Further to the topic I covered in the previous blog post “Free Will, Determinism and Religion” I have had some thoughts regarding the very duality of free will versus determinism that Christianity preaches in The Bible. Previously I wrote: ...
From the New Yorker:(“But that doesn’t apply to *my* site,” said bloggers everywhere…) 
Sam Harris has written a wonderfully enlightening and remarkably relatable piece on how the mind reacts when cherished beliefs are challenged by outside sources. He likens the love of a burning wood fire to the love of whatever religious beliefs one m...
Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar February 4, 2012 Delegitimizing Atheists in the Media Labels : Bigotry Media Delegitimizing Atheists in the Media 2012-02-04T07:50:00-06:00 vjack Bigotry|Media| Comments Tweet Staks over at Dangerous Talk recently brought up a great point about how people especially those in the media delegitimize atheism in subtle ways . He notes that atheists who are interviewed on TV or for print media are often referred to as a self-professed atheist and that this sort of prefix is never affixed to religious people . I have certainly seen self-professed and many similar examples like the : following a self-described atheist . identifies himself as an atheist who says he's an atheist who claims to be an
: , , Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar February 3, 2012 Mormonism : Cult , Christianity , or Both Labels : Religion Mormonism : Cult , Christianity , or Both 2012-02-03T05:06:00-06:00 vjack Religion| Comments Tweet It is often said that the difference between a religion and a cult comes down to the number of adherents . Longevity seems to be a factor too , as it seems like it is usually the people who belong to older , established religions who use the cult label to describe newer religions . I am curious about why many fundamentalist Christians are so adamant in insisting that Mormonism is a cult and that Mormons are not Christians . Do you think this is based on differences of doctrine , jealousy over the rapid growth of this
MOST people in Britain want Church of England bishops slung out of the House of Lords. A Yougov poll for the Sunday Times asked: Currently, 26 senior Church of England bishops are entitled to sit in the House of Lords and vote on laws. Do you think bishops should or should not be entitled to [...]
Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar January 31, 2012 Theirs is a Jealous God Labels : Christianity Theirs is a Jealous God 2012-01-31T05:52:00-06:00 vjack Christianity| Comments Tweet There are many things that bother me about the sort of god that Christians claim to worship . This image captures one of them : the absurdity of thinking that a god so powerful , so wise , so good would demand worship from humans and would condemn them to eternal punishment for the crime of not believing . Only a god created by the human mind would have such petty desires Subscribe to Atheist Revolution Theirs is a Jealous God 2012-01-31T05:52:00-06:00 vjack Christianity| Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Older Post Home Sponsors Recent Posts Loading
Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar January 27, 2012 The Fallacy of Atheism's Public Relations Problem Labels : Atheist Movement Bigotry The Fallacy of Atheism's Public Relations Problem 2012-01-27T07:15:00-06:00 vjack Atheist Movement|Bigotry| Comments Tweet I think we can all agree that atheists are an unpopular minority in the United States . We've seen countless examples of bigotry directed at us by Christians , including elected officials who are supposed to know better . And it is not just the Christians the record is not much better for members of other mainstream religions . I suspect we can agree that there are multiple reasons for how we are perceived by many religious . individuals A number of prominent atheist bloggers
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There’s a lot of discussion raging right now about the faster-than-light neutrinos that supposedly have been observed at the CERN laboratories. Will this discovery disprove parts of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity and radically change the way we view the universe? Or is this just another case of experimental error? Whatever the outcome, the one thing [...]
Is that Jesus? NOPE! Just Chuck Testa! Note: Chuck Testa does not taxidermize pets, but if you have any dead messiahs you want to preserve in the most lifelike way possible, just send them his way.
I saw this picture of a guy wearing a t-shirt that said "There's a picture of the prophet Muhammad on the back of my t-shirt." on the front, and on the back, "Just kidding. Praise Allah".
So I thought, what if...
So... you get into a discussion with some Christians, assert that the Bible is full of contradictions and get asked for evidence. What do you do?
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...
"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 [...]
"If Evolution is true, why help the poor?" Probably the dumbest thing ever displayed on a church sign!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!
: Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar January 15, 2012 Sexism in the Atheist Community : Initial Objections Labels : Atheist Movement Sexism in the Atheist Community : Initial Objections 2012-01-15T07:49:00-06:00 vjack Atheist Movement| Comments Tweet I have only written two posts so far in this series on sexism in the atheist community , an introduction to the series and an explanation of why I believe that sexism is a problem in our community and I have already received quite a few objections . A few have come in the form of comments many more have come via email , Twitter , etc . Some have raised important issues that map on well to future posts I have planned for the series , and it makes sense to address them at that time .