"Today, after church, my 5-year-old son asked me about God, so I answered his questions in full. We talked about God for over 2 hours. At the end of it all, he pondered for a moment, before saying to me "That's the stupidest thing I ever heard. You're dumb." FML"
Thank God for zombie moves. Or rather, thank Jesus for zombie movies. Actually, thank the crackpots who wrote the Bible - they had a wonderful imagination judging by '80s Hollywood standards.
Anyone who thinks that Atheists are by definition not spiritual beings really needs to watch this lovely video by A. Hughman. I choked up with emotion because it expresses the way I feel more eloquently than I suppose I ever could. I was also reminded of Carl Sagan when he said:
In some respects, science has [...]
"If Evolution is true, why help the poor?" Probably the dumbest thing ever displayed on a church sign!
Now that's an interpretation of "One Nation under God" that I can agree with! Just think of how religion, and ergo 'God', tends to get in the way and screw up everything, from Gay Rights to our understanding of science.Here's a short interview with a delightfully endearing Bertrand Russell - the atheist philosopher who came up with the famous Russell's Teapot argument that inspired our Russell's Teapot t-shirt. What a brilliant and insightful old man! Enjoy!
A fellow atheist has found conclusive hard scientific evidence for God and it does hold up! Of all people an atheist! Needless to say, he's an ex-atheist now. I have watched the video below several times now and I am totally dumbfounded. These kids sure know how to exercise their First Amendment rights, and that "One Nation under nobody" during the Pledge of Allegiance sure did put a priceless look on the Mrs Principal's face! Way to go!
Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. The atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. You are all stardust...
Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Mobile Site Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar 2010-04-30 The End of Religious Freedom in America Labels : Christian Extremism The End of Religious Freedom in America 2010-04-30T06:54:00-05:00 vjack Christian Extremism| Comments No , this title does not mean that we evil atheists were finally able to ban someone's ridiculous holy book or even that we would want to do so . It refers to a very telling ad the Family Research Council is using to drum up opposition to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act ENDA You see , ENDA would extend workplace nondiscrimination protections to GLBT persons . To the degree that anti-gay bigotry and discrimination are synonymous with religion , it could indeed be a blow to religious freedom . Looks like we
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Tom Rees over at Epiphenom has the run down several journal article stemming from surveys of the sex lives of university students:
Take a bunch of unmarried students of diverse backgrounds at a university in the south-west of the USA. Now which of them, do you suppose, has the raunchiest sex lives? Christians? Jews? The [...]
Tim Minchin does it again. NSFW. Or catholics.
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: . . skip to main skip to sidebar A New Atheism An investigative journey into the New Atheism by Trance Gemini of AvC Antitheism , at its best is simply holding religion to the same standards as everything . else a quote from thedeviliam of AvC Theism : Neolithic Solutions for the 21st Century Thursday , April 29, 2010 The Freethinking Woman A Historical Perspective . Pt . 1 of 3 I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is : I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat , or a prostitute . Rebecca West Trying to define the term Feminism is challenging because it means many different things to many different . people My definition is quite . simple Feminism is the movement for equal rights for women
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Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Mobile Site Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar 2010-04-26 Atheists Against Child Rape Labels : Christianity Atheists Against Child Rape 2010-04-26T06:40:00-05:00 vjack Christianity| Comments Much has been made in the media of Richard Dawkins' and Christopher Hitchens' support for a campaign to have the Pope arrested when he visits the UK . It irks me that only atheists seem to be asking for accountability . Isn't child rape usually something that everyone finds upsetting Are we really expected to ignore it simply because it has been perpetrated and systematically concealed by the Catholic Church Is that really how worried we are about offending the religious According to the BBC human rights lawyers in the UK are preparing charges against
, Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Mobile Site Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar 2010-04-19 Atheists , You Are Not Alone Labels : Promoting Atheism Atheists , You Are Not Alone 2010-04-19T06:58:00-05:00 vjack Promoting Atheism| Comments The political right in the U.S . loves to portray college campuses as hotbeds of secularism where Christianity is under constant assault by depraved liberals . The reality is quite different . Being an atheist , even on campus , can be a lonely and sometimes frightening experience . Atheists need to know that they are not alone , and there is a need to humanize atheists which extends even to such supposedly enlightened environments . This was why I was so happy to see Jen McCreight's Blag Hag letter in Purdue's student newspaper and to
Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Mobile Site Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar 2010-04-18 Life After Atheism Labels : Atheism Society Life After Atheism 2010-04-18T08:07:00-05:00 vjack Atheism|Society| Comments I do not believe in any sort of gods , and this makes me an atheist By itself , this does not compel any sort of action on my part . In fact , the fact of my atheism speaks far more about what I do not do than it does about what I . do When my atheism is combined with my beliefs in the importance of civil rights and awareness of public attitudes toward atheists , I am motivated to promote atheism as a civil rights issue . Similarly , when my atheism is combined with my belief that theistic belief i.e . that some sort of god or gods exist is harmful to society I am
Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Mobile Site Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar 2010-04-13 Rational Christianity Labels : Christianity Reason Rational Christianity 2010-04-13T05:21:00-05:00 vjack Christianity|Reason| Comments I have often thought of atheism as the logical outcome of rationality applied to the question of gods . But is there any way in which we could conceive of a rational Christianity That is , could one arrive at Christianity through rational means Intuitively , this seems quite unlikely . Christianity is based on faith i.e . belief in the absence of evidence and we know faith is inherently irrational . But could someone arrive at Christianity with no faith whatsoever Is it at least possible to imagine a Christianity without any sort of faith No matter
. Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Mobile Site Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar 2010-04-09 Atheism and U.S . Political Discourse Labels : Atheist Movement Politics Atheism and U.S . Political Discourse 2010-04-09T05:28:00-05:00 vjack Atheist Movement|Politics| Comments It makes me feel sick to hear about teabaggers spitting on members of Congress , using racist and homophobic slurs and throwing bricks through windows . Seeing Republican members of Congress egging them on is even harder to stomach . Part of me thinks that this is precisely what happens when we throw accountability out the window but that doesn't mean I don't want to see it change . As atheists , we have not been given much of a role in the political discourse of the United States . We seem to be the one