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Athieist answers

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:26:45 GMT

clipped by: gwestlake
clipper's remarks: good points and bad: lack of proof is no proof of lack cuts both ways. Look also at his list of responses.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

Added: April 08, 2008 (Less info)

For some reason the video goes on for like 2 mins after I'm done, just stop after "thanks for watching."

Yes, I say he/she/it in reference to god, I want to be inclusive. I recommend you all do the same to remind believers that theirs is not the only god ever proposed.

My answers to his questions.

His video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN93ru...

Origins of life
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/abiop...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_o...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozbFer...

wing evolution
http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CB...
http://www.dinosaur-world.com/feather...

http://duoquartuncia.blogspot.com/200...

transitions
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-t...
http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CC...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...

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Why do people laugh at Creationists? (NOT by thundf00t)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:35:41 GMT

clipped by: Nikk1
clipper's remarks: Viva la Evolution!

Clip Source: www.atheistrev.com

i saw on your blog that you like to talk about the religion of evolution and trick people by using big words and pretending that science actually proves evolution. I dont know any science or anything and even i know evolution isnt real. for one it isnt in the bible the bible said god made everything in 6 days, not millions of years. second, when we go to the zoo we cant talk to monkies, if we used to be monkies why cant we talk to them? three, how could a monkey become a person over billions of years when they dont live that long? AND why are there still monkies if they turned into people? five, even darwin said he was wrong. on his death bed he converted to christianity and said evolution was a hoax. If there is any science that makes it look like evolution is real then it has to be either a hoax by EVILutionists or put there by god to find out who believes in him.

Tags: creationism, dumb, stupid, evolution, religion, atheism, theism, jesus, bible, darwin

False Premises

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:24:13 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: I often come across people attempting to argue that atheism is some sort of a creed or even a religion. This clip touches on why this simply isn't the case. The article itself goes into much greater detail.

Clip Source: atheism.about.com

Atheism Has to be a Creed. It Just Has to Be!

One of the more popular myths about atheism is the idea that it's some sort of ideology, philosophy, religion, or creed. Some religious theists just can't understand how atheism can be anything less than that; in fact, some are so much in denial about what atheism is that they will go to great lengths to insist that it must involve some set of beliefs, assertions, and ideas about the world which is analogous to their own.

It is not true that "atheism requires additional beliefs in order to be a livable creed" because atheism is not any sort of creed and the only people who try to treat it as such are religious apologists like Alan Roebuck who refuse to engage actual atheistic belief systems like humanism, Objectivism, existentialism, Buddhism, etc. Instead, they only choose to attack "atheism," which I put in quotes because instead of attacking atheism as it really exists, they attack a Straw Man

Tags: atheism, atheist, religion, theists

Care for Another Glass of Kool-Aid?

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:15:16 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: An informative article about the pervasive methods of indoctrination used by the Christian majority.

Clip Source: atheism.about.com

Diversity as a Defense for Christian Supremacism

I've written a number of times about how Christianity is being pushed not just in the Naval Academy, but in fact all the service academies. The most recent point of conflict is the requirement that all midshipmen sit through Christian prayers before their mid-day meal. Because they can't talk or start eating, they are in effect being forced to tacitly participate in a Christian religious ritual.

As might be expected, many Christians simply don't understand why non-Christians (never mind some Christians themselves) are unhappy about this situation. It's as if everyone should be able and willing to appreciate sitting through Christian rituals. There are various attempts to defend the practice, but the worst may be the argument that forcing people to sit through the rituals of the dominant religion is somehow necessary to teach "tolerance" for "diversity." Read more...

Tags: religion, atheism, christianity

Atheism

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:41:55 GMT

clipped by: aqua63

Clip Source: forum.calgarypuck.com

__________________
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Historian Stephen Henry Roberts (1901-71).

Atheism on the buses

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:49:54 GMT

clipped by: tabsey
clipper's remarks: Pledge here:
http://www.pledgebank.com/atheistbus

Clip Source: richarddawkins.net

Do you ever get annoyed by those religious ads you see plastered all over town? TV comedy writer Ariane Sherine does, so she wrote an amusing article for The Guardian suggesting that atheists club together and pay for their own.

