Posted by Muhammad ali on August 5, 2017 at 9:27am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Equuleus - the little horse
Posted by Brad Snowder on July 9, 2017 at 1:08am 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Are you really a doctor? :D
Yes, I am often more annoyed with the anti-science brigade than the religious fundies. I suppose there is a high correlation between them though. I will post this link in my next Sunday school page.
No bird though, just a good Indian curry!!
Hi Bob, I found that post here...
Hi Bob, I get the travel bit...I am about to fly to the US for Thanksgiving. I have a place in Florida and family living in Atlanta so we will meet up on the beach......I can't find the blog I wrote but will search again for it. I know I did not delete it. I have helped many fundamentalists and born again to get back on track (or on track for the first time). I am almost "religious" about it :-)
Moderation? Seriously?
What happened to the blog post?!
Hello, Dr. Bob. Nice to meet you.
It's refreshing to see a believer on these forums approach with civil, polite, and intelligent discourse even when not treated with such. You, sir, have run our virtual gauntlet and gained my respect. I do hope you stick around and continue to contribute. I sometimes worry that without dissenting opinions and viewpoints, we'll just keep reinforcing our own, and while some of us try to keep a level head and an open mind, we can't articulate a different viewpoint as well as if it was actually ours.
That said, I know it can be a daunting task, but I look forward to seeing what you have to say in the future.