50% of being an atheist is correcting the strawmen people make up about us.
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Thought of the day
Posted on September 23, 2009 by Michael
Holy books offer no useful knowledge which cannot be gained otherwise. They do, however, offer lots of nonsense which is a danger to reason, rationality, and the pursuit of science.
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Thought of the day
Posted on September 22, 2009 by Michael
PZ Myers wrote about a new survey of religious beliefs. Read it, it’s good. But I especially like this reference to God.
Bearded Ape of Cosmic Proportions
But that isn’t completely accurate. All the concepts of gods so far have been rather small-minded and local so far.
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Thought of the day
Posted on September 19, 2009 by Michael
There was a man walking along a cliff. He walked too near the edge and a rock gave way. As he began to tumble toward his death in the chasm below, he grabbed hold of a branch. This man had never been a believer in God, but finding himself in such precarious circumstances he began to yell out. “God! Dear God! Are you out there? Can you not help me?”
And then God responded. “Yes, my child, I am here.”
“Will you help me, my Lord?”
“Yes. Be free and let go of that branch.”
And the man paused. He looked down at what would be certain death. His eyes began to scan the edges of the cliff.
“Is there anybody else out there?”
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Thought of the day
Posted on September 19, 2009 by Michael
Two men in Worcester are married and having sex tonight. A straight, conservative Christian couple in Boston feels no effect. Not them, not their friends, not their children, not their freedom, not their liberty, not their finances. Not now, not ever.
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Thought of the day
Posted on September 10, 2009 by Michael
Christian: Do you find not existing to be discomforting?
Atheist: If you’re asking ‘is death disconcerting’, to say the least, of course it is. Most humans feel that way, even the ones deluded and diluted with religion.
Christian: Ah-ha! Therefore God!
Atheist: Uh…
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Thought of the day
Posted on September 1, 2009 by Michael
“I don’t know” does not logically conclude with “therefore God”.
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Thought of the day
Posted on August 29, 2009 by Michael
Acceptance without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western religion. Rejection without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western science.
~Gary Zukav
This is what makes atheism scientific in its nature. It doesn’t fit the conventional definition of science, but it does fit its essence.
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For the Sake of Science 