She calculated that if she could get 4,680 atheists to contribute £5 each, that would pay for an ad on a London bendy bus for a two weeks. The slogan: "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and get on with your life."

Whether or not she expected to be taken seriously, her idea caught the imagination of political blogger Jon Worth who set up an online Pledgebank.

There's still a long way to go before the target is reached, but surely it is worth a go. Just imagine the outraged squeals of offended religionists! How dare atheists express their opinion in public?

You can also sign up via Facebook. Go on. Spread a little godlessness.

Tags: black, holes, do, their, own, thing

Creationist Shows His Stuff

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:59:20 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Here's a pretty typical tirade by a fundamentalist Creationist that pretty much touches on all the points that Creationists get wrong all the time. About the only point he makes is that he's pretty ignorant about science and adheres to the talking points of the conservative right. My question is how many of these proselytizers will have to be proven wrong before they're eventually shamed into admitting that they've been lied to. The sad part is that many certainly have children who are also subjected to these ignorant views thus the ignorance is allowed to be passed along generational lines.

Clip Source: zanesvilletimesrecorder.com

Disgusted by media's comments of teacher

I am disgusted at the media's derogatory comments against Mount Vernon public school science teacher John Freshwater, who has dared to criticize evolution in class. Do his critics dare to deal with the point of contention in this debate of origins? Of course not. The impolite don't rebut your argument when you show their error, they call you "Fatso."

Why can't the evolutionists handle criticism of their precious little theory? It's as if their taxpayer-subsidized atheism is to be accepted on blind faith, with a mandatory inquisition for all opponents. The recent movie "Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed" reveals how common it is that creationists are persecuted at institutions of higher learning.

They prove well the Scripture in Romans 1: they know the truth, but reject the Creator for the worship of self and nature.

Tags: evolution, creationism

High Intelligence Leads To Atheism

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:57:38 GMT

clipped by: Uniec
clipper's remarks: Investigations into the combination of intelligence and faith

Clip Source: www.timeshighereducation.co.uk

High IQ turns academics into atheists

Belief in God is much lower among academics than among the general population because scholars have higher IQs, a controversial academic claimed this week.

The paper - which was co-written with John Harvey, who does not report a university affiliation, and Helmuth Nyborg, of the University of Aarhus, Denmark - cites studies including a 1990s survey that found that only 7 per cent of members of the American National Academy of Sciences believed in God. A survey of fellows of the Royal Society found that only 3.3 per cent believed in God at a time when a poll reported that 68.5 per cent of the general UK population were believers.

He said that most primary school children believed in God, but as they entered adolescence - and their intelligence increased - many began to have doubts and became agnostics.

Intelligence is a predictor of religious scepticism, a professor has argued. Rebecca Attwood reports

Tags: faith, atheisme

New Sam Harris :)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:57:27 GMT

clipped by: Antara
clipper's remarks: Sam writes about the recent "belief" surverys he conducted....

Clip Source: newsweek.washingtonpost.com

According to a recent Pew survey, 21 percent of atheists in the United States believe in “God or a universal spirit,” and 8 percent are “absolutely certain” that such a Being exists. One wonders if they were also “absolutely certain” they understood the meaning of the term “atheist.” Claiming to be an atheist who believes in God is like claiming to be a happily married bachelor. Rarely does one discover nonsense in such a pristine state. Still this hasn’t stopped many people from concluding that there is a schism in the atheist community.

Tags: sam harris, atheism, religion, belief, conclusions

Innumeracy's John Allen Paulos on credulity and love

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:05:52 GMT

clipped by: enbar
clipper's remarks: A great post from 3quarksdaily (Feb. 2008) about the human desire to believe in something, even a fraud. Context: Paulos has put together a book debunking probabilistic arguments for God's existence. The clip doesn't do it justice -- RTWT ("read the whole thing").

Clip Source: 3quarksdaily.blogs.com

God and Girls in Thailand

I found myself at loose ends in a beach town in Thailand on Christmas morning, 2006. Away from my family in Philadelphia, I was visiting a friend who was planning an early retirement in Southeast Asia. While wandering near the edge of town, I spotted a spirit house, a sort of miniature temple mounted on a pedestal like a bird house. Although irreligious, I noted the fruit offerings strewn around it and was attracted to its makeshift beauty.

