All Blog Posts Tagged 'religion' (339)

100,000 atheist face bookers against religious nut cases

Hey everyone i just joined up, someone on my atheist facebook group told me about this site, i gotta say it's a really good site, hope all who are here will join my group on facebook... 100,000 atheist face bookers against religious nut cases

just copy and paste it into your group search.

Added by Shermon Burgess on May 30, 2009 at 10:32pm — 7 Comments

Passage from the lecture "Why I am Not a Christian" by: Bertrand Russell... and Commentary by Skycomet.

I'm reading a library book from my school called "On Humanism." - By: Richard Norman. Yep... that's the type of atheist I am... I'm a secular humanist. I'm posting here a passage from the book based on a lecture by Bertrand Russell to a meeting if the National Secular Society in 1927. I found this passage SO empowering and such that I have made it my "mission statement" per say for myself. When I lost my faith, I suddenly felt alone and VERY afraid. I… Continue

Added by Skycomet the Fallen Angel on May 29, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Religion is like a Football Team

I support Chelsea and my Mecca is Stamford Bridge. I made my pilgrimage when I lived in London and it was the site of much adoration.

Each week, all over the world, people go to these sites and chant, sing, stand up, sit down, praise and denouce as a group. After the 'ceremony' they will discuss the events of the day and what needs to be done to make things better for their chosen idols.

When confronted with a member of another faction, who believes they follow the… Continue

Added by Liam on May 25, 2009 at 9:01am — 3 Comments

Moral Decay of US since 1963

We've all heard the arguments. Wait... those of us over 30 have all heard the arguments that the moral decline of the US began in 1963 when multiple cases outlawed religion and prayer in school. It's the pivotal moment to dill holes all over. It took the mental stress of washing my wifes car to decide to take this argument on. So let's dig in.

Crime rates were always the issue in the 90's. The claim was that religious rates in 1963 were so pervasive that no one would commit a crime.… Continue

Added by Gaytor on May 23, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

What is worse?

Not believing in the same religion as a religious person or not being religious?

Added by Jin-oh Choi on May 21, 2009 at 7:00am — 6 Comments

More than we can handle

Here's something that's annoyed me for a while. It came up again in a couple of places in quick succession lately - once in an episode of Bones, I forget the other - so I thought it was about time to try explaining what exactly it is that pisses me off so much.

It's about the assertion that life, or fate, or God, or whatever, "never gives us more than we can handle".

I think it's a phrase that's supposed to be comforting to someone going through hard times, to reassure… Continue

Added by Cubik's Rube on May 20, 2009 at 5:34pm — 4 Comments

Why Can't All Theists Be Like This?

Even though I disagree with him on just about everything, I have a great deal of respect for Andrew Sullivan. He's religious, conservative, and Republican - 3 things I normally can not stand. However he manages to be all 3 without being at the same time hard-headed, bigoted, or unwilling to listen to opposing views - a true rarity amongst his brethren. If all theists displayed the type of eloquence and willingness to accept that different people have different views and that doesn't necessarily… Continue

Added by SabreNation on May 18, 2009 at 10:12am — 9 Comments

Religion is not atheism

I’ve been reading lots of recent discussion about why atheism is or is not a religion. These discussions have prompted me to think, which - if you read to the end - is perhaps the highest compliment I can make about them.

Most people begin the debate by defining atheism and religion, and many feel that the dictionary definitions for these terms are lackluster at best. Even…

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Added by Pam on May 12, 2009 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

50 Reasons I Reject Evolution

NOTE: I am in no way trying to take credit for this, I just found it funny and entertaining so I figured I'd repost it here, you can find the original here.

1.) Because I don’t like the idea that we came from apes… despite that humans are categorically defined and classified as apes.

2.) Because I’m too stupid and/or lazy to open a fucking science book or turn on the Discovery Science… Continue

Added by SabreNation on May 4, 2009 at 6:21pm — No Comments

Study Finds That The Church-Goers Are More Likely To Support Torture

A recent survey of 742 Americans by the Pew Research Center has turned up some not-so-surprising results. The more often you go to church - the more likely you are to support torture. Imagine that.

The question was: "Do you think the use of torture against suspected terrorists in order to gain important information can often be justified, sometimes be justified, rarely be justified, or never be justified?"

