David Crowther raises a crucial point of contention: What I really want to do, is get back to the question of whether atheism is necessarily a “faith position”. If we generalize the term “faith” to mean believing or relying on something without absolute proof, than I think it is true to say that every possible [...]While I agree with, and vigorously defend, the notion that there is an important difference between lacking a belief in gods (as an agnostic atheist) and believing there are no gods (as a gnostic atheist), I also think that atheists should not, based on the best available scientific evidence and philosophical arguments, merely lack belief [...]Your Thoughts?
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: toomanytribbles the candle flame gutters . its little pool of light trembles . darkness gathers . the demons begin to stir . carl sagan home photography videos favorite posts Wednesday , June 30, 2010 old neighborhoods it's weird thing to live one's life in long-term chunks in various parts of the world , especially in childhood , especially when the cost of a plane ride is too much to allow for visits . each time i was somewhere , past haunts were filed to memory , transformed into myth another dimension . i am often never sure if they were , maybe , a . dream wilmington , de i left my house , a tiny place in a lower-middle class neighborhood in wilmington , DE in 1980 and revisited only twice , for a few brief moments only each time . here , it looks exactly as i left it , except maybePretty funny stuff. His response to the homophobic argument lie that homosexuality doesn’t exist in the natural world is perfect: Your Thoughts?Thanks to Das for the hilarious find: “Sometimes I think God drinks my tears and pees them back on my life.” Your Thoughts?: : . toomanytribbles the candle flame gutters . its little pool of light trembles . darkness gathers . the demons begin to stir . carl sagan home photography videos favorite posts Tuesday , June 29, 2010 my favorite photographers : . LJ i'm not brave enough to shoot pictures like these . but i'm sure glad . LJ . is for the : insatiable lee's photostream on . flickr 2010 toomanytribbles on Tuesday , June 29, 2010 more on : favorite photographers photography 0 pearls of wisdom : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom my latest photos Loading . free your mind . profile toomanytribbles 2010 helen sotiriadis the sounds of sagan cosmos on itunes : just thought i'd share are you following me what's that , you say Loading . a picture i didn't take AAI 07 acYour Thoughts?I love what she has to say and do not know why anyone, religious or irreligious, would prefer a faith panderer to this, even if the faithful politician was at least somewhat sincere: She says does not go through religious rituals for the sake of appearance. “I am not going to pretend a faith I [...]I already highlighted Penn Jillette’s Vanity Fair interview in which he praised Christians for being better at taking criticism than Muslims, but this quote from his new Las Vegas Weekly interview, which I found via Boing Boing and Reddit, conveys his feelings as much as his thoughts, and those feelings are both depressing on the one [...]
Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar June 29, 2010 Upcoming Books on Atheism Upcoming Books on Atheism 2010-06-29T05:33:00-05:00 vjack Comments While perusing Amazon.com , I ran across a few upcoming titles on atheism that sounded : interesting The Unbelievers : The Evolution of Modern Atheism Untitled Essay Collection on Atheism The Good Atheist : Living a Purpose-Filled Life Without God The Secular Outlook : In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism Blackwell Public Philosophy Series Has anybody heard anything about these I still have a few books I'm working on now , but I think these sound quite . good Subscribe to Atheist Revolution What next Post a comment Email this post You can also bookmark this post using your
Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar June 28, 2010 How to Find an Atheist Support Group Labels : Atheist Movement How to Find an Atheist Support Group 2010-06-28T06:48:00-05:00 vjack Atheist Movement| Comments In many parts of the U.S . being an atheist can be a lonely experience . Persons living in such areas may face tremendous pressure to conceal their atheism . For many reasons , we need a strong secular community and the local level is where to start . The good news is that we appear to be in the midst of a growth spurt in atheist-oriented groups . In this post , I want to address how atheists can find like-minded individuals with whom to connect . I'll offer specific tips on where you can go to find other atheists in your 
Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar June 27, 2010 North Carolina Secular Association Billboard Vandalized North Carolina Secular Association Billboard Vandalized 2010-06-27T13:15:00-05:00 vjack Comments Remember the One Nation Indivisible that the North Carolina Secular Association erected on the Billy Graham Parkway in North Carolina Of course you do . As the Southern Atheist Gentleman reports , it was already vandalized . We see this sort of thing again and again . Evidently , our message even our existence is so troubling to some that they engage in criminal behavior . What this tells me is that we need to increase our efforts in the promotion of . atheism H T to Friendly Atheist Subscribe to Atheist Revolution What next
: Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar June 26, 2010 Idiot of the Week : Gretchen Carlson Labels : Idiot of the Week Idiot of the Week : Gretchen Carlson 2010-06-26T10:27:00-05:00 vjack Idiot of the Week| Comments Wouldn't it be great to hand pick three of our nation's top idiots and put them on TV They could be on the same show , a show where none of them was even mildly qualified to discuss the subject matter . If you've ever seen Fox Friends , you know that this is no . fantasy I almost feel sorry for Gretchen Carlson . It cannot be easy to be the smart one on Fox Friends . Maybe she feels left out sometimes , longing for the liberation that comes from letting one's idiocy hang out . Well , she's earned Idiot of the WeekHome About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar 2010-06-24 Secular Coalition Opposes Kagan Labels : Church and State Secular Coalition Opposes Kagan 2010-06-24T13:47:00-05:00 vjack Church and State| Comments The Secular Coalition for America came out today in opposition to the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S . Supreme Court . According to their press release Kagan does not appear to embrace the fundamental American principle of church-state separation with the vigor and force of Justice John Paul Stevens . Questions about Kagan's committment to church-state separation have been present since we first learned of her nomination by President Obama . Based on information about Kagan's record complied by the Coalition , there is cause for
Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar 2010-06-23 Success of Atheist Community Depends on Ability to Look Beyond Our Experiences Labels : Atheist Movement Success of Atheist Community Depends on Ability to Look Beyond Our Experiences 2010-06-23T06:16:00-05:00 vjack Atheist Movement| Comments Over the last few years , I have written quite a bit about the importance of atheist community . I have argued that we need a secular community applauded the growth of atheist groups across the world , and suggested that we could learn much from other successful movements This is important stuff because we have strength in numbers and because those who would do us harm count on our disorganization and apathy In this post , I'd like to address
Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar 2010-06-21 Understanding Apathetic Atheists Labels : Atheist Movement Understanding Apathetic Atheists 2010-06-21T06:06:00-05:00 vjack Atheist Movement| Comments Laughing in Purgatory had a good post recently about how to get apathetic atheists to take action . This isn't something I've written much about , and it isn't something I've seen many other atheists addressing . We all acknowledge that it is a problem but we have few solutions . As I read the post , it occurred to me that it might be helpful to see if we can't generate a list of some of the most common reasons for apathy among atheists . That is , what leads atheists to become apathetic and what makes it easier for them to remainHome About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar 2010-06-18 Atheist Revolution Adds CommentLuv Labels : Blogging Atheist Revolution Adds CommentLuv 2010-06-18T15:45:00-05:00 vjack Blogging| Comments Need another incentive to comment on Atheist Revolution I've enabled the CommentLuv plugin through Intense Debate . This adds a small field right below the comment field where you can add your blog's URL when you comment . CommentLuv will then automatically add a link to your most recent blog post and include it with your comment . This lets other readers see what you've been working on and may bring you some additional traffic . Just another benefit to comments on the blog itself instead of replying to Feedburner-generated emails Subscribe to
: Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar 2010-06-16 Forgiveness : Atheists Can Do It Too Labels : Christianity Forgiveness : Atheists Can Do It Too 2010-06-16T06:05:00-05:00 vjack Christianity| Comments There are not very many ideas routinely characterized as Christian regardless of their actual origin that I like , but forgiveness is one of them . Granted , I find all the stuff about divine forgiveness , sin , salvation , heaven , and the like to be laughably absurd . These notions are little more than the most primitive forms of wish fulfillment , and we would do well to abandon them . However , the idea that we should strive to forgive others who have wronged us does hold some appeal . Christians are sometimes criticized for