"My inclination used to be to feel this same way. Likewise casual "god" references in school, etc. or a student praying over the mike at graduation.
However. You'll notice nativity scenes typically show up in front of…"
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Woo Hoo!!! Newdow and FFRF Sue over "In doG We Trust" on US Money.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrew Mar 14. 10 Replies 2 Likes
Here is the complaint http://ffrf.org/uploads/legal/IGWTComplaint.pdf (a lengthy legal document)I've only skimmed it but it looks like…Continue
"You are just mad at god"--Are we actually encouraging this by mistake?
Started this discussion. Last reply by archaeopteryx Jun 24. 248 Replies 30 Likes
You've all heard the claim that we aren't really atheists, we are just mad at god. (Or you will see such things as "so and so claims to be an atheist.")Today, though I saw an argument in chat with a…Continue
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SteveInCO replied to Reg The Fronkey Farmer's discussion 'My 2020 Vision'"I'd say the gay president is far likelier than the atheist one... unless you mean closeted (I doubt you do). I am of the suspicion that Lincoln was secretly a non-believer, so we've already had a closet atheist. Who knows about…"
SteveInCO commented on Physeter's blog post 'Why God is not great: Unapologetic atheism'"jb2013, try reading God Delusion first, before reading Hitchens. And/or Letter to A Christian Nation (thank you for reminding me of that one Noel)
Physeter, Barker's older book, Losing Faith in Faith is also good. Fair warning, if…"
SteveInCO replied to Rick Yost's discussion 'If you don't believe in God, can you say why in a single sentence or phrase?'"There is zero, zilch, nada evidence for any god at all, plenty of indications that everything can be explained via naturalistic means, and plenty of compelling arguments actually against (i.e., disproving, folks, yes I said it) certain variants of…"
SteveInCO replied to Rick Yost's discussion 'If you don't believe in God, can you say why in a single sentence or phrase?'"Not that evolution would exclude their being a god. Though it would definitely exclude the bible being literally true."
SteveInCO replied to Unseen's discussion 'Do you think this is really gonna happen?'"But you can already travel to backwoods Tennessee and Louisiana."
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"You actually put the Tea Party on a par with Stalin and the Nazis?
Holy shit, man, get some perspective."
SteveInCO replied to Unseen's discussion 'Do you think this is really gonna happen?'"Yikes! While undeniably fast (45 minutes or less to anywhere on the globe, since the things are basically in orbit about the earth--it just happens that perigee is below the surface of the earth), they tend to land *hard* because, well, they…"
SteveInCO replied to Redlilly Pond's discussion 'Hate.'"They love religious freedom so much they want it all for themselves."
SteveInCO commented on Dylan Martin's photoWhite Guilt
"Perhaps H3xx has a valid point here but if so the wrong word to use for it is guilt. And if anyone is too touchy about the subject to be joked with, it's blacks.
"Guilt" would imply it was my fault. It wasn't. …"
SteveInCO replied to jb2013's discussion 'Some Atheists celebrate Christmas'"Ah one of those pseudo-Asantaists who is really just mad at Santa."
SteveInCO replied to Belle Rose's discussion 'Is the risk worth it? What do you think?'"<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Gr82dZpCr48?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>"
SteveInCO replied to Belle Rose's discussion 'Is the risk worth it? What do you think?'"True that. You might never, ever decide you want to change it.
And we both know someone who thought she would never, ever abandon her faith."
SteveInCO replied to Anna Wright's discussion 'How do you argue with an intelligent Christian? *long read*'"Well WTF, I had a nice long essay there this morning and it seems to have disappeared.
I don't have the energy or inclination to try to re-create it."
SteveInCO replied to Belle Rose's discussion 'Is the risk worth it? What do you think?'"But... he doesn't want to change it. So that's not parallel. Imagine you have that hideous 70s haircut and you can't change it without lots and lots of pain."
SteveInCO replied to Redlilly Pond's discussion 'Hate.'"Nah, just unable to step outside their own mental box.
A lot of religious folks are so sure that god exists and that it is self evident that he exists that they literally cannot imagine a reason to deny god's existence other than pique or anger…"
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Surprise! Colorado Springs NOT in the Bible Belt.
Posted on July 27, 2013 at 4:30pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
Crosspost:
http://letreasonreign.wordpress.com/2013/07/27/most-and-least-religious-places/
Unlike what I usually do when I crosspost from my blog (where I simply paste the text in), I'll provide a TL;DR here because I want to highlight the thing I found really surprising.
In a Gallup Poll where they classified people into "very", "moderately" and "non" religious, and did this…
Continue How uncommonly generous!
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Advice for Pope Francis I
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 11:30pm 8 Comments 2 Likes
[Crosspost from here: http://letreasonreign.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/advice-for-pope-francis-i/]. Visit letreasonreign for more caustic commentary on religion.
In most matters (with one exception I will get to), here’s my advice, one moving picture worth a thousand words:…
Continue Open Letter to Christians #3: Freedom From Religion? Yes.
Posted on February 10, 2013 at 11:52pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Crosspost from here:
Dear Christian,
Well, you've heard it said... and I imagine many of you have said it yourself, exasperated with some atheist complaint about prayer in school or a creche scene in front of a courthouse: "It's freedom of religion not freedom from religion."
Well, actually it is both; you cannot…
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- At 4:01am on October 23, 2013,
Lady Elizabeth said… Thanks for the friend request. I love what I've seen of the Open Letter to Christians. I don't have time to finish it right now, but I'll be back :)
- At 2:26pm on April 24, 2013,
Missy Hollingsworth said… Thanks for the friend request! Definitely accepted! :-) Can't wait to talk with you more on your philosophical views of religion... although logically there is really very little to go over other than arguments against and reasons why... anyway, you get my drift I think :-)
- At 12:42am on April 8, 2013,
Morgan Matthew said… - There is is a huge update coming in about 6 months to TA. (Maybe sooner if the testing on my end goes well.) Your the 1st one to know about it. :)
- At 10:01pm on April 3, 2013,
Brynja Knapp said… There..accepted/approved..however that goes :)
- At 12:22am on March 22, 2013,
Unseen said… Thanks for the friend request. Approved!
- At 11:50pm on February 11, 2013,
Jennifer Thompson said… Thanks Steve ....Cheers oi oi oi lol
- At 3:11am on January 29, 2013,
Peta M said… Woo hoo a friend cheers mate!
- At 8:47pm on January 27, 2013, Peta M said…
Indeed and I'm liking it alot found you all on twitter quite by accident but i'm glad I did !
- At 9:47pm on January 5, 2013,
Kim said… Thanks for being my pal!
- At 6:22pm on November 17, 2012,
Kat said… My third friend! :)
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