Over half the people who attend church at least once a week - 54%… Continue

Added by SabreNation on May 2, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Friday Funnies

I really do appreciate good headline writers...

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Court climax premature for Madonna of Orgasm Church

The Madonna of Orgasm Church (Orgasmens Madonnas kyrka) has suffered a disappointing reversal following a Swedish court ruling that the church’s name is unacceptable and offensive.

The church’s founder, artist Carlos Bebeacua who resides in Lövestad in southern… Continue

Added by Pam on May 1, 2009 at 10:41am — 1 Comment

The Problem of Evil, Extended

If Evil was made by the Fall, whenceforth was Eve tempted?

That sums it up right there.

Some Christians say that evil did not exist until the Fall - that all suffering and sin came about as a result of Eve's choice to disobey God. That sounds reasonable, right?

Riiiiight.

Imagine a world where there is no sin. Everything is perfect. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the lion is gettin' cuddly with that lamb over there (but not… Continue

Added by AnonyMouse on April 26, 2009 at 5:29pm — 7 Comments

Truth: still scarier than fiction

I suppose I've never really written about this before, because it seems like too obvious a point to need addressing. But people do keep making these same tired old arguments, displaying a very tedious lack of imagination or intellectual curiosity.

Read the full article here, on my blog.

Added by Cubik's Rube on April 26, 2009 at 4:06pm — 1 Comment

Why the Will is Not Free

Human beings have a powerful sense of free will, and in at least one important sense, they are responsible for their actions. Despite this, however, the concept of free will as it is commonly understood is baseless and incoherent. It is certainly true, of course, that when beings make choices, it feels to them as though a variety of outcomes are possible. In fact, however, only the actual outcome was ever really a possibility. For a different choice to have been… Continue

Added by Causal Crunch on April 21, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Beingist Philosophy

These are the basic premises intended to define Beingism. Beyond the content of the text here, Beingists may come to a variety of different conclusions. Other texts on this site, such as the essays, blog posts, and message board postings, may contain ideas widely shared among Beingists, though this cannot necessarily be… Continue

Added by Causal Crunch on April 19, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Easter "News"

Just in case you missed the news, yesterday was Easter and atheists were “up in arms” over it, according to the Exception Magazine.

Daughter Denied Chocolate Bunny Due to Mother's Atheism

Atheists are up in arms over Easter. A user of the social bookmarking site Reddit, which often features an atheist perspective on…

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Added by Pam on April 13, 2009 at 8:44am — 6 Comments

Massimo Pigliucci Speaks about Science & Religion

This past Sunday I had the pleasure of hearing Massimo Pigliucci give a presentation titled, “What’s Science got to do With It? When Scientists talk Nonsense about Science and Religion”. Pigliucci is a professor of ecology and evolution at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is an outspoken critic of creationism, an advocate of science education, and has a doctorate in genetics, a Ph.D. in botany, and a Ph.D. in philosophy. He writes for the Skeptical Inquirer,…

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Added by Pam on April 8, 2009 at 8:13am — 3 Comments

UN Report Blasts Israel - Says They Targetted Civilians In Gaza Attacks

January 3rd, 2009 - In the first incident, a father and his 2 sons (both younger than 11) emerge from their home to view the damage done by a tank round that struck near-by. As they exited their home all 3 were shot and killed by IDF forces while the man's daughter watched in horror. In the second reported incident from the same day, IDF forces stood in the doorway of a home in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City. The soldiers ordered the male head of the household to come out. As he was… Continue

Added by SabreNation on March 24, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Religion's Ultimate Sin - Childhood Indoctrination

I recently got into a fairly heated debate with one of my children's aunts regarding religion. She was apparently appalled by the fact that I've been doing my best to shield them (ages 4 and 2) from religion and that I took issue with her teaching them about the Bible while watching them one day. When I learned about it I told her, pretty bluntly, that I did not want her shilling her religious beliefs off on my children and if she wished to babysit them in the future to please respect those… Continue

Added by SabreNation on March 20, 2009 at 2:43pm — 14 Comments

Great Comparison

Religion is like a very large dog. Comforting when it's yours, terrifying when it's not, and absolutely must be kept away from the children.

Added by Philip Norton on March 13, 2009 at 4:05pm — 3 Comments

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