October 2010 Blog Posts (128)

Woman Kills Baby by Jumping from Balcony to Avoid the Devil

Okay, take a good read, because this is un-freaking-believable!

A BABY died when 12 members of a family leapt from a third-floor balcony fleeing what they believed was the DEVIL.

The tragedy happened after a wife woke to see her naked husband moving around…

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Added by Monica Salcedo (Monicks) on October 25, 2010 at 2:00pm — 9 Comments

Last Week for Student Film Submission Fee Waivers

This is the last week that student film submission fees are waived for entries to The International Freethought Film Festival. Monday, November 1st is the last day. When submitting, choose the waiver option if your film meets the qualifications for the student categories.…

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Added by Andrea Steele on October 25, 2010 at 12:28pm — No Comments

Bundle of joy

Sadly, this is overwhelmingly true.

Added by Monica Salcedo (Monicks) on October 25, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Miracles

miracle

A miracle is "a transgression of a law of nature by a particular volition of the Deity, or by the interposition of some invisible agent" (Hume, 123n). Theologians of the Abrahamic religions consider only God-willed contravention of the laws of nature to be true miracles. However, they admit others can do and have done things which contravene the laws of nature; such acts are attributed to diabolical… Continue

Added by Jon Heim on October 24, 2010 at 2:33pm — 4 Comments

soul (spirit)

A soul or spirit is a non-physical entity capable of perception and self-awareness. Souls are often believed to be immortal.

If ever there were an entity invented for human wish-fulfillment, the soul is that entity. As Thomas Hobbes pointed out, the concept of a non-substantial substance is a contradiction. It is not possible to imagine a non-physical entity having life and…

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Added by Jon Heim on October 24, 2010 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Sunday School OCT 24, 2010

Richard Dawkins honors his friend Josh Timonen by dedicating The Greatest Show On Earth to him, Timonen repays him by embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the RDF.net store.

the Vatican has ceased allowing people to formally leave the Catholic Church.… Continue

Added by Nelson on October 24, 2010 at 9:00am — 23 Comments

Creationists take over stalactite cave

Last friday I visited the Stalactite Cave Nature Reserve near Jerusalem, one of the most diverse and unique caves of it's kind in the world.

I remembered going there as a child, and the new visit managed to stir up nostalgia and excitement.

but it seems that in the ever increasing religious…

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Added by Wassabi on October 24, 2010 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

11 jump, panicked by 'devil' sighting

LA VERRIERE, France, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Eleven people jumped out of a second-floor window Saturday after apparently thinking they had seen the devil, French authorities said.

Police told Sky News the incident took place in the early hours in La Verriere, west of Paris.

Some of the injured were children, including a 4-month-old baby, who was in a serious condition in a Paris hospital.

"Thirteen people were in an apartment on the second floor when, at around 3 a.m., one of…

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Added by Dan on October 24, 2010 at 12:02am — 3 Comments

Fear of death

Since the fear of death is the most primal fear that humans have, I have always thought that the major impetus for believing in Christianity and Islam, is that it helps to mollify this fear. If you have ever been in, or seen someone in, a full phobia induced panic attack, you know that reason and logic are worthless in alleviating that panic. May not, this explain the intractability of belief in the afterlife? Being an atheist I know that death is oblivion, and since I will not know anything… Continue

Added by Doug Reardon on October 23, 2010 at 3:06pm — 5 Comments

Are there any ThinkAtheist members able to support Dr. Wynne LeGrow for US Congress?

This man is exactly what we need in the U.S. congress. I'm a Canadian but if I knew of someone who wanted to help Dr. LeGrow, I could provide, within the limits allowed by U.S. law, assistance that would help them get Dr. LeGrow elected. Let me know?

