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The “Skeptic’s Annotated Bible” as a Heuristic Device
Considering that, generally but reliably speaking, those who label themselves as “skeptics” are anything but, it is not surprising that the Skeptic’s Annotated Bible is saturated with atheist talking points along with the obligatory common, and some uncommon, misconceptions and lack of scholarship. Having conducted a study of the relevant biblical texts relating to the…
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Quentin Smith – The Gratuitous Fallacy, part II of V
Emotions in Motion: Allow me to begin this segment by pointing out that I could not help but notice that no one has taken Quentin Smith to task for his claim to “prove atheism.” How does one prove a mere lack of belief in god(s) besides by stating, “I lack therefore, I lack”? Let us…
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False Teachers Reveal Truth
Have you ever shaken your head in disbelief at the expounding of certain Christian teachers? Do these people seem to be false prophets, deceivers, ignorant and unstable, promoters of controversies, ferocious wolves, who offer meaningless talk, who are conceited and understand nothing, who exploit you, who tell fortunes for money, and use godliness as a…
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The Quadripartite Equine Riders, part 10 of 11
The Universe is All About MeChristopher Hitchens states: “I think it’s a deformity or a shortcoming in the human personality, frankly, because religion keeps stressing how humble it is, and how meek it is, and how accepting, almost to the point of self-abnegationist. But actually it makes extraordinarily arrogant claims for these moments, it says…
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Answering Atheism – Welcome / Introduction
Answering atheism Introduction: Project Answering Atheism is dedicated to a consideration of atheism.Atheism will be considered from a polemical point of view. That is to say that what project Answering Atheism has in view is a critique of atheism. Answering atheism This is not merely a wikipedia.org info based project, nor an infidels.org nor atheists.org…
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PZ Myers – Contra Mitch Daniels and Pro Positive Affirmation of God’s Non-Existence, part 2 of 2
PZ Myers has picked a bone with Mitch Daniels as Daniels was prompted to make certain statements about atheism. Mitch Daniels is the Governor of Indiana whom PZ Myers, in accordance with his characteristically belligerent mannerism, has chosen to refer to as, “profoundly stupid…a mindless ratbag.”[1] PZ Myers states that “Equality was an ideal of…
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Brad Pitt – Is Religion the Pits?
Recent comments by Brad Pitt have left me wondering if he was joking or perhaps, how much he was joking about which parts of his comments. During an interview with Ann Curry on the Today show he was asked about some New Orleans residents who are wearing “Brad Pitt for Mayor” t-shirts. He responded “I…
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Sweet Home Chicago and Christians Studied
On the top of Sam Harris’ website’s current (at least as of 10-23-08) front page five articles are listed. One of them is Asking the Right God Questions by Gregory Rodriguez. In a political season when we learn, as we have so many times before, that polls can be loaded so as to lean the…
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Misquoting Jesus
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Philip Pullman the Atheosbishop of Canterbury
True Freethinker has previously provided info regarding activist atheist author Philip Pullman (at this link). He is in the news again as, for better or worse, Dr. Rowan Williams-the Archbishop of Canterbury is endorsing Philip Pullman’s books, “His Dark Materials” and the movie which it has spawned, “The Golden Compass.” I wonder about personages such…
