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Interesting Facts the American Humanist Association (AHA) Might Not Know, part 3 of 4
In this segment we will consider part of the American Humanists Association’s “Interesting Facts You Might Not Know.” Having considered one of their facts: in part 1, I will now consider: “Without a god, why be good at all?” This fact is elucidated thusly: “Without a god, why be good at all? Because you know…
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Pandorum’s Pandora’s Box
I recently watched a pretty wild sci-fi/horror movie titled “Pandorum.” The premise is basically that we have blown up the Earth and all that is left of humanity is aboard a space ship on a long journey to an Earth-like/habitable planet—the basic atheist vision of the future, I suppose (whether we blow up the Earth…
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Accurately Quoting Bart Ehrman, part 4
We now conclude considering the legend of Bart the gnostic hero Ehrman as he attempts to discredit the Bible and Christianity. Now, what about the academic/scholarly critiques of Bart Ehrman’s academic/scholarly books? Well, being a man of contradictions, one thing is for certain; he either ignored them or considered them: There were actually three books…
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Tiger Woods and Atheist Umbrage?…I am Still Waiting
FYI: this was originally posted on March 15, 2010 AD on Atheism is Dead (one of True Freethinker’s predecessors) but did not get carried over when we did the original merge. God forbid that a Christian or a “Christian” commits an immoral act; atheists are all over it and come down on them harder than…
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Freedom of Atheist Expression at “Liverpool’s John Lennon airport prayer room”???
The Liverpool Daily Post reports “Atheist accused of leaving insulting religious images in Liverpool’s John Lennon airport prayer room” (March 3, 2010 AD) A MILITANT atheist left allegedly insulting religious images in an airport prayer room in honour of his “hero”. Harry Taylor is accused of placing a series of “grossly abusive and insulting” photographs…
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Interesting Facts the American Humanist Association (AHA) Might Not Know, part 1 of 4
Edd Doerr, “former elected head of the American Humanist Association for 14 years” dissents from the current AHA campaigns. This seemed like a good occasion to consider just how the AHA purposes that we be without God. As for the AHA ads which read “No God?…No Problem! Be Good for goodness’ sake,” Edd Doerr wrote,…
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The Argument for Atheism from Immaturity
Some atheists seem to think that simply pronouncing anything non-material to be childish is refutation of the non-material (this would, apparently, include their own thoughts). Now, since I qualified the statement with “Some” and “seem” it may not be a good idea to comment, “I do not…” since I reference those who do. An anecdote…
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In Pretence of Rational Thought
Marcus, of the blog What Had Happen′ Was….., got himself involved in bit of a polemical fracas. Unfortunately his opponent was very successful. Indeed, his opponent, who’s pseudonym is Beechbum, succeeded in alerting us as to how not to argue, provided us a virtual list of atheist talking points, and thus, succeeded in discrediting himself…
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The God I Don’t Understand: Reflection on Tough Questions of Faith
Christianity ————- Atheism ————- World Religions and Cults ————- Science ————- Movies & TV Shows ————- Fringe-ology (Transhumanism, Aliens/UFOs, Occult, Conspiracies) ————- Misc. and Resources (Nazis, Communism, Crusades, Morality / Ethics, Abortion, Rape, Homosexuality / Trans, Audio, Books, Debates, Videos, etc.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Prove “god”
A seemingly rather picante atheist has asked theists to Prove “god”. I am afraid that my first reaction is that the challenge in question should not have been worded Prove “god” but “Prove” god as for all of his demanding he does not define what he would consider proof. This is his challenge: I saw…