Throughout my life I've bounced from one religion or denomination to the next. Growing up Catholic but going to a Baptist school didn't help, and then attending to an all girls Catholic school confused me more. When I moved to the U.S I felt a great door opened, and I searched from one church to the next. Somehow I ended up converting to Judaism (agaisnt my parents will). And by destiny I went back to Christianity (Methodist). Last fall I took a philosophy class that opened my eyes to…

From Atheist Climber Blog

... or "Can Science Have a Positive Effect on Religion and Culture to Help Answer Questions of Morality?"

I came accross this, from Michael Graziano from Princeton - excuse my ignorance, but never heard of him. Anyone know about the book or his frame of reference (ie fact based or trying to prove a dogma position) - looks interesting.

Michael Graziano publishes new book: God, Soul, Mind, Brain: A Neuroscientist's Reflections on the Spirit World

Many of us have all heard the claim that God/Jesus, as the source of all goodness is the only teacher we have about how to be good, and humanity on its own is a despicable race of

creatures. So, here’s what I don’t really understand.

What motivation do you have to be good all the time if you believe to your heart of hearts that God will always forgive you? Murder? Rape? No problem, just confess, say your magic chant, maybe shed some tears

and pledge to service as a…

Though it would better if this were said in person, to hesitate at all would diminish the message I wish to convey. In the video “ATHEISM: What Caused God?” you made a statement that seemed rather ignorant or at least

arrogant. I am not referring to your explanation that god is somehow exempt from

the same logic that you demand we use to question the origin of the Universe,

though that is arrogant. I am referring to your comment that atheist has the

same…