He's a Progressive Democrat, so I'm also interested in knowing if Conservatives or "Blue Dog" Democrats who are also Atheists would be able to support him. Is LeGrow an Atheist who can heard us…

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Added by Dave Mann on October 23, 2010 at 2:31pm — No Comments

If Atheists acted like Christians

I took my children to the park last weekend. The weather was perfect for it. Well we were not alone. There was a church gathering there of some sort. I was playing with with my sons, minding my own beezwax. When this middle-aged woman holding a bible in her hands, invited us to her church and told us how much jesus loved me and my children. I told her the same thing I tell any theist who feels the need to tell me about there religion. I'm not interested. I also told her I was spending quality… Continue

Added by Hillary Spencer on October 23, 2010 at 1:00pm — 16 Comments

The Value of Transgender Sexuality

I know this blog entry will be wandering a bit off topic from the subject of atheism, but I think it plays indirectly into the larger need to express a comprehensive political and social narrative to compete with the Tea Party Glen Beck religious wacko ideology that threatens to conquer American politics. Moreover, I can't get to sleep without getting this off my chest. So here goes.

Medical decisions are questions of cost/benefit analysis. There is a condition. There is a treatment.… Continue

Added by Dawn McCain on October 23, 2010 at 2:11am — 2 Comments

Why I Am a Secular Humanist

I very distinctly remember discussing human nature with my grandmother when I was fourteen. After hearing Ray Stevens sing "Everything is Beautiful", my grandmother commented that while the song was inspirational, it was clearly misguided: the world is not "gonna find a way". I then expressed to her my belief that people were naturally good with the best intentions at heart and that maybe the world "finding a…

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Added by Kim on October 22, 2010 at 4:24am — 2 Comments

Harvest Parties

Halloween approaches. My youngest, who is in kindergarten, is gearing up for her class party, which is still considered a "Halloween party" and she will be able to wear a costume and load up on sugar. My oldest, I have learned, has a few offspring of party-poopers in her class. Her teacher reported to my mother-in-law (who picked my little ladies up from school the other day) that she was still deciding on how to hold the party and that she will send out a letter soon.

The party will… Continue

Added by M on October 21, 2010 at 1:30pm — 6 Comments

God's Loving Chastening

One of my FB friends has a husband who is a writer who pens articles for ultra-conservative christian magazines. (they also picket abortion clinics for their regular weekend activity). She then posts the links to the articles on FB. I didn't know whether to gag or laugh at this one. It just sounds SO MUCH like god is a sadistic dom with a tied-up sub in those pornos... right?…

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Added by Perthy on October 21, 2010 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

Supreme Court rejects Christian school’s appeal

"October 19, 2010:…

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Added by Ruby Dynamite on October 21, 2010 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Who’s your daddy? The Cuckold Carpenter in Myth, Ritual and Philosophy

My mother-in-law loves to say: “maternity is a matter of fact and paternity is a matter of…

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Added by Diana Agorio on October 20, 2010 at 1:48pm — No Comments

Google to bring Dead Sea Scrolls online

JERUSALEM The Dead Sea Scrolls, among the world's most important, mysterious and tightly restricted archaeological treasures, are about to get Googled.

The technology giant and Israel announced Tuesday that they are teaming up to give researchers and the public the first comprehensive and searchable database of the scrolls — a 2,000-year-old collection of

Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek documents that shed light on Judaism during

biblical times and the origins of…

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Added by Dan on October 20, 2010 at 12:31am — 2 Comments

Dont ask ...dont tell

dont ask dont tell was deemed unconstitutional. the fed judge refused to let the pentgon reinstate it's ban on open gays............................................this is awesome........................................most of my family is upset.......................Im bisexual and it's a step in the right direction.......most of my family are straight christians and think the devil seduced me into like women....but i like women because i always have since i can basically see. i think it's bs… Continue

Added by Hillary Spencer on October 20, 2010 at 12:17am — 13 Comments

"i'll pray for you" in the midst of confrontation

It really irkes me when I'm debating a theist and instead of debating their side they say .... I'll keep you in my prayers....which basically means "screw you im right you're wrong but i have nothing to respond to so i'll say some religious crap to get you off my back!!!"

Added by Hillary Spencer on October 19, 2010 at 8:35pm — 3 Comments

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