March 2012
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“Open your mouth only if what you are going to say is more beautiful than...”
– Arabic Proverb (via nostalgic-souls)
February 2012
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“He’s signed up to the Nicene Creed. The universe was created by a very...”
– Richard Dawkins - In response to the book The Dawkins Delusion?
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What would you call evidence?
Perhaps the central stance of the critical/skeptical atheist for his or her lack of belief in a god is that there is no evidence for a god.
So, a major question to consider is, “What counts as evidence for God?”
I think this question to be a tough one, as the individual is forced by the constraints of a worldview to make a subjective judgment, but the very concept of evidence...
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Atheism: The Zero Vector
Frequently today, the religious tend to challenge atheists with a typical statement as this:
“Atheism is still a belief. It is the belief that there is no God, not a lack of belief in a God.”
This seems to be one of the most common misunderstandings and areas of heated discussion by both sides, with neither side tending to be able to back up their side with an argument. Usually this...
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OMG Richard Dawkins! →
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Universe Timeline →
thenewenlightenmentage:
From the Big Bang to the possible end, explore the story of our universe.
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Without God: Life from the Stars
A common theme and emotion I run across on this campus is everyone’s need and desire for God. Jesus is the central role model of their life, and they find meaning in the thought of using the life they have now to prepare for an eternity of peace, love, and servitude to God in heaven. I remember feeling the same way; it is no surprise that they frequently front the perspective that the life...
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Top Ten Benefits of Being An Atheist →
xokristinrenee:
1. Atheists earn higher incomes. (10-15% higher, according to 1989 study)
2. Atheists stay married longer. (21% of Atheists have been divorced vs 29% for Christians) -Barna Research Group 1999
3. Atheists are less likely to end up in jail. (Atheists comprise 15% of US…
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Amused
So, I had dinner in the cafeteria tonight with some other guys from the hall. (To those of you who don’t know or remember, I go to a very Christian, conservative, Republican, private school. I might be the only non-Christian here for all I know.)
So, I was very amused when one of the guys said with a nod and thoughtful look that Satan was actually not really that bad of a guy. He mentioned...
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Thou Shalt Think for Yourselves: I have a problem... →
autumn-faery:
christiantheatheist:
autumn-faery:
First off, yea there is no concrete evidence for god. BUT there is so much more to being an atheist (or actually deconverting from a religion) than just that.
So if there was scientific proof for god, what kind of god would it be? Would it be the Christian god, the Muslim god, or maybe even a bunch of gods (i.e. Hindu gods)? Don’t be so quick...
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“A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time...”
– Albert Einstein (Taken from thinkexist.com)
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“And here is the point, about myself and my co-thinkers. Our belief is not a...”
– Christopher Hitchens (via analyzedatheist)
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I just read this text coming from a theist I’ve been communicating with over the past couple of months:
“I find it much easier to question everyone else which keeps me conveniently busy from questioning myself.”
I think it’s time for me to give up and realize that he’s never going to stop viewing atheism as a belief system that’s rooted in pride. After several...
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“Lynn”– God in the Rear-view Mirror →
deconversionmovement:
“Lynn” is currently an active pastor and an atheist. Lynn is a member of The Clergy Project as one of the small but growing number of female clergy. Lynn is a current participant in the 2nd phase of the Daniel Dennet/Linda LaScola study sponsored by Tufts University and The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science on Pastors who no Longer Believe. Lynn has been...
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Total energy in the universe = 0? →
divineirony:
reasons-greetings:
This article describes how it is theorized that the total energy in the universe is 0. Also hypothesized is a mechanism through which the universe may have began. It’s based on empirical evidence of particles and antiparticles spontaneously entering and vanishing from existence, according to the article.
Good read. My question is, if the total energy is 0,...
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When someone tells me "Well, how do you...
I feel like being told, “Look at all the tea and teapots around you. Good luck rationalizing that they didn’t come from the Great Teapot that orbits Saturn.”
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Constructal Law
This was in an article that my mom sent to me via snail mail (I assume it’s a clip from the Charlotte Observer):
NEW THEORY MOVES BEYOND DARWIN
Book by Duke professor calls adaptation a flow of mass found in nature and not limited to living things.
By Sam Boykin
If you remember nothing else from biology class, you probably recall the “survival of the fittest” theory, which...
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Religious Ragings: Anon: What do you think will... →
Anon: What do you think will happens to you when you die? I’ve never been able to ask an atheist without them freaking out. Just out of curiosity What do you think will happen other than “you die”?
Well, I think saying that we just “die” is kind of cheating. I think the question of who we are in the first place is a lot more than just a single life going about it’s business.
Let’s put it...
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I don't want to debate the existence of gods any... →
atheistinchurch:
Learn why I’m basically done debating the existence of gods, and also the new direction of my blog.
That is one of the best posts I have read this month; very rational and understanding, but firm and decisive about your course of action. You’ve really got it together, and I support your decision and plan. :)
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What the Bible says about... →
christiantheatheist:
The End of the World
The end will come within the lifetime of Jesus’s listeners.
“Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.” —Matthew16:28
“But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here,…
Click the link. That is a lot of verses that should concern the professing...
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Total energy in the universe = 0? →
This article describes how it is theorized that the total energy in the universe is 0. Also hypothesized is a mechanism through which the universe may have began. It’s based on empirical evidence of particles and antiparticles spontaneously entering and vanishing from existence, according to the article.
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Luke 14:26
26‘Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.’
(NRSV)
Well Jesus, you’re right. I can’t be your disciple, because I happen to really love and appreciate the life I have right now, the life that is in the first place extremely unlikely, the life that is privileged to be able...
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I love this picture for so many reasons →
nonplussedbyreligion:
Whether you call yourself an atheist, agnostic, anti-theist, non-theist, free-thinker, humanist, secularist, skeptic, or any other name you choose to identify your lack of belief, this picture is important!!
So you no longer believe in gods, or you were fortunate enough to not be raised religious, that’s wonderful, but now what? The religious, if nothing else, know...
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Watchthenewenlightenmentage:
Budget Video 2013
O___O YEAAAAHHH!!! This is so exciting for me! I really want to have an internship with NASA sophomore year for sure now! Science has such potential during my lifetime, and physics and math being the subjects I’m studying, I’m feeling really excited about my future now!
*dances with excitement
Okay. Maybe I am a bit obsessive about...
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Resurrection: Fact of Fiction? →
unfriendlyatheist:
apologeticsnstuff:
The truth of Christian theism in particular stands or falls on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 15 that if Christ did not rise bodily from the dead, the Christian faith is one cruel joke.
Well shit
Liberal critics claim that Christ’s disciples made the whole story up. Conservative critics point to the trustworthiness...
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Parallel in message between Christianity and Islam
I know, surprise surprise. It really isn’t headline news that themes in Christianity exist in Islam and vice versa. Still, I thought this was interesting.
“So, if they believe in the same as you believe in, then they have been rightly guided; but if they turn away, they are only in dissension, and Allah will be sufficient for you against them. And He is the Hearing, the...