Title says it all guys. I brought this up in chat but I thought I wanted to get this question out to you all on Think Atheist.



Also another question is have any of you had to swear on the bible in a court of law? How did that go?



Also is the whole purpose about swearing on the bible is just because if you lie your going to go to hell? how lame-o is that?… Continue

I've been talking to a lot of my religious friends who think that I am going through a "crisis of faith", even though I've been an atheist for years now, and I'm getting more than a little annoyed by it.



A crisis of faith implies that I am struggling, that I am depressed, that I, in some way, anguish to be wrong over the issue.



There are plenty of atheists who see their disbelief as problematic, and wish that they might be… Continue

Can it be so difficult to accept that fact that not everyone needs an omnipresent, vengeful father figure to make them be good? I find it depressing that Christians and other theists seem to be motivated to be good only by the idea that retribution will be visited upon them if they aren't kind and giving. What does that say about their true moral fiber? One more thing. If these people really possessed "Faith", they wouldn't be so offended by… Continue

Can you recall the last time you were really angry at someone? So much so that you were physically shaken just at the thought of them? Rarely does this feeling of anger help us in getting what we want. Often, it will work against us, resulting in more pain, unnecessarily.



Even the most gentle of personalities can temporarily turn into a vindictive rascal, if pushed far enough.



A friend of mine is going through a divorce… Continue

The Bible’s Answer



The Bible, like many myths, begins with answering how the world came to be and why it’s so screwed up.



The Bible tells us that God created everything in six days. He created Adam out of dust, and Eve out of Adam’s rib. (Woman, being the property of man, doesn’t get the dignity of her own mud spawning.) They were placed in the Garden of Eden and told they could eat of any fruit except one. If they ate that… Continue

A report by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission has concluded that prescription drugs have outstripped illegal drugs as a cause of death.



An analysis of 168,900 autopsies conducted in Florida in 2007 found that three times as many people were killed by legal drugs as by cocaine, heroin and all methamphetamines put together. According to state law enforcement officials, this is a sign of a burgeoning prescription drug abuse problem.



"The abuse has reached epidemic… Continue