Pausing at the shrine, I saw a small Internet café just beyond it, empty except for three nubile young women who were giggling and periodically running up to one or another of the many computers in the room. The desire for my morning Diet Coke, the need to check my email, and the palpable mirth bubbling out of the women drew me into the place.

Despite the goings-on, I first took care of my caffeine and correspondence demands. Soon, however, I noticed there were Webcams on all the computers.

Tags: religion, atheism, mathematics, blogclip, love, romance

Children's questions about God

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:39:53 GMT

clipped by: JohnWaterman

Clip Source: new.iheyo.org

ten questions (with sub-questions) that bright kindergartners have asked, thought about asking, or should have thought about

1. Who created God?

This is the first question my Rabbi refused to answer, and now I understand why

2. What was God doing before He created humans?

3. Since we are created in God’s image, does He look or act like us?

4. Why did God stop talking to humans (me)?

If people today claim that they have regular conversations with God, we think they are crazy. Were those so-called ancient prophets also crazy?

5. Why do bad things happen to good people?

6. Does God ever change His mind when we pray?

7. Why is belief so important to God when He judges us?

8. How much better is the worst person in heaven than the best person in hell?

9. Will I be the same person in heaven that I am on earth?

If I can sin on earth, but not in heaven, then I will be a different person

10. Why are there other religions?

After all these millennia, can’t a benevolent God help us get it right?

Tags: religion, atheism, children, god

Philosophy week by week

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:12:24 GMT

clipped by: abailart
clipper's remarks: etc.

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Portal:Philosophy

Selected article by week

The current week is Week 27.

Week 27 view - talk - edit - history

Dualism is the view that two fundamental concepts exist, such as good and evil, light and dark, or male and female. Often, they oppose each other. The word's origin is the Latin dualis, meaning "two" (as an adjective).

Week 1

Anthropomorphism

Week 8

Futures studies, also called futurology, reflects on how today’s changes (or the lack thereof) become tomorrow’s reality. It includes attempts to analyze the sources, patterns, and causes of change and stability in order to develop foresight and to map alternative futures.

Week 9

A posthuman or post-human is a hypothetical future being whose capabilities so radically exceed those of present humans as to be no longer human by current standards.

Week 11

In futures studies, a technological singularity (often the Singularity

Week 33

materialism i

Week 43

Atheism

Week 45

"what is the meaning of life?"

Tags: philosophy

Intelligence linked to atheism

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:09:48 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

PEOPLE with high IQs are less likely to believe in God, according to a new study.

A leading psychology professor at Ulster University said many more "intellectually elite" people in the UK, especially univeristy academics, identified themselves as atheists than the national average.

Prof Richard Lynn said a decline in religious beliefs over the last century was directly linked to a rise in average intelligence, the Telegraph reported.

A survey of Royal Society fellows, the independent academy of science in the UK, found that only 3.3 per cent believed in God - at a time when 68.5 per cent of the general UK population described themselves as believers.

Association for the Advancement of Atheism

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:26:07 GMT

clipped by: Efrain Alvarado

Clip Source: catholicexchange.libsyn.com

11/16/05 - Catholic Exchange's Rock Solid - American Association for the Advancement of Atheism

Tags: catholicism, atheism, podcast

Theodicy and the "Holiday in Hellmouth"

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:37:29 GMT

clipped by: Antara
clipper's remarks: good read

http://www.samharris.org/site/full_text/holiday-in-hellmouth/

Clip Source: www.samharris.org

For the lucky few, there is reason to hope that life will be a business of evenly rationed suffering: stern parents perhaps, a few humiliations at school, then a love affair or two gone wrong, maybe a marriage broken. Our parents will die, and farther off, ideally deferred, will come our own steady demise. Plenty of suffering for a life, certainly, but most of us subsist on the plausible expectation that fortune will draw a circle around that personal portion, and that the truly unbearable—murder, rape, dead children, torture, war—will remain outside the cordon. Norman Rush, in his novel “Mortals,” calls this “hellmouth”: “the opening up of the mouth of hell right in front of you, without warning, through no fault of your own.” Without warning, and yet always feared. Job, whom God places into hellmouth to test him, knew that paradox: “For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